Couple of things

[usherLFC]

1. Started mine up for the first time today, so when i first turned it on, the black screen came on and said press 'startx' to continue, which i did and it started up fine, but it never asked for a username and password, is this an issue?

2. When i logout and it goes back to the black screen do i need to do anything else before unplugging it?

Thanks

sorry for the really stupid and probably very simple questions, just first time using anything like this and never used anything other than windows on a laptop, just dont want to break anything

[mahjongg]

No, you did fine, as long as you do not just pull the plug to "stop".
If you want to stop without going to the GUI, use the command:

sudo shutdown -h now

[usherLFC]

No, you did fine, as long as you do not just pull the plug to "stop".
If you want to stop without going to the GUI, use the command:

sudo shutdown -h now

oh cheers for the reply mate, better to be safe than sorry.

[khh]

No, you did fine, as long as you do not just pull the plug to "stop".
If you want to stop without going to the GUI, use the command:

sudo shutdown -h now

I usually type "sudo poweroff". It's perhaps easier to remember.

[bredman]

No, you did fine, as long as you do not just pull the plug to "stop".
If you want to stop without going to the GUI, use the command:

sudo shutdown -h now

I usually type "sudo poweroff". It's perhaps easier to remember.

You can do the same with less wear on your fingers by using the command

sudo halt