Commonly used to refer to unresponsive computers. If your software is freezing then you likely need to file a bug, as freeze problems are usually off topic here and will likely be closed.

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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes on Lenovo E430

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bits on my Lenovo E430 and it freezes intermitently, 2 or 3 times a day. I first suspect an installation problem or hardware problem, but a friend has the same problem ...
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12.04 LTS Unity and 12.04 LTS Studio freezes the first boot on day

Im running a triple boot system with 3 HDD where the first HDD has Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, the second HDD Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS and the third HDD Windows 7. All OS are 64b types. Ubuntu 12.04 freezes ...
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freeze during resume from suspend in 13.04 with integrated graphics on

i am still working on my dell 7520 and the hybrid graphic system, ubuntu seems to have trouble with. my laptop freezes on resume from suspend when my integrated card is runnung.with the discrete card ...
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screen freeze on 13.04 [duplicate]

I have installed 13.04 on my desktop and the screen freezes when I click a little faster. My Pc is 2 years old. is this a common problem? Only way out is to do a hard reset. Any help is much ...
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13.04 freezes after a few seconds

Whether I install or try the OS, it freezes after a few seconds and doesn't react to any command. I also tried to install 12.04, there it freezes too and says something like "GPU lockup". I have a ...
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Skype 4.2 freezes when being used for some time in Ubuntu 12.04

When running Skype 4.2 for Linux, on Ubuntu 12.04, video calls work as should for a couple of minutes. When I try to use the text chat, the Skype freezes silently. I know how to force close it, but ...
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Minecraft causes Ubuntu 13.04 to freeze

I have recently installed Ubuntu 13.04 and when I try to run Minecraft, after a few minutes the whole system freezes and I have to hold down the power button on my laptop and reboot as the laptop just ...
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Can't close XBMC, on Ubuntu 13.04 x64

All is well when I open XBMX (but even if I just open it by accident and I don't do anything in XBMC itself) When I try to close it (either via the 'x' at the top left to close the application, OR via ...
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Using Certian USB slots freezes OS

When I plug things into certain USB slots things start going weird. All my USB slots are USB 3.0, but can run both 2.0 and 1.0. For example if I plug in a headset to one of these 4 USB slots and try ...
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freezing of ubuntu 12.04 on acer ao722 after bootup

I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my acer a0722 netbook last week. And since then, it always freezes when I'm offline. Windows 7 is also installed on the netbook, but it works perfectly. I've chosen the ...
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Mouse and keyboard intermittent freezes

I upgraded from Ubuntu 12.10 x64 to 13.04 Saturday. My kernel is now 3.8. I am using GDM and Gnome. My mouse will pause while scrolling at random intervals for perhaps a half to one second at a ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezes at reboot

I just moved from Windows 7 to Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Acer Aspire E1-471G laptop, the hardware is listed below: CPU: Ivy Bridge i3-3110M Graphics: NVIDIA GT 630M & Intel HD4000 ...
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Desktop - Unity - problem

I upgraded software couple days ago. Now I have a problem with my desktop. I'm attaching a print screen to show what I mean. Click on the image to open a full-resolution version.
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Ubuntu 13.04 freezing on Samsung laptop that ran 12.04 and 12.10 fine

I have had the same laptop for over a year, always with the latest Ubuntu installed, with no problems, until a recent upgrade to 13.04. The simptoms Every 5-10 minutes, a noticeable lag in user ...
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The mouse is frozen on my user but is fine in guest session?

Hi there when I am in my user the mouse completely freezes as soon as it loggs in (the keys still work) But the mouse is fine when I am logging in or use the guest session?
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udisk daemon stalls machine

My machine stalls intermittently eg. music just stops, Firefox stalls, Thunderbird stalls. I have also observed on htop it occurs when udisks-daemon takes top position on CPU % utilisation. Any ...
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Ubuntu freezes at boot screen before installing

I have a PC with CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz GPU : NVIDIA 8400 GS-512 MB RAM : 2 GB DDR 3 HardDisk : 500 GB Sata When i tired to install Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10 32 bit version in my ...
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Ubuntu freezes when I try to log in [duplicate]

today I installed Ubuntu 13.04 for the first time on my Windows 7 PC. When I start the PC, everything seems to work fine until I try to log in, then it freezes. When I choose the recovery mode in the ...
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Why does my 13.04 freeze at logout?

I just installed (and updated) ubuntu 13.04 on my Lenovo g580 and like the title says, it freezes when I logout from my session. I hear the logout sound, then the screen turns all purple-ish and I ...
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Ubuntu freeze in busy box when installing on Windows Vista

I am trying to install Ubuntu to recover any data from my computer, since Windows Vista has crashed beyond repair (When trying to repair, screen goes black after first splash screen). Downloaded the ...
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Ubuntu crashes for no apparent reason

I have Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop. It has been working flawlessly for the past few months. While using my computer Ubuntu crashed, like it switched from GNOME Classic to console mode and a whole ...
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Screen Freeze - Asus Desktop and Unbuntu, 12.04

I bought an Asus desktop with an i5. I switched from Windows 8 to Linux 12.04. However, any time I allow the computer to "sleep", the screen freezes, and I have to shut the computer off in order to ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 on 64 bit Dell XPS 14z froze with Mouse movement

My Dell XPS 14z with Ubuntu 13.04 just froze but the Mouse still moves . this happened yesterday also. How do I debug/fix this ? Praveen
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Ubuntu 13.04 32bit Freezing

I've had Ubuntu for 1 and a half weeks now and I have been experiencing freezes while I play games like Counter Strike 1.6. Graphics: Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset x86/MMX/SSE2 Processor: ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 freezes when playing video in browser

I recently upgraded to 13.04 and just now, the whole system freezes when I was watching a YouTube video. I had to force quit and reboot my laptop, but the problem still persists when I try to watch ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 freezes every few seconds

No matter which application I'm running, Ubuntu completely freeze for about 3 seconds and then unfreeze. This happens just about every 10-15 seconds without fail. I just recently updated to 13.04 and ...
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mutt keeps hanging

I have mutt working fine for my gmail account but every now and again it just hangs and accepts no more input. I have to ctrl Z to exit then kill the process. Does anybody have any ideas what could ...
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Have I wrongly installed, or killed the computer?

