the act of stopping & starting a process, or rebooting an entire PC.
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Randomly rebooting server
I have an older ubuntu server that reboots without help from me. All of the fans are running, and it doesn't seem to be overheating. Below is the output of syslog right before the reboot. As you can ...
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Trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 i386 as a VM in VirtualBox, the system crashes upon completion
I followed numerous tutorials to download Ubuntu 13.04, and it continues to crash at the end of the setup. I basically followed this tutorial. I am prompted to restart my computer at the end of the ...
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How do you restart unity? I have no menu bars
Yesterday after running my ubuntu HDD in VMware on win7 I found that I had somehow lost unity. Even after actually booting into Ubuntu, unity was GONE. Every answer on the web couldn't bring it back. ...
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Lubuntu's asking password for shutting down
I've Lubuntu 13.04 64 Bit on my Lenovo Y570. System works well but Lubuntu's asking my password when I want to shutdown or restart the computer.
How can i fix it?
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Switching off the mouse during suspend? How too?
How can I automatically switch off the mouse, during suspend, so that an accidental brushing of the mouse or table, doesn't result in a restart?
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Ubuntu not booting after installation. (dual boot with win7)
I install Ubuntu along-side with win7 on a separate partition.
Problem: When I choose Ubuntu at the grub menu, Ubuntu not starting just the computer do restart after ~30 secs.
I try to reinstall, ...
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2answers
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Machine restarts abruptly
I'm running on 12.04.2, and over the last two days, there have been 3 incidences where my computer has re started. No warning message, nothing, it just blanked out and started itself again. Everything ...
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Laptop randomly stops
After a while, my laptop just shuts down straight away as if you take out the battery. When I restart and sign in, it happens again almost straight after pressing enter to sign in. Then I restart ...
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Unable to shutdown, restart or log out
I have been unable to restart, shutdown, or log out of ubuntu since the release of 12.04. I have upgrade at the time of release for 12.10 and now for 13.04 and have had no change in the situation. On ...
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ubuntu 13.04 endless reboot
I was using Ubuntu 12.10 without any problem. When Ubuntu 13.04 was released, I formated my disk and installed new Ubuntu 13.04 from USB. Installation process was done, I restarted system, but while ...
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Restart of new 12.04.2 installation in Toshiba Satellite goes to black screen after login
Just installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 and restart goes to black screen after login.
The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite with Celeron processor. Rebooted several times and still no success!
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Cannot shutdown or restart using Ubuntu 12.10
I use Ubuntu 12.10 recently installed. Now it cannot shutdown or restart. I remember it was shut-downed or restarted properly a few days ago. Now when I shutdown it, the screen turns to black swiftly ...
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Why does my PC shut down on boot?
Ubuntu 12.04.
So Ubuntu was working perfectly. I wanted to restart (Only because it was lagging a little) my PC, but weridly, it shutdown perfectly, but then didn't do the starting up part. So I ...
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SD-device hidden in Windows 7 after using Ubuntu and restarting laptop
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Thinkpad X230 laptop alongside Windows 7. When I restart the laptop after using Ubuntu, my SD memory card is not recognized by Windows, even after ejecting and ...
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HP Envy 15 keeps restarting instead of installing Ubuntu 12.10 from usb stick
I have set the bios to boot using the usb stick and I can get to a menu that asks if I would like to try Ubuntu or install it. When I choose install, it asks me if I want to install Ubuntu inside of ...
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apache2 won't start
I upgraded from ubuntu 10.04 server to ubuntu 12.04 server and things got messed up. After a while i got things to work. After a new installation of apache2 and mysql and phpmyadmin, apache2 won't ...
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Dropbox keeps having me log back in
Each time I boot up Ubuntu, Dropbox asks me to log back and then tells me that I have linked to this computer before, which I have. I am running Ubuntu 12.10 off of a live USB. Dropbox is the only ...
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2answers
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How do I reset the network stack as if from a reboot?
Sometimes my netbook (Dell Mini 10v with Broadcom bcm4322 wireless adapter, Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS) gets into a state where it can see wireless connections but not connect to them.
Rebooting always fixes ...
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Launch program in screen after reboot
I am running several headless Ubuntu 12.04 boxes. My typical usage involves logging into each machine via a putty session and executing a script using screen.
After logging in via putty, I execute ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 Server install fails, loops to restart
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 Server 64bit on an Intel Core 2 Duo PC (2GB RAM).
I can boot from CD or USB-Stick (tried both) and the menu where I can choose to install Ubuntu server appears. ...
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ubuntu doesn't start up after dual boot installation error: cannot read /dev/sda : input/output error
I had ubuntu working fine until today. I tried to reinstall and got the above message after rebooting. It is a Dual Boot configuration on a windows 7 laptop
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Have to CTRL+ALT+DEL to get GRUB menu HP Pavilion ze2000 Ubuntu 12.10
I've got a HP Pavilion ze2000 with a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 and after I got my wireless working, (12.10 HP Pavilion ze2000 wireless doesn't work) I'm ready to tackle this GRUB menu issue. ...
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When disabling bluetooth in Ubuntu dual boot then it does not show in Windows 8
I've installed Ubuntu a while ago using WUBI over Windows 8. Whenever I disable bluetooth in Ubuntu and then restart or start normally my laptop in Windows, then I cannot find the bluetooth icon at ...
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My computer needs two reboots in order to successfully boot into Ubuntu. Please help
So, I have been running Ubuntu for about a month now. I chose to encrypt when I installed, so I am prompted for the password I set when I boot.
