Linux wouldn't be Linux if there qouldn't be any alternatives for this command. If you have a distro with Systemd try this:
sudo systemctl poweroff
systemctl has some more options here like hibernate/sleep etc. Arch-wiki is very helpful here.
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Thanx. We're going to get the grade in this class and probably take more Linux! (The class is totally not relevant for us, but it's fun)