Questions related to restarting Ubuntu machines.
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Is reboot the same as init 6?
Is reboot the same as init 6 for ubuntu?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on Amazon EC2. When ssh'ed into the box I can type runlevel and I get:
N 2
Looking at man reboot I see that:
When called with ...
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When the wireless connection is active, Ubuntu 12.04 does not restart or turn off
I performed a clean installation of Ubuntu 12.04 (on a laptop with Intel Core2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz and 2 GB RAM), overwriting the previous version. During the installation I decided to install ...
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Do all updates, even kernel, take affect without rebooting
I use 11.04.
When I upgrade a package, it shows a message similar to this :
Unpacking replacement libkrb5support0 ...
Preparing to replace libgssrpc4 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2 (using ...
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Properly reboot frozen Ubuntu 12.04 with Android VM and VirtualBox running [duplicate]
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What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
My computer seems to have frozen. The mouse does not respond. This happens rather often on my various attempts to use Ubuntu ...
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Xchat broken after update / reboot
Today, I did some updates to 12.04, as I do weekly. I forgot to look at the impacted packages, because it mostly is just fine.
After reboot, XChat does not spool through the freenode channels, ...
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user & group of a file changed after rebooting and login as another user
I am using ubuntu 12.04 in VirtualBox, and I created two accounts with usernames lyg and ygl.
I found a directory VBOXADDITIONS_4.1.18_78361/ in /media, questions got into my mind when I type "ls -l ...
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Question regarding power outages affect on ubuntu [duplicate]
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How resilient is Ubuntu to repeated “power-off” shutdowns?
Due to some reasons, sudden power outages are common at my place so my current operating system ...
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How to get Alt+SysRq work on a Dell Latitude E6530?
I have a Dell Latitude E6530. The keyboard has a SysRq key (Fn+Home). However the magic keys (especially the famous REISUB) doesn't work.
SysRq is enabled in /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq (I get 1 if I cat ...
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Why do I get directed to grub screen instead of booting completely?
I am a new user of Ubuntu and only recently have had problems with booting. It either fails to recognize my monitor or sends me directly to a grub screen rather than booting completely. This is my ...
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Reboot problem after upgrade to 11.04 [closed]
I was using 10.04 then 10.10 on my HP desktop and decided to upgrade today to 11.04. The installation process completed without issue and I was asked if I wanted to remove obsolete packages and ...
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After reboot i've lost all my programs and files
So I turned off my computer and went shopping and when I came home and turned on my computer everything went as usual but I've lost all my files and programs as if I re-installed Ubuntu. Please help ...
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How can I ensure that my custom written C application runs at startup?
I have written a command line C application that I need to run every time the system starts up. How would I go about doing this? I have seen other questions and answers that show ways to do this for ...
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12.04 Server only boots in Recovery
Linux/Ubuntu rookie here, so please be patient, and thank you in advance for any help!
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 Server 32-bit on my old Dell Dimension E310. When I boot it up, it takes me to ...
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Ubuntu 12.04x64 server Reboot does a shutdown instead of a reboot
I have 12.04 x64 server installed on a new ironsystems (super micro board) machine. Anytime I try to reboot the machine (I've used reboot, shutdown -r, init 6) the machine shutsdown instead of ...
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Install packages resulted in reboot/shutdown freeze
I have installed a brand new 12.04 on my Dell XPS M1330 laptop. Initially, it is able to reboot/shutdown normally. However, after I installed my first software, ubuntu-tweak, my laptop was frozen in ...
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Ubuntu isn't booting from Hard drive after booting it from USB into my system
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Laptop hard drive from bootable USB and now when i took it out and restarted it, its just showing a blinking courser and when i plug the Same USB back it works.
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Why does 11.04 server fail to boot with 'can't find /sbin/init'?
I just restarted my server and now when I boot up one of my Ubuntu 11.04 Server instances I am greeted with errors. It doesn't boot up.
I am pretty sure this is not a hardware error as I have other ...
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Diablo 2 Lord of destruction wine shutdown problem
I was wondering if someone is having the same troubles with running Diablo II (Lord of Destruction expansion set) as me...
After a few minutes the whole laptop suddenly switches off - it's not even a ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 stuck at reboot
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64) and when i do the reboot, its stuck up at the reboot. The system shutdown properly but when it tries to boot it hangs in between. ...
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No boot device has been detectede after minor update in 12.04
June 24, 2012. Minor update. As far as I remember about 20 objects, at least some related to virtual box.
Reboot next day gives Message:
No boot device has been detected, please press any key to ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 not shutting down properly
When I shutdown or reboot my Ubuntu 12.04 it doesn't ever finish shutting down.
I end up stuck on a black/blank screen and have to hold the power button to shut it down.
Does anyone know where I can ...
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Why do I get a blue screen after interrupting upgrade to 12.04 with a power-off?
I've turned off my laptop while the update manager was installing ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Now when I try to boot into ubuntu the screen is only in blue and I can do nothing execpt to turn it off. Is there ...
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Wubi installation doesn't complete
I have a problem with the Wubi installation on windows.
I open the installation, put the info, click "Install" and wait. But at some point, the program closes, without giving me any error or ...
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I am not getting any options during boot [closed]
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 using the windows installer and restarted the pc, but it automaticaly loads windows. It does not show any booting options and hence i am not able run ubuntu. what should ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Fails to Boot after Reboot
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on several Dell c6220 servers. The install was successful and all hardware is recognized.