I've been lent an old computer to try Ubuntu before opting to swap our Windows Desktop PC into using it - don't want to have 2 OS's, just swap. I installed 12.04 LTS from a USB stick, mostly ...
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12.04 GPU Freeze/Lockup Errors Every Try At Booting

I'm running: GA-P67A-UD7-B3 mb i7 processor GTX 580 video card Where am I going wrong? I burned and verified a DVD under OS X but every time I boot to the DVD it fails...always a GPU lockup. ...
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What do I do when Ubuntu 12.10 freezes while starting up? [duplicate]

I have installed Ubuntu to dual boot on my mac with Mountain Lion, but whenever I decide to boot Ubuntu I can make it all the way to the log in menu but when I log in it will freeze up. I am not sure ...
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How can I save an open text file in a GUI console from a text console?

I'm running the latest desktop Ubuntu, and my system seems to have frozen -- the pointer moves when I move the mouse, but nothing else is happening; even the clock is stopped. tty1-6 work just fine, ...
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How to Troubleshoot a Freeze on Ubuntu 13.04

I have a dell xps 14z 64bit on Ubuntu 13.04 , I experienced a freeze yesterday where the mouse moved but no response to clicks , same today and I had to reboot . How do I debug this to find out the ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Running very slow

I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 64. The HD was clean and nothing was on it when I did the install. I have Windows 7 installed on another drive and it runs smooth. The problem I'm having is it is ...
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Kubuntu freezes during update when trying to download adobe installer

I'm updating to the latest version of Kubuntu, three times running now it's made it to the part where it goes to down load the adobe plugin installer and it freezes. I waited for 3hrs and saw no ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezes at boot installation (at the purple screen)?

Each time i try to install Ubuntu 12.10 live cd, the Ubuntu installer asks about the language and then it loads at the purple screen. Suddenly everything freezes at some point in the first purple ...
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System locks up completely - can't find a fix

I'm running a new installation of Kubuntu 12.04 LTS, dual boot with Windows 7. However, my laptop locks up completely and my only option is to power it off. This happens primarily when I'm on ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes after new install

I installed Ubuntu 12.04LTS 32bit on my computer but after the installation I have lots of complications: -Sometimes the login does not work -> I cannot enter the password -I receive many ...
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Alt-tab crashes gnome classic desktop (12.04)

I have a fresh install of ubuntu 12.04 and noticed alt-tab wasn't working. I followed some advice and installed compizconfig settings manager, wherein I checked Application Switcher. Then alt-tab ...
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Kubuntu 12.04 Desktop freezes when running too long

I have a python script that runs in a terminal window, when I leave this script running for six or 10 hours straight, it has no problem as long as I come back and turn on the monitor and move the ...
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How can I get back to a login screen after a freeze?

I have to manually shut down and to enter my SDA crypt pass and my user pass over again. How do I force the poweroff without having to hit the power button, or get back to a login screen. Nobody has ...
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Why does compiling the Linux kernel cause Ubuntu to freeze?

I need help figuring out how compiling the Linux kernel causes Ubuntu to freeze. I'm trying to cross-compile the Linux kernel for the ZedBoard. It is a Zynq-7000 ARM architecture. When I compile, it ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS freezes on Sony Vaio sve1513q1es

I have this new pc sony (in title) and I installed ubuntu 12.04. I'm using kernel 3.2.0-41-generic-pae (I installed 32 bit version even if my pc is 64 bit because there were some errors during the ...
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Ubuntu freezes and don't shut down

I have a problem. Always I can use Ubuntu normally, but after a couple hours, the internet stop working, the browser freezes and when I try to shut it down or reboot, this message appears: ...
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Software Center permanently frozen

Last night I was installing FlightGear 2.10 on my Ubuntu 13.04 sytem. I added the plydeb package, etc. and got ubuntu software center to see the 2.10 FlightGear version. I left it to download and ...
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Dual monitor freeze after login after 13.04 upgrade

I just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04 and my HDMI Video output stopped working. I've a dual monitor setup with dvi and HDMI display. Dvi works fine. Xrandr shows hdmi1 as connected. Graphic card is a ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 problems with Unity 3d and Ati Radeon Hd 6670

Im running Ubuntu 12.04 in my PC, Intel Dual Core,2.5gb RAM, ATI Radeon HD 6670 I have intalled the driver for my ATI following this tutorial. The thing is that Unity 3D do not respond, every time ...
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Ubuntu system totally freezes 12.04 12.10 13.04

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 ...
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Unity Tweak Tool, crashes, freezing

Not many issues with ubuntu 13.04 other than currently trying to edit unity in tweak tools, it constantly crashes (This along with doing pretty much more than 1 process at any given time, though 1 ...
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Major Console Bug! No fix anywhere on google?

Ctrl + Alt + F1-F6 consoles are not working for me. The only thing it's bringing up is a black screen (Nothing can be typed or done whatsoever at all). It has done this since ubuntu 12.04? (I don't ...
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13.04 - Logon screen frozen

I am very new with Ubuntu, been a Windows user since the beginning. Yesterday I did a recommended software update on my laptop running Ubuntu 13.04, upon restarting I can't login at all. The login ...

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