Questions tagged [freeze]

A freeze or hang is when the system becomes unresponsive for some period of time. This may relate to memory usage, graphics issues, or something else. If you are having this problem, be sure to include details of your hardware and configuration in your question.

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USB Insertion Causes System To Freeze, Crash, Then Reboot

I have had an on going problem that I can't get to the bottom of for the life of me. If my computer has been running for a while and I insert a USB stick into a port Ubuntu completely freezes, then ...
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Kubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 focal fossa LTS freezing randomly

I am newbie in Ubuntu world who have just recently started to use after migrating from window. I have been experiencing very weird random frequent freeze in Ubuntu/Kubuntu. I am using 16GB of memory ...
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Random Freezing on Ubuntu MATE 20.04

I guess I sort of solved this one, but I'm still having troubles... let me explain I recently installed ubuntu MATE on my main computer, after having good experiences on my laptop. It ran perfectly ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 install freezes on 'Updates and other software'

I bought a Lenovo T450, with windows 10 pro already installed, 20BUS X64 Lenovo, Intel i5-5300u CPU, 8gb ram 224gb SSD. I am trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 alongside windows to allow duel boot. I have ...
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Sceen freezes very often in Ubuntu 18.04 but mouse moves, keyboard input works (Ctrl+Alt+F1 to log in again works)

I researched this problem here and on Google but didn't come up with a solution this far. I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.4 and have a massive problem with random screen freezes. I can't pinpoint it to any ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 randomly freezes indefinitely

I switched my os from windows 10 to Ubuntu 18.04 because some drivers were unsupported and i switched. Since ive had Ubuntu every now and then my laptop freezes and doesnt unfreeze so i have to do ...
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Random freezes (including during attempted install)

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 Server on an Intel NUC (NUC8i3BEK). It has a 256GB SSD and 8GB (2x 4GB) of RAM. I have just updated the BIOS (today) to the latest version (0081). It has previously ...
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Newly installed Ubuntu 20.04 freezes

I have an old machine on which I've running Ubuntu for years. Last week my HDD died and I revamped my machine buying: SSD Crucial MX500 (500GB) HDD Seagate ST2000DDM008 BARRACUDA (2 TB) I installed ...
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Lag when switching windows

Everything was working fine but today when I booted up ubuntu it started lagging a lot especially when switching windows or if the window is maximized also if I click and drag the mouse. When I switch ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 freezing when network use high

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 on a brand new SSD hard drive. I had a previous ubuntu setup on a different hard drive but in the same desktop build (Same wifi adapter etc) I had some issues ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 freeze on different videoconferencing tools

this is my first Ubuntu forum question. I hope I am asking the right place. Summary of the issue: I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a brand new computer. The computer freezes when doing video ...
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Ubuntu 20.4 freezes Gnome session when I connect USB 3.0 HDD 1GB

When I connect usb HDD 1GB into usb 3.0 port gnome session gives me notification that Backup volume is inserted and then Gnome gets completely frozen. Nothing works except moving mouse. When I force ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 freezes randomly after RAM and SSD upgrade

I previously had an 8GB of RAM and 1TB of hard disk on my ASUS VivoBook R542UQ-DM153. I've added a 250GB WD Blue SSD and an 8GB of RAM. Total RAM now is 16GB. I've also made a fresh installation of ...
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Freezing after installation Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu was installed to my competer as second operating system. But after installation, I entered my password then it was freezed. I can move my mouse. But everything on the screen is like part of ...
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Black screen of unending errors in Ubuntu 20.04

I recently updated by system from 18.04 to 20.04. I am dual-booting it alongside Windows 10. Today, while working as usual, my system suddenly froze. So, I waited sometime for it to go back to normal (...
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Ubuntu freezes, what's the shortcut to solve the memory leak problem?

my Ubuntu recently freezes if I leave the desktop on for days. I could simply resolve it with CTRL+F2 or ALT+F2 then type 'r' command. Since Ubuntu 20 (not sure it's the version) the 'r' doesn't exist ...
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Minecraft stops responding when any system-related key is pressed

