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[Solved]PC froze, now what? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux4noobs
 

What do I do, when my PC freezes?

Windows has ctrl+alt+del, does Linux Mint has something comparable? The only thing I know about is REISUB, but that borked my PC, so I am hesitant to use that again.

Are there any remaining alternatives to waiting and/or using the power button?

Edit: Thank you all for your insights and possible fixes. Crashes usually happened when I was running (cpu/ram?) heavy workload. Increasing swap space was not even on my radar, so I did that now. :) Hopefully Mint will run more stable now.

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just wandered by from /All and I want to commend you for putting this much work into a helpful comment.