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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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  • I haven't noticed that button just for almost years. You should use your command line as the greatest tool in linux. sudo shutdown now for shutting down your machine. sudo reboot, etc.
    – Emad Baqeri
    Oct 25, 2021 at 8:05

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In older versions of Ubuntu, you click the shut down button then click restart:

shut down button

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  • when I click the gear icon the options are lock, logout, suspend, hibernate, and shutdown. there is no restart.
    – st2011
    Oct 15, 2011 at 5:32
  • st2011 you have to click the shutdown button first before the restart button appears
    – Brendan Samek
    Oct 15, 2011 at 5:36
  • Thank you for some reason didn't see this before.
    – st2011
    Oct 15, 2011 at 5:41
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    I don't understand why they changed this. It makes no sense to go to Shutdown to go to restart, they're two separate actions.
    – blackn1ght
    Oct 15, 2011 at 16:59
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    @blackn1ght I guess they figure that in order to do a restart, shutting down your machine is part of the process of doing that.
    – Knowledge Cube
    Oct 18, 2011 at 18:13
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In older versions of Ubuntu that run Unity, you can also type "restart" in the dash.

restart button

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  • sweet. This is a nice alternative.
    – st2011
    Oct 15, 2011 at 5:43
  • Doesn't work if you don't have your desktop in english. Actually
    – Maxime R.
    Dec 26, 2011 at 22:48
  • Actually, in french, I have to type redémarrer to get the option. restart, reboot just don't work. Really annoying considering that most commands, program names, options are in english, which i got to learn, and that's not so obvious how it was decided to translate them. Consequence: terminal + sudo reboot.
    – Maxime R.
    Dec 26, 2011 at 22:57
  • This works in Ubuntu 21.04 with GNOME Shell.
    – Flimm
    Sep 29, 2021 at 9:46
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You can easily restart the computer by pressing Alt+F2, and typing gksu reboot into the box that comes up.

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    This will work with any version of Ubuntu, AFAIK.
    – Knowledge Cube
    Oct 15, 2011 at 5:38
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    your could also type "gksu shutdown -r now" :)
    – alex
    Oct 15, 2011 at 7:20
  • My mouse wasn't working. This worked! :)
    – AnnanFay
    Dec 3, 2011 at 13:30
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OR Alt+F2

sudo shutdown -r now

:)

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    That will work in a terminal but I don't think it will work from the dash.
    – Flimm
    Oct 18, 2011 at 22:23
  • You could press Alt+F2 and run "gksu shutdown -r now". But outside of situations where the normal ways to restart graphically aren't working, there wouldn't be much benefit.
    – Eliah Kagan
    Nov 8, 2011 at 19:59
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In Ubuntu 21.04, click the power icon in the top right corner of the screen, then click "Power Off/Log Out". In the sub-menu that appears, click "Restart".

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  • And if that option is missing too, click Power Off and you will be offered to Restart instead. GAH.
    – RomanSt
    Sep 13, 2022 at 21:54

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