• chaospatterns@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Windows has something called the ShutdownBlockReasonCreate API which enables apps with long running operations to prevent a shutdown to avoid corruption or losing work.

    Is there an equivalent for Linux? When used appropriately, it makes shut downs even more graceful.

    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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      53 minutes ago

      I don’t know the technical details, all I know is that if I click Shut Down while I have unsaved work open, it tells me about it and doesn’t just kill everything.