The problem that I am running into is that when issuing the reboot command or ...
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Removed Xserver driver. ubuntu doesnt start. what should i Do?
im new on ubuntu , i intalled it ( dual booted with windows 7) i was customizing it, but when i tried to run compiz it said that missing glx or something like that in the screen, i realized that the ...
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Warm reboot directly to Grub
Is it possible to warm-reboot Linux, directly reloading GRUB without passing through the BIOS? I have a computer whose BIOS is buggy and takes a while due to its hating my disks so if I can reboot ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Reboots After Idle Period
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and it reboots only after it has been in idle mode. No other times do I experience any issues with stability. I see no spikes in temperature, no log messages indicating a ...
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Nothing work after suspend / Sleep, can't even reboot
I pressed the suspend button and now my computer is useless, my screen won't turn on, my keyboard and mouse have power but won't do anything. I tried pressing the power button in order to awake my PC ...
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Loop Boot at POST screen
This may be a coincidence, but since I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 (dual booting with Windows7) now I have Ubuntu 12.04, my laptop doesn't pass POST screen sometime. This is what happens: I press the ...
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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?
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12.04 doesn't boot anymore after a power failure
I'm a Windows user and I have no experience with Linux and Ubuntu.
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my netbook (Asus 1215B) and everything works fine. Yesterday I ran the "update application" and updated ...
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Big problem: Complete computer crash (no response when booted)
I need your help:
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my computer (I removed the complete system and installed Ubuntu instead)
It said that the bootloader installation failed. So I chose the only partition ...
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Rebooting yes, Shutdown no [closed]
Hello everyone and thanks in advance.
I am new in Ubuntu and have the 12.04 version dual boot with Windows XP.
I have the following problem. The laptop can reboot using the reboot option from the ...
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Logout/Shutdown taking very long, how to find the problem?
Some months now, it's taking very long to logout/shutdown/reboot my ubuntu box.
it doesn't happen with a fresh profile
it still takes ages even when i close all running programs first (foreground ...
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Failure to boot after suspending
I have two issues with Ubuntu 12.04 (upgraded from 11.04, 11.10) on my ASUS K52De laptop.
First issue: Booting fails, if it follows a suspension, then a wake-up and finally a shut down. If I realize ...
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My notebook can't poweroff normally on battery
Ubuntu 12.04 is installed on my notebook. All the things work normally, but the poweroff function. If my notebook isn't connected to power, it will boot on after poweroff by either I click Power Off ...
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how to use a unity lens without a reboot/logout
How can I use a lens like the unity-news-lens without a reboot or logout?
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How can I prevent two shell scripts running at the same time?
I have a tar backup script that runs once a month. It runs at night through cron. I also have a power schedule that reboots the server at 4.15 every night.
The problem is that the server reboots ...
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Ubuntu suddenly asks for password and reboots in the middle of a session. How to correct this?
Encountering a problem... suddenly in the middle of a session a dialogue box opens and asks for pc password. on putting the password and clicking the enter ubuntu goes through a short boot where it ...
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how to stop Ubuntu 12.04 to unistall on restart? [closed]
I am brand new to Ubuntu and computers in general and I recently downloaded Ubuntu for my netbook, that had windows 7 starter pre-installed. I had it working but when I restarted it, the first time ...
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Ubuntu not finishing installing after reboot from windows installer
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my desktop from the windows installer. It installs but once it finishes and says to reboot, I reboot my computer, and it gives me this:
TRY(HD0,0): NTFS5: No wuildr
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Why can't I poweroff my computer if it isn't connected to a power supply?
When my computer is not plugged in the poweroff function doesn't work. It just boots up after poweroff. Whenever I poweroff by the way of GUI clicking or typing command "poweroff" or "halt" , my ...
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After installing updates to a fresh install of 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04, my computer does not reboot.
I freshly installed Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit on my computer with a dual boot of Windows 7.
After installation it asks me to reboot. I do that and, after it reboots, the update manager automatically pops ...
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Every time I start/restart the first time I press enter it logs me out. This happens every time [closed]
When I start my computer it boots up in ~3 seconds (SSD) and my desktop loads. The keyring password submission box opens. If I press enter in terminal or the password submission box or to visit a ...
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Why do I get a reboot instead of a shutdown?
After two days of installation, strangely my Ubuntu machine is restarting instead of shutdown from both desktop GUI and command line.
sudo shutdown -h now
sudo halt (doesn't shutdown, instead freezes ...
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Stuck on reboot and shutdown
I've recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I love it. However I have one problem- I am unable to shutdown or reboot properly.
When I shutdown my laptop (Acer Aspire 5560) it hangs on the 5 dots and ...
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12.04 hangs on shutdown/reboot [closed]
I'm having the same problem noted here, and when I tried the first fix I found that my /etc/default/grub was empty. I'm willing to try this solution, but I don't know how to remove those drivers. In ...
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Accidentally removed /usr/local/ directory. Now what?
I accidentally removed /usr/local/ directory. I have not reboot or anything. I am now root.
Do I have to install ubuntu again or just create a new user?
Thanks.
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Need USB drive to boot aspire one into Ubuntu
I just installed 12.04 LTS onto my Acer Aspire One from a USB thumbdrive, and I cannot reboot unless I boot from the USB drive. If I have the USB drive plugged in, it boots, and it looks like the ...