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 an have been playing Minecraft, but whenever i press any system related key (that is not also used by Minecraft (Alt, Volume up, Volume down, etc.)). Minecraft window "...
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Lenovo 11e Thinkpad Freezing 18.04 kernel 4.15.0

My thinkpad freezes regularly (but randomly) with no warning. The screen just freezes and no mouse movements or keyboard combinations seem to work so it is hard to determine if it is still alive under ...
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Ubuntu Intermittently Freezes on Load

I installed Ubuntu on my MSI GF63 Laptop. My Specs are as follows: Intel Core i5 9300H (Quad Core) 8 GB RAM nVidia GTX 1050 Intel 660p 512GB SSD( 140GB + 15GB Swap for Linux) My system freezes ...
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Inkscape stopped functioning suddenly

I have been working in Inkscape for the past week. Last night, Inkscape suddenly stopped functioning. That is: It takes a very long time to load. When started, it looks frozen, Ubuntu asks me if I ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 lts freezes while in boot, in wndows Virtual box. Solution?

I am Using Ubuntu in Virtual Box.. the Host OS is Windows10 with dedicated intel's Graphics. I have reinstalled twice, probably this starts due to sudden shutdown or some reason. Dnt know whats the ...
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Snap-based apps freeze after suspend

I have a laptop running 20.04 (though I saw this on 19.04 as well on the same computer). I have three snap-based apps: Slack, VSCode and now Chromium. For each of these apps, and none others that I ...
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ubuntu 18.04 tourn off the screen but dosn't shutting down since the last update

When I try to shut it down, I click on power off, it turn off the screen and freeze, I am forced to push and hold the power button to turn it off. And it even get a bit hatter than it was before ...
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How I solve problem of freezing system after entering password?

Hello Ubuntu community, I have Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS on a Asus ZenBook UX303LB and face a seeming system freeze directly after entering my user password. The password dialog disappears thus only the ...
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SSH Connections to Server Freezes

I have a server that has SSH enabled. It's Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The connection to the SSH server sometimes freezes, and when it does anyone else connected to it when it freezes for me reports that it ...
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Xubuntu random freezing

I have problems with random freeze in Xubuntu 18.04 and 19.10. The sound still works but mouse stopped working and i need to restart my computer. Any solution?
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Ubuntu 18.04 freezes (unable to use either the keyboard or the mouse) on HP 14s-cr1005TU laptop

The laptop runs on a intel HD 620 graphics card. I tried the nomodeset, which helped me pass through the login but still the computer doesn't let me move the mouse or use my keyboard within minutes. ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Freezes (show lit up black screen) after GRUB Menu on My HP Laptop

Everything was working fine after installation. Today I updated software through SOFTWARE UPDATER it updated successfully and ask me to restart the laptop. After restarting it freezes. I forcefully ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 (and 19.10), the whole computer keeps freezing when playing with games

i dont know what is causing it to freeze, all i know is that it happens while playing to some games (i only play with Factorio and Minecraft, and i experienced freezes with both games). Sometimes it ...
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Ubuntu freezes after restart after install on old MacbookPro

Im trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 on a 2008 Macbook Pro. I can get through adding "nomodeset", selecting install ubuntu and the "install third party software" option, selecting the ...
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Sudden reboot and system freezes in xubuntu 18.04

I have a system running xubuntu 18.04. I have a problem with the stability of my system. From time to time the computer just reboots. Yesterday straight from desktop while the system was idling. Today ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 keeps hanging

I recently switched to a new laptop installed Ubuntu 20.04 on one of the partitions (dual booted with Windows). uname -a Linux WORKCOM900 5.4.0-37-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 3 18:57:02 UTC 2020 ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 getting freeze whenever i start running any application

Until i start any application it's running fine. I can open terminal and it's connected to wifi properly but Whenever i start any application my ubuntu 20.04 getting freeze. It was fine until i ...
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Ubuntu doesn't boot for an unknown reason

