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Fix Unresponsive or Frozen Linux Computers using Shortcuts

makeuseof.com — Linux systems are known for their stable operation, designed to be operational without reboot for years. However if you still manage to pull a string and freeze up your computer there are quite a few ways to get the system back to work. This article introduces one of lesser known ways to deal with a crashed Linux system

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  • falkyr11, on 11/08/2008, -0/+2Cool...I'll have to try this on my Fedora 9 system at work that I just built.
  • kimme, on 12/06/2008, -0/+1Raising Skinny Elephants Is Utterly Boring
  • TheWindBlows, on 11/09/2008, -0/+1Bad drivers can screw up anything. Also if you run more stuff that your hardware can handle thats a pain too.
  • DrCalculus, on 11/08/2008, -0/+1I actually ran into a problem last night. I was showing off the new guest account feature when it failed to return me to my desktop, instead, showing only a black screen with some "code" looking text on it. It appeared frozen or locked up, except for the keyboard still working. I hit alt-f2 and logged in, then hit alt-f10 and it returned me to the graphical desktop.
  • chas46, on 11/08/2008, -1/+1 Linux freezes?......reboot; just like like that other OS. What's its name again?

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