Restart Ubuntu via keyboard
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In win7, when I want to restart computer via keyboard until my operating system hasn't been loaded yet, I press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
What is equivalent to this command in Ubuntu?
(Note that I'm not asking for Task manager).
I wish to restart it if, for example, I pressed F10 but BIOS didn't load successfully so I have to reboot it. I really don't like brute way (using physical shutdown button).
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In win7, when I want to restart computer via keyboard until my operating system hasn't been loaded yet, I press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
What is equivalent to this command in Ubuntu?
(Note that I'm not asking for Task manager).
I wish to restart it if, for example, I pressed F10 but BIOS didn't load successfully so I have to reboot it. I really don't like brute way (using physical shutdown button).
shortcuts
edited Jan 18 at 12:46
WinEunuuchs2Unix
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asked Jan 12 at 18:57
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Do you want to do this as a rescue operation because the mouse does not work, or because you want a convenient way to reboot? Or for some other reason (please specify)?
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:13
1
To slightly improve upon the not-exactly-perfect-but-still-hopefully-useful workaround of using the terminal, with recent versions of Ubuntu which use systemd (16.04 or possibly earlier), you don't needsudo— justshutdown -r nowwill work. (The-rflag means restart, andnowspecifies the time.) Depending on which desktop environment you use (Unity, GNOME, XFCE?) you can specify a custom hotkey, for this command.
– aplaice
Jan 12 at 19:15
1
@aplaice reboot is shorter
– Rinzwind
Jan 12 at 19:30
2
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method to get a soft reboot. SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key: PressAlt+PrintScreenall the time, and then slowly (one key after another) the letter keys R E I S U B. See this link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key ; and this link, askubuntu.com/questions/968024/…
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:37
2
in KDE, Mate and Cinnamon desktops, Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up the shut down menu when you can choose to log off, restart or shutdown.
– ravery
Jan 12 at 20:15
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In win7, when I want to restart computer via keyboard until my operating system hasn't been loaded yet, I press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
What is equivalent to this command in Ubuntu?
(Note that I'm not asking for Task manager).
I wish to restart it if, for example, I pressed F10 but BIOS didn't load successfully so I have to reboot it. I really don't like brute way (using physical shutdown button).
shortcuts
edited Jan 18 at 12:46
WinEunuuchs2Unix
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asked Jan 12 at 18:57
mk1024
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In win7, when I want to restart computer via keyboard until my operating system hasn't been loaded yet, I press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
What is equivalent to this command in Ubuntu?
(Note that I'm not asking for Task manager).
I wish to restart it if, for example, I pressed F10 but BIOS didn't load successfully so I have to reboot it. I really don't like brute way (using physical shutdown button).
shortcuts
shortcuts
edited Jan 18 at 12:46
WinEunuuchs2Unix
41k1069153
asked Jan 12 at 18:57
mk1024
159313
edited Jan 18 at 12:46
WinEunuuchs2Unix
41k1069153
asked Jan 12 at 18:57
mk1024
159313
edited Jan 18 at 12:46
WinEunuuchs2Unix
41k1069153
edited Jan 18 at 12:46
WinEunuuchs2Unix
41k1069153
edited Jan 18 at 12:46
WinEunuuchs2Unix
41k1069153
41k1069153
asked Jan 12 at 18:57
mk1024
159313
asked Jan 12 at 18:57
mk1024
159313
asked Jan 12 at 18:57
mk1024
159313
159313
Do you want to do this as a rescue operation because the mouse does not work, or because you want a convenient way to reboot? Or for some other reason (please specify)?
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:13
1
To slightly improve upon the not-exactly-perfect-but-still-hopefully-useful workaround of using the terminal, with recent versions of Ubuntu which use systemd (16.04 or possibly earlier), you don't needsudo— justshutdown -r nowwill work. (The-rflag means restart, andnowspecifies the time.) Depending on which desktop environment you use (Unity, GNOME, XFCE?) you can specify a custom hotkey, for this command.
– aplaice
Jan 12 at 19:15
1
@aplaice reboot is shorter
– Rinzwind
Jan 12 at 19:30
2
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method to get a soft reboot. SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key: PressAlt+PrintScreenall the time, and then slowly (one key after another) the letter keys R E I S U B. See this link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key ; and this link, askubuntu.com/questions/968024/…
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:37
2
in KDE, Mate and Cinnamon desktops, Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up the shut down menu when you can choose to log off, restart or shutdown.
– ravery
Jan 12 at 20:15
|
show 2 more comments
Do you want to do this as a rescue operation because the mouse does not work, or because you want a convenient way to reboot? Or for some other reason (please specify)?
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:13
1
To slightly improve upon the not-exactly-perfect-but-still-hopefully-useful workaround of using the terminal, with recent versions of Ubuntu which use systemd (16.04 or possibly earlier), you don't needsudo— justshutdown -r nowwill work. (The-rflag means restart, andnowspecifies the time.) Depending on which desktop environment you use (Unity, GNOME, XFCE?) you can specify a custom hotkey, for this command.
– aplaice
Jan 12 at 19:15
1
@aplaice reboot is shorter
– Rinzwind
Jan 12 at 19:30
2
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method to get a soft reboot. SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key: PressAlt+PrintScreenall the time, and then slowly (one key after another) the letter keys R E I S U B. See this link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key ; and this link, askubuntu.com/questions/968024/…
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:37
2
in KDE, Mate and Cinnamon desktops, Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up the shut down menu when you can choose to log off, restart or shutdown.
