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How to keep ndiswrapper configuration after reboot?

I've been using ndiswrapper on my old wireless card without any problem, until I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10. ndiswrapper is not included by default anymore so I installed it from the Software Center, ...
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No sound on an HP 15z-fc000 after warm boot

I have an HP 15z-fc000 that won't play sound from its built-in speakers after a warm boot (i.e., after doing "reboot"). It works fine after a cold boot (i.e., after doing "shutdown"...
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Restore previously opened windows after shutdown

This may be difficult to explain. The scenario is that I shutdown the computer while there are open programs, for example: a minimized terminal a document I am working on gimp open as well Is there ...
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Livepatch Behaviour and restart in

I have installed livepatch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Livepatch status indicates that patches have been applied (✓ all applicable livepatch modules inserted) but it asks me to reboot when I login via SSH : *...
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systemd service stuck on "deactivating"

Context I have a systemd service. (I wrote the contrail-vrouter-dpdk.service file myself, included below.) When I run sudo systemctl is-active contrail-vrouter-dpdk it says "deactivating". When I ...
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Want chrome close normally when shutdown or reboot ubuntu 18.04

Problem: When I reboot or shutdown ubuntu, and have chrome opened, I think chrome close normally, but not, and after start ubuntu and reopen chrome it say: chrome has closet anomaly, and you want to ...
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Date and time in the past lost after reboot or poweroff/poweron

I am using Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS (trusty) on a Freescale i.MX6 (ARMv7) processor. When I move the date and time to the future with respect to the currently set date and time, I am able to set ...
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After finishing the updates, if the option "restart later" is chosen, is it okay if it's just shutdown?

or is it necessary to remember to only restart the system? If you shut down and later start the system, is it the same as restarting it?
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Is umount performed automatically during a reboot?

Let's say I have a USB device mounted. When issuing a system restart using the command line utility "reboot", will the system automatically umount my USB device? Also, typically, if any shell is up ...
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Are reboots required after updates?

I noticed from other posts that /var/run/reboot-required.pkgs tells what package is requiring a reboot, but this file does not exist anymore. I have been running Ubuntu 13.10 (and updated to beta 14....
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Script that will reboot PC on specific GPU temp

Recently I've started mining litecoins. My miner consists of 3 Radeon R9 290x GPUs. From time to time one of them (not a specific one, it happens randomly) stops mining. Usually restarting cgminer (...
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Mysterious Ubuntu restart (with logs)

My Ubuntu 13.10 was running a simulation that should last for days, but it for some reason rebooted automatically. The log said: Dec 17 10:24:26 phz225 cron[1078]: (CRON) INFO (Running @reboot jobs) ...
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initctl does not terminate at computer shutdown

I have a fresh install of 13.10 on an ASUS Zenbook UX31E. Every shutdown there is a hang, and with the help of this answer I think I have identified the cause to be /sbin/initctl which does not ...
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Restart doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.04 but shutdown

I'm a newbie to Linux and Ubuntu but I installed it as the second OS (after Win7) on my Sony Vaio netbook. Everything's working fine except for Ubuntu doesn't restart properly. Shutting down is ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 does a restart instead of a shutdown

I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 on my Dell Latitude D630C. Now, when I want to shut down the system does shut down but then starts up again immediately. It's like it does a reboot ...
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Why am I unable to restart or shutdown my computer from the LightDM login screen? [closed]

I'm not sure whether this is a bug (in which case I'll submit a report) or I'm doing something silly! My problem is that I cannot restart or shutdown my computer from the LightDM login screen, this ...
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Ubuntu Logs off on shutdown, Proper shutdown/restart too doesnt work

I don't know what i did or what happened? but my ubuntu logs off on clicking shutdown... running the shutdown or reboot command too doesn't shutdown.... how can i find the log? all i know is there ...
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Reading logs after I've had to hard reboot

I have a VGA to S-Video converter which I use to watch movies on the TV from my laptop, but after I've plugged it the laptop starts freezing whenever I try to suspend it or hibernate it. Can I read ...
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System will not shut down or reboot on Asus notebook

OS: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS 64-bit Kernel: 5.13.0-27-generic Gnome version: 3.36.8 Hardware: Asus Q406D 2-in-1 Notebook PC I've encountered this problem only in the last few days. When I attempt to shut ...
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New 20.04 install hangs on re-boot

I have two new 20.04.3 installs (Ubuntu-MATE) on a newly built desktop workstation. One is on a 2.5-inch SSD, the other on an nvme SSD. If I do a "Restart" from either, it appears as if a ...
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MongoDB server failed after system reboot

I installed MongoDB using sudo apt install mongo-org and followed the instruction to start and everything worked but then when I reboot the system, the MongoDB server failed ● mongodb.service - High-...
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Malformed security header

After installing Ubuntu I shut down my laptop. When I restarted it I got this error message: Malformed security header Failed to read header: Invalid Parameter Failed to load images: Invalid Parameter ...
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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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Vino-server not starting after reboot

I need to connect to a remote server with Ubuntu 18.04LTS and vino-server. After reboot, the only way I found so far to connect via VNC is by first logging in at the console. So I cannot reboot ...
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Ubuntu Script: do this, reboot, do that

I'm trying to automate some little installation process: List item apt install this reboot apt install that finish some other thing Is there a way to get a script resumed after a reboot OR some ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 restart loop: computer turns on but won't boot up, possibly after software installation

