Ubuntu
indicator-session package

  1. Bug #987220
  2. Comment #173

Comment 173 for bug 987220

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Tom Sparrow (tsparrow42-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: System does not power off reliably when "Shut Down" chosen from GUI

Had the same "not shutting down" problem, fan continued to run.
I removed the graphics driver $ sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
Then installed the non-experimental one in "additional drivers" through the software center.
No problems since.

AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor × 4
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS] (rev a2)