Questions related to restarting Ubuntu machines.
Questions tagged [reboot]
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When is it necessary to reboot an Ubuntu system?
Under what circumstances is a reboot of an Ubuntu system necessary? I often read in answers that after changes in the system the system is to be restarted, but is that absolutely necessary?
A.B.
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What's the difference between the magic REISUB reset and holding down the power key?
I found from googling that each letter stands for these:
unRaw (take control of keyboard back from X),
tErminate (send SIGTERM to all processes, allowing them to terminate gracefully),
kIll (send SIGKILL to all processes, forcing them to…
prab4th
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Where is the restart option?
I just did a fresh install of 11.10 and noticed that the restart option is missing.
Is there a way I can put it or turn this option on?
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"Restart to complete updates" message remains after reboot
No matter how many times I restart my computer I keep getting this message "Restart to complete updates".
Can you please suggest what to look for and how to fix the problem?
kituz
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Last Reboot commands don't agree
Different commands about showing last reboot have different opinions. Who is right?
# uptime
10:05:31 up 90 days, 12:59, 2 users, load average: 0.04, 0.02, 0.00
# who -b
system boot 2018-11-22 21:05
# last reboot
wtmp begins Sat…
DimiDak
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My ubuntu 16.04 reboots by itself
I've just installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my computer and now I'm experiencing that my computer reboots every few hours by itself.
What is the cause of this and how can I fix this?
Glenn Noël
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Cannot reboot anymore
when I try to reboot - sometimes I get with ubuntu 16.04:
root@ligi-520i7:~# reboot
Failed to start reboot.target: Transaction is destructive.
See system logs and 'systemctl status reboot.target' for details.
root@ligi-520i7:~# systemctl status…
ligi
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I can't get it to replace windows 8!
I have a windows 8 installed laptop, and have installed ubuntu, but when I reboot my system, I am given a choice to choose Ubuntu or windows 8, when I choose Ubuntu, the screen loads up and then repeats the question, this cycle is repeated…
John
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prevent Ubuntu from getting slow without reboot
I am implementing some numerical simulations so after some hours or a day, the ubuntu system gets slower so I need to reboot.
Is there any way to keep the system fast without reboot?
It's sometimes annoying to re-open many terminals and the programs…
capitalism
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Ubuntu 18.04 succesfull install, failed reboot
Installed ubuntu 18.04 alongside windows 10. Acter succesfull install i was prompted to "restart now".
This is the error that i got (typing it down if image won't upload):
INFO: task Xorg:1493 blocked for more than 120seconds.
Not tainted…
Trenox
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I dont have sudo for reboot, but I want
I have a problem that when I type reboot to console it works. And I don't want that, I want to be asked to run it with sudo and password. I've done a few configurations to my ubuntu, and since I'm not an expert I might messed something up.
I work…
corwin
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Running Ubuntu 16.04LTS hangs reboot not shutdown
I see that others on here are having this issue when rebooting and shutting down but on my desktop, the hang only happens when restarting/rebooting the computer. It shuts down as it should. When it does hang the mobo shows cpu error on the led. I…
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restart computer without root from script
When I type
reboot
I get
reboot: Need to be root
P.S. I do not have sudo privileges and password
UAdapter
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How to reboot into the other operating system?
I've installed Windows 10 on HDD and after that Ubuntu on SSD. Now, when I try to reboot into windows, it wont't get me to the options menu, it will jump directly into Ubuntu OS. I'm looking to find a way to fix this. Thank you!
Razvan Alex
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