I installed Ubuntu less than a month ago and since then have been playing around with things I can do so I may have broken something in the process. Recently I have restarted my computer (Matebook x ...
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Ubuntu server 16.04.4 hangs on reboot but not poweroff

After a fresh install of Ubuntu server 16.04.4, the system shuts down fine with sudo poweroff but hangs completely after : sudo reboot, sudo systemctl reboot or sudo shutdown -r now. It doesn't matter ...
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General protection fault at reboot

I'm using Ubuntu Server 16.04.3 LTS on a HP Elite 8300 USDT to run a Plex server. The system runs stable since September 2015. Since a few weeks ago, I am unable to reboot the system. Shutdown seems ...
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17.10 long time to reboot

Done fresh install on 17.10 and this is happening ...
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Custom DE. cairo-dock and Pcmanfm reset on logout?

Using Lubuntu Latest... I created a custom Desktop Environment using Openbox, cairo-dock and Pcmanfm... I created mydesk.desktop in /usr/share/xsessions containing [Desktop Entry] Name=WOWcool Comment=...
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16.04 LTS server. Trying to use zfs but it is not auto mounting after reboot

So I am running a fresh copy of Ubuntu Server 16.04 (Did install the Ubuntu-desk on top of it but otherwise stock) I installed zfsutils-linux then using instructions from the Ubuntu zfs kernel ...
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ubuntu 16.04 keep restarting when running spark in yarn client mode

I have just installed ubuntu 16.04 but it is very unstable, and it keeps restarting randomly. My last random restart was on 02:16 and the following logs from /var/log/syslog may be related to the ...
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Cannot reboot/shutdown Ubuntu 16.04

I hadn't any problem with 14.04, but 16.04 is so buggy. I can't reboot Ubuntu after installation is completed from live USB/DVD and I must press the power button. Also sudo reboot and sudo poweroff ...
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must sudo modprobe after reboot

My wierless card is up and working. After each reboot i need to sudo modprobe rt5592sta I have searched and it looks like sudo su echo ndiswrapper >> /etc/modules exit should work. I tried ...
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During system restart telnet service isn't start automatically

Each time i restart the system i need to login through SSH & then restart the telnet service manually. Any idea how to get rid of this? System Info: Ubuntu 15.04 (GNU/Linux 3.16.0-36-generic ...
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Cannot shutdown or reboot after upgrading from 14.10 to 15.04 on Intel NUC

I have been running ubuntu 14.04, then 14.10 on my Intel NUC model DN2820FYKH for months without any issues. I recently reformatted and reinstalled a fresh copy of 15.04, and after doing so I am now ...
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Two HDD partitions with the same name result in uncertain directories

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 on a machine that has a lot of hard drives plugged into it. These hard drives have partitions with old OS's which have a lot of key data that I use often. The problem is, I ...
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MacMini Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 Headless Boot, Not Accessible, Not Booting

I have a 14.04 Ubuntu Desktop installation on a MacMini running headless in my closet. When I boot the server, it will not assign itself an IP address until I login to a user session. This means ...
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Keyboard and mouse only working after reboot

I'm currently running 14.04 beta on a Lenovo Thinkpad Twist (s230u). As the OS boots into the login screen, the built-in mouse and keyboard are disabled. The touch screen remains active, however. I'...
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Why am I shown the Setup Screen (Choose Language) after every reboot?

I get the setup screen where it asks me to choose language after I reboot the Ubuntu server. It happens after every reboot. How could I git rid of it?
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Sound completely cut out, and Restart or Pulse Audio can't fix it

Yes, I was watching a WebM video. Specifically the recent LinuxActionShow "review" of Elementary OS Luna. And about 8 or 9 minutes into the video. The sound just cut out completely. And now no sound ...
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Reboot ubuntu without a complete hardware reboot

I would like to reboot the OS as if it is pulled up from GRUB, but without actually rebooting the entire computer. This is because this machine has a bunch of different OSes on it and while a reboot ...
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Can't restart from Ubuntu 12.10

I am dual-booting Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8 Pro. Both run seamlessly but I've had the persistent issue of not being able to restart my machine properly from Ubuntu. If I am on Ubuntu and hit the '...
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Calling script on reboot only after MongoDB has started

I'm using the @reboot option as a root cron to update MongoDB when we do a reboot of a EC2 instance. The problem I have is MongoDB isn't loaded at the point the cron runs the script. Where is the ...
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How to fix: Ubuntu 12.04 reboots after loading with elilo

I have an HP p6-2120 with CPU: AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon Graphics RAM: 6GB BIOS: HO2_710.ROM v7.10 [AMI v7.10 4/19/2012] Disk: SATA1 (/dev/sda) - 1 TB (windows) Disk: SATA2 (/dev/sdb) - 1 ...
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Airplane mode after rebooot

After a reboot, my computer defaults to "Airplane mode". I have Ubuntu 12.04 and was wondering if others were experiencing this and if there was a fix. I have a HP G60.
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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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Ubuntu 11.10 restart and shutdown not working fully

I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on an Asus p8z68 v-pro motherboard which is a UEFI bios. The install seems to have worked fine except for one thing, when restarting or shutting down it gets stuck at the ...
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Cannot reboot or even shutdown my ubuntu

I use ubuntu 11.10. I recently installed gnome shell. The problem I'm facing is that i'm not able to restart or shutdown from ubuntu. I clicked on restart or shutdown button and nothing happens. Just ...
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