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293 questions linked to/from What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
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What do I do if Ubuntu 16.04 freezes, but I can move only the mouse? [duplicate]
I sometimes experience whole Ubuntu freezes (from 14.04 to 16.04, I upgrade by a clean installation), just mouse can move (that's why this question is different from others). I think this is caused by ...
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How to deal with a frozen screen? [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
My OS is Ubuntu 12.04. Sometimes the screen suddenly becomes frozen, except that the mouse can move around. I have no choice but to hit ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS randomly freezes (graphics/unity only) [duplicate]
When I'm just chilling on the desktop or doing whatever, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will (every 10-20 minutes or so) just randomly freeze. The screen just stops, I can't see my mouse move, etc. However, I can ...
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What can I do to find the crash reason [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04, it crashes about once a week. Sometimes while watching video sometime or just web-browsing. I check the system log and kernel log they don't have any strange output at the ...
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What to do when everything freezes [duplicate]
I'm coming from windows and still new to Ubuntu. Occasionally everything freezes and I lose my taskbar and launcher. What do I do? What's the Ubuntu equivalent of ctrl+alt+del in Windows? I tried ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Freezes often [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 16.04 on a Gigabyte PC. Installation went without any issues. This OS is fantastic. I just have one problem, it freezes often usually while browsing the Internet.Can someone ...
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Why does my USB mouse seem to randomly quit working? [duplicate]
While I am doing stuff... doesn't seem to matter what, my USB mouse just stops working... sometimes it will be the keyboard as well but usually not as often. Ubuntu forces me to press my power button ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 hangs when using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird [duplicate]
System Info:
Model Name: Lenovo ThinkPad 11e
RAM: 4G
Product Page: http://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/ThinkPad_11e?M=20D90020US
Graphics and Driver Info:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ...
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ubuntu 14.04 freezes randomly [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 version along side with windows 7.
Ubuntu freezes randomly I am unable to use any keys on keyboard since they are not working even mouse is not working.the only solution ...
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How to force reboot ubuntu system when it hangs? [duplicate]
What is the command that is used to reboot the system in case of ubuntu Freezing and unable to do any operation ?
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How to recover from freeze while nothing works? [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS. Sometimes Ubuntu freezes and i can't do anything anymore.
What can i do to recover from this situation?
In windows it was simple i just had to use task manager via alt+...
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Ubuntu system totally freezes 12.04 12.10 13.04 [duplicate]
This problem is an ongoing issue for me. Maybe someone has an idea out there.
I've been using Ubuntu 32 bit for years with much pleasure. It all stopped when I upgraded to version 12.04.
Since then,...
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Ubuntu 15.10 freezes on Acer Aspire E11 [duplicate]
I have successfully upgraded from Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubuntu 15.10 using do-release-upgrade on my Acer Aspire E11 laptop. However the whole computer freezes (i.e. gets unresponsive) after some minutes of ...
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Ubuntu 12.04/12.10 Keeps on Freezing [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
Since I installed Ubuntu 12.04 it keeps on freezing. It happens on different PCs and I don't think it's a memory problem. For example, I ...
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How do I stop Ubuntu Precise freezing/hanging [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
At least once a day I lose work on my (2 different) Intel i5 machines running Ubuntu 12.04. The entire system will freeze/lock-up/hang, ...
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14.04 freezes on start and stalls on restart/power down [duplicate]
About 2 out of 3 times I power on my computer, Ubuntu 14.04 freezes when loading some stage of the login (lightDM) screen. I have to manually power off my computer.
Also, when I go to restart or ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit system freezes [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system freezes completely, only way out is a hard reboot :(
It's random, often while doing Shotwell, sometime Google ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10 Randomly Freezing - nVidia? [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
My Ubuntu install frequently freezes, sometimes showing a black screen (not very common anymore - in my latest installs), some other ...
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Randomly Freezes - How Can I Diagnose the Problem? [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
At random times, Ubuntu 10.04 freezes, and I have to do a hard shutdown. It was upgraded from 9.10 which didn't freeze. First, is this ...
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Ubuntu keeps randomly freezing [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
My Ubuntu 11.04 installation keeps randomly freezing. I can't really find a pattern in when it happens.
First the cursor starts lagging ...
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Installation problem Ubuntu 12.04 Crashing hardware error [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I am running on Ubuntu 8.04 for quite some time without many problems. About almost a year ago or so I have been trying to upgrade to 10....
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Eclipse Kepler crashes without any log entry [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander 64bit and Eclipse Kepler 64bit terminates after some random time without response. The windows simply disappears.
There's also no entry about the crash in ....
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Ubuntu 12.04 Boot Freeze At Purple Screen [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
In the last week or so Ubuntu has started freezing on boot, showing only a purple screen. It freezes before the screen saying Ubuntu with ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 freezes when lid on laptop is closed [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro frequently (not allways) when I close my computer plugged/unplugged when I open it agin it is frozen.
Some timew when opened the login screen is up but I ...
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IRQ Conflicts Causing Video Card and Boot Problems? [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
tl;dr - I have 4 devices sharing 1 IRQ. Is this bad and how do I tell the BIOS to stop it?
Background:
I have an old Dell GX280 dual ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 freezes [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 yesterday, and it frequently freezes, Everything just stops, but I can move my mouse cursor (Can't click anything though).
The only thing I can do is a hard reboot.
I don't ...
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Ubuntu 15.04 randomly freezes [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 15.04 (64 bit) on a DELL XPS 13 (model 9343, 2015 edition - bios A03). It is a dual boot machine (Windows and Linux). I am having an annoying problem: Ubuntu randomly freezes. The ...
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Keyboard and mouse not working after upgrade [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I just upgraded to 12.04. Now, I can get into the desktop but after that point nothing works including keyboard and mouse. Therefore I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes with Ivy Bridge Processor [duplicate]
My machine with an Ivy Bridge CPU is stable under Windows 7 but freezes in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit. The freezing appears to occur randomly. I read somewhere that kernel 3.3.6 fixes the Ubuntu freeze ...
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Diagnosing freezing/hanging [duplicate]
How can I diagnose random freezing on Ubuntu? I've tried fresh reinstalls several times but the OS still freezes often.
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