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= Rebooting the XO =

There are numerous methods to reboot the XO. This page has been created to help you if you get stuck and to clarify some of the differences

== From Sugar ==

To reboot the XO, the menu for the XO at the center of the [[Sugar_Instructions#Home_Mode|Home view mode]] in the [[Sugar]] UI has a Reboot command.
To reboot the XO, the menu for the XO at the center of the [[Sugar_Instructions#Home_Mode|Home view mode]] in the [[Sugar]] UI has a Reboot command.


== From the Terminal ==
Alternatively, in a [[Terminal]] window you can become the super-user (by typing <tt>sudo sh</tt> or <tt>su -l</tt>) and then simply type

Alternatively, in a [[Terminal]] or [[Console]] you can simply type
reboot
reboot

If that doesn't work you need to be <tt>[[root]]</tt> or to type
sudo reboot

[[Category:Terminal]]

Revision as of 08:37, 22 May 2008

Rebooting the XO

There are numerous methods to reboot the XO. This page has been created to help you if you get stuck and to clarify some of the differences

From Sugar

To reboot the XO, the menu for the XO at the center of the Home view mode in the Sugar UI has a Reboot command.

From the Terminal

Alternatively, in a Terminal or Console you can simply type

 reboot

If that doesn't work you need to be root or to type

 sudo reboot