I am using Ubuntu 20.04. It was freezing once every day, however a restart was a good solution for it, and then it worked fine. Last time I was trying to open the Settings app, but there was no ...
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gnome corruption

after update from 19.10 to 20.04 gnome has problem in display . it's slow . VisualStudio Code and jetbrains ide or discord suddenly freeze and this is my desktop on startup Desktop Picture I have ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Freezes When Running Virtualization

Ubuntu 20.04 freezes whenever I am running any sort of virtualization software. Itll be running fine and then all of a sudden the host just freezes. Nothing is active - keyboard, mouse. The video ...
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Kubuntu 20.04 frozen after a while on HP Elitedesk 800 G1

I have installed Kubuntu on my HP Elitedesk 800 G1. Everything is fine excepted one thing. Kubuntu is sometimes freezing. I write 'sometimes' because I don't undestand what causes the freeze. After x ...
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Ubuntu (20.04) freezes for short periods of time. Not sure where to start looking

I updated my Ubuntu from 18 to 20.04 due to freezing issues. Applications freeze for a short period of time and then come back. Im not exactly sure where to start looking for issues and I cant seem to ...
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Installer freezes randomly, mouse stops moving, ubuntu not installing

I haven an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-52 with i5-8300H processor, GTX 1050ti 4gb and 8gb of ram, so what happens is whenever I try to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, during the installation setup, the mouse freezes ...
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ubuntu 20.04 hanging while working

have installed ubuntu 20.04 for about two(2) week now and they was no issue. but recently noticed the system keeps hanging for no reason while using. please is there any fix to this? This is very ...
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New Laptop freezes

I bought a new notebook (HP Pavilion 15-Dk0201ng Gaming Notebook) few days back and I did single boot with Ubuntu 20.04. It was a new laptop with no OS installed when I bought it. I have not ...
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Freeze on login Ubuntu 20.04

New installation of Ubuntu 20.04 with all updates installed. It gets to logon screen you can select user and type in password. Once you type in password it freezes with login screen vanishing and only ...
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Cannot access grub or boot from USB

I have been plagued by the following for over a month and at a loss for other ways of asking Google how best to troubleshoot. Background: Had been running Ubuntu 18.04 smoothly for many months on a ...
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Dualboot Ubuntu freeze of boot

I used Ubuntu for a while (dualboot with windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04) but now when I try to boot Ubuntu, it freezes at this screen I have the same screen with a loading symbol but I get stuck when ...
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Crash while upgrading from 18.04LTS to 19.04LTS

I was having random freezing of the 18.04 so as there was a new version available I decided to upgrade and hopefully resolve the issue. I started the upgrade using the update manager and all appeared ...
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loading intital ramdisk freezes in Ubuntu 18.04

So I was trying to change my lockscreen(GDM) theme, but after executing these codes;-` sudo cp /usr/share/gnome-share/theme/ubuntu.bak /usr/share/gnome-share/theme/ubuntu.css sudo cp ubuntu.css /usr/...
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Ubuntu 20.04 freezes when some apps are opened

After upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, Ubuntu freezes when chrome is opened. So I had to restart my laptop every time this happens. And the problem is solved when on restart and Chrome works fine ...
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Ubuntu 20 lts freezes after launching some apps (chrome, settings)

Recently upgraded from 19.10 to 20.04 lts. And when I try to launch Chrome, Firefox...or even Settings - system freezes, I can only move mouse with frozen loading cursor. I still can launch terminal ...
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Thinkpad L460 freeze on startup

i have a thinkpad L460 plugged in with an usb3 Targus dockstation with dual boot installed (UBUNTU 20.04 / Windows 10). Bios is up to date Version R08ET65W (1.39 ) When i boot the laptop for first ...
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Random screen freeze on new Ubuntu 18.04LTS install on old MacBook Pro

I have (like many) installed Ubuntu to try and squeeze more life out of my old Macbook Pro. After installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, I now have a couple of problems (I'm not sure if they are related or not):...

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