My problem is that every time I shut down completely, I ...
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Ubuntu and Thunderbird forget my settings — how can I stop this?
A greenhorn here, so apologies for not spotting a probably simple solution.
Ubuntu Unity sometimes loads with wireless internet switched off.
Thunderbird never remembers basic user settings such as ...
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lost right as administator
I have 12.04 freshly installed in my laptop. Recently I lost my rights as administrator. Hereare the problems:
1. unable to do updates from Update Manager (though no problem if I do it from terminal).
...
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Should I always restart the system when I see “System restart required”?
These two nice SE posts (1, 2) comment on restarting one's ubuntu machine but they leave me with a few questions:
How do you actually do the restart (I'm a beginner and using 12.04.1 LTS)?
Should I ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 12.10 with USB
I've downloaded the .iso file (ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso), and then used Unetbootin to make my 16Gb Kingston pendrive a live-USB. Then I restart my notebook (samsung r580) and access the BIOS. I ...
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Netbeans not working after restarting the computer
I have NetBeans 7.1 installed on Ubuntu 11.10. I had to restart the computer to free up some disk space that had been gobbled up by apache. (apache2/error.log had taken up well over 90% of the disk ...
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1answer
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Unity broken after regular updates
Today I updated Ubuntu 12.04 with the Update Manager as usual. After that I restarted the system as required. When I logged in again the sidebar has only the trash can, the dash button and the switch ...
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1answer
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Can't shutdown/restart linux
This started yesterday, I'm dual booting win7 and Ubuntu but when I'm shutting down/restarting Ubuntu to switch OS I only get to the log-out screen.
I can turn the computer off with the power button ...
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1answer
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Computer gave up on life after restart
I am using Ubuntu for a while and I don't have Internet Connection. So I got installed No updates recently. From few days its behaving strangely.I am not sure what actually cause this , either due to ...
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Restart required after sudoers change
I would like to know, why it is required to reboot, to apply the changes, which I made.
I refer to the use of
adduser username sudo
I use Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Server".
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Ubuntu Random Freeze and then Restart [duplicate]
I'm on the verge of throwing my computer out my window. Ubuntu keeps randomly freezing and restarting itself. When it freezes, I can't move the mouse and it won't respond to any keyboard input. ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 restarts unexpectedly and runs very slow
I am new to Ubuntu and have installed Ubuntu 12.10. I have first time tried OS other than Windows.
I have
Processor: Genuine Intel® CPU T2250 @ 1.73GHz × 2
Ram: 2.0 GB
Graphics: Intel® 945GM ...
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My OS restarting repeatedly
I am using EDUBUNTU 11.10 from last 2-3 months. I have been experiencing a problem since 2/3 weeks that when I am opening 2-3 pages in Chromium or Firefox, or working with any office tool, the OS ...
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grub out of disk error on restart
Just purchased 60 Gb Intel SSD and instaled 12.04 on my old HP nx7400.
After reboot grub: out of disk apeared
I turned computer off and turned on again - no errors - ubuntu loaded. Restarted and ...
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Ubuntu via usb. Nothing works
I am using ubuntu via usb to try it out. I can't use wifi. Every time I try to install updates it fails half way through. When I restart all of my setting are lost. Do I need to install in order to ...
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How to restart every 30 minutes automatically?
I would like to schedule a restart of my Ubuntu every 30 minutes. Is there any command or a graphical way to do it?
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Stop auto restart of programs
When I start my ubuntu 12.04 I think my programs from last time it was open are still working in the background is there a way to stop that from happening...?
I saw that through the system monitor I ...
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2answers
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Laptop shuts down but keeps turning back on after Ubuntu shutdown [closed]
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 with Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. If it matters, I have a secondary NVIDIA GPU which I use Bumblebee with Primus to control (in the absence of Optimus drivers for Linux).
...
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ubuntu 12.10 login screen restart and shutdown button not working
ubuntu 12.10 login screen restart and shutdown button not working
Nothing to say more actually.
What am i doing wrong?
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ubuntu 12.10 kde restart not reboots/restarts pc but log off user
ubuntu 12.10 kde reboot not reboots/restarts pc but log off user
Nothing to say anymore actually.
What am i doing wrong?
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Ubuntu 12.10 Freezes on Restart [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 from the disk on my computer (previously Windows XP) and the install went quite slowly. After ...
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mediatomb restart
when I type sudo service mediatomb restart, mediatomb starts on a different IP address/port and can't be seen by devices.
I suspect his is becuase the default port wasn't closed properly.
Does ...
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What if my computer restarts when trying to login in sl or clicking any Dash option?
Till a week ago everything was working just fine.
After my last update whenever I try to login in Second Life OR clicking any Dash option, my computer restarts!
A new ...symptom raised - I downloaded ...
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Reboot/Turn Off Issues [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I installed the command line version of Ubuntu off the minimal 12.10 cd and am working on building ...
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377 views
“/etc/init.d/networking restart” with non-root user
I have a thin client with 112mb RAM which boots ubuntu server 12.04.1 from a usb drive with openbox and it is to be used by students to communicate with cisco equipment. And because of this the ...
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How to manually restart services affected by apt upgrades?
How can I issue apt upgrades without automatically stopping/starting daemons? I'd like to manually restart services.
To cite a specific example:
I'll revisit a long-running machine and run sudo ...
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why do I have to restart Ubuntu 12.10 in a couple of days time max?
When I installed Ubuntu 12.10, one of the benefits I was looking for was to go without restarting the OS for months. But every 2 days or so the system gets heavy and it's not the same switching ...
