How to start and shut down Linux system

Just started using Linux. What commands or procedures do you need to perform to start and shut down the system?

A: Starting Linux is very simple, as long as you choose linux (input linux) in lilo, during the startup process, you will write a lot of information to the console until the user appears. Login prompt login: Enter the user name and password to log in to the system and start exploring the Linux world.

Be sure to pay attention when shutting down, you can not directly turn off the computer power, it will destroy the Linux file system, you can use the following command to achieve: http://itkeys.cn

1) Restart: Execute the reboot command or press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time;

2) Shut down the system: Execute the shutdown –h now command.