On Fri 15 Aug 2014 at 09:28:42 -0800, Britton Kerin wrote:
Sometimes firefox doesn't really exit (despite all its windows being closed)
so when I say shutdown gnome pops up this dialog asking if I want to
shutdown despite a running process. Then my laptop gets put in its bag
and tries to cook itself to death.
Is there a way to explain to gnome that when I say shutdown, I mean
SHUTDOWN NOW, REGARDLESS OF STUPID BROKEN PROCESSES?
Talk to it nicely; it is very sensitive to tone and is less likely to
respond to being shouted at.
(If you were hoping for a technical answer to a question devoid of
technical detail I am sorry to diappoint you).