– ravery
Jan 12 at 20:15
Do you want to do this as a rescue operation because the mouse does not work, or because you want a convenient way to reboot? Or for some other reason (please specify)?
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:13
Do you want to do this as a rescue operation because the mouse does not work, or because you want a convenient way to reboot? Or for some other reason (please specify)?
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:13
1
1
To slightly improve upon the not-exactly-perfect-but-still-hopefully-useful workaround of using the terminal, with recent versions of Ubuntu which use systemd (16.04 or possibly earlier), you don't need
sudo — just shutdown -r now will work. (The -r flag means restart, and now specifies the time.) Depending on which desktop environment you use (Unity, GNOME, XFCE?) you can specify a custom hotkey, for this command.– aplaice
Jan 12 at 19:15
To slightly improve upon the not-exactly-perfect-but-still-hopefully-useful workaround of using the terminal, with recent versions of Ubuntu which use systemd (16.04 or possibly earlier), you don't need
sudo — just shutdown -r now will work. (The -r flag means restart, and now specifies the time.) Depending on which desktop environment you use (Unity, GNOME, XFCE?) you can specify a custom hotkey, for this command.– aplaice
Jan 12 at 19:15
1
1
@aplaice reboot is shorter
– Rinzwind
Jan 12 at 19:30
@aplaice reboot is shorter
– Rinzwind
Jan 12 at 19:30
2
2
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method to get a soft reboot. SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key: Press
Alt + PrintScreen all the time, and then slowly (one key after another) the letter keys R E I S U B. See this link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key ; and this link, askubuntu.com/questions/968024/…– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:37
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method to get a soft reboot. SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key: Press
Alt + PrintScreen all the time, and then slowly (one key after another) the letter keys R E I S U B. See this link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key ; and this link, askubuntu.com/questions/968024/…– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:37
2
2
in KDE, Mate and Cinnamon desktops, Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up the shut down menu when you can choose to log off, restart or shutdown.
– ravery
Jan 12 at 20:15
in KDE, Mate and Cinnamon desktops, Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up the shut down menu when you can choose to log off, restart or shutdown.
– ravery
Jan 12 at 20:15
|
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SysRq REISUB
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method. This is a way to reboot linux systems gracefully, that often works to keep the file system healthy (in contrast to hard poweroff).
SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U B to reboot.
When you press the 'letter keys' you need not specify caps lock or shift.
The corresponding sequence to shut down the computer gracefully is:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U O to shut down.
B 'Boot' is replaced by O 'Off'.
You find more details at the following links,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
How to call up high priority responsive terminal window, even if Xubuntu is hopelessly frozen
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
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answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
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REISSUB= Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken. Might be useful to specify caps lock not necessary.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 18 at 12:50
@WinEunuuchs2Unix, Thanks :-)
– sudodus
Jan 18 at 14:55
1
@pa4080, Thanks for finding and fixing the 'left over from my copy-paste' :-)
– sudodus
Mar 13 at 8:19
I've just tried this - it's working like a charm.
– pa4080
Mar 13 at 8:27
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SysRq REISUB
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method. This is a way to reboot linux systems gracefully, that often works to keep the file system healthy (in contrast to hard poweroff).
SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U B to reboot.
When you press the 'letter keys' you need not specify caps lock or shift.
The corresponding sequence to shut down the computer gracefully is:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U O to shut down.
B 'Boot' is replaced by O 'Off'.
You find more details at the following links,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
How to call up high priority responsive terminal window, even if Xubuntu is hopelessly frozen
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
13.2k52461
answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
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REISSUB= Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken. Might be useful to specify caps lock not necessary.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 18 at 12:50
@WinEunuuchs2Unix, Thanks :-)
– sudodus
Jan 18 at 14:55
1
@pa4080, Thanks for finding and fixing the 'left over from my copy-paste' :-)
– sudodus
Mar 13 at 8:19
I've just tried this - it's working like a charm.
– pa4080
Mar 13 at 8:27
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
SysRq REISUB
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method. This is a way to reboot linux systems gracefully, that often works to keep the file system healthy (in contrast to hard poweroff).
SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U B to reboot.
When you press the 'letter keys' you need not specify caps lock or shift.
The corresponding sequence to shut down the computer gracefully is:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U O to shut down.
B 'Boot' is replaced by O 'Off'.
You find more details at the following links,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
How to call up high priority responsive terminal window, even if Xubuntu is hopelessly frozen
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
13.2k52461
answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
22.1k32871
3
REISSUB= Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken. Might be useful to specify caps lock not necessary.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 18 at 12:50
@WinEunuuchs2Unix, Thanks :-)
– sudodus
Jan 18 at 14:55
1
@pa4080, Thanks for finding and fixing the 'left over from my copy-paste' :-)
– sudodus
Mar 13 at 8:19
I've just tried this - it's working like a charm.
– pa4080
Mar 13 at 8:27
add a comment |
up vote
4
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up vote
4
down vote
SysRq REISUB
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method. This is a way to reboot linux systems gracefully, that often works to keep the file system healthy (in contrast to hard poweroff).
SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U B to reboot.
When you press the 'letter keys' you need not specify caps lock or shift.
The corresponding sequence to shut down the computer gracefully is:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U O to shut down.
B 'Boot' is replaced by