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  1. What to do when a Linux desktop freezes?

    Mint freezes fewer times than my XP, but when it does, I don't know what to do, I just shut down the pc and restart it. So is there a command to fix Linux when it freezes?

  2. linux - What is the difference between reboot , init 6 and shutdown -r ...

    Under typical usage, reboot is only safe to use in single user mode. shutdown -r now is the canonical method to shutdown across different *nix's and safer to use in general and is functionally equivalent …

  3. How to find out from the logs what caused system shutdown?

    Try the following commands: Display list of last reboot entries: last reboot | less Display list of last shutdown entries: last -x | less or more precisely: last -x | grep shutdown | less You won't know who …

  4. linux - How to find out who/what caused a reboot/shutdown? - Unix ...

    Dec 18, 2019 · On a Linux machine that runs systemd, is there any way to see what or who issued a shutdown or reboot?

  5. reboot - Command to check if the machine was rebooted - Unix

    May 25, 2023 · Is there a command to check if the machine has been rebooted? I have tried last reboot | head -3 and who -r, but I noticed that both give the same result even when the machine is shut down.

  6. Is reboot -f a safe way to cold-reboot? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

    Jul 27, 2018 · On the machine I'm currently at, sudo reboot will only give me a warm reboot. Is sudo reboot -f a safe way to do a cold reboot (through BIOS)? I'm booting through MBR, not EFI and I'm …

  7. How do I start a Cron job 1 min after @reboot? - Unix & Linux Stack ...

    I need my script to be executed a minute after each reboot. When I apply @reboot in my crontab it is too early for my script - I want the script to be executed after all other tasks that are routin...

  8. linux - How to detect new hard disk attached without rebooting? - Unix ...

    Nov 14, 2017 · You'll need to complete a few actions and gain 15 reputation points before being able to upvote. Upvoting indicates when questions and answers are useful. What's reputation and how do I …

  9. How to choose between cold and warm reboot when using the ... - linux

    Dec 12, 2023 · Wikipedia makes a difference between cold and warm rebooting. So when using the reboot command on Linux how to choose between warm and cold reboot? Edit: Wikipedia mentions …

  10. How to poweroff when there's no systemd/init (e.g. using init ... - linux

    Dec 11, 2018 · Run reboot -f or poweroff -f, this should call reboot(2) directly. If you're on the real Linux virtual terminal (not the GUI terminal emulator), by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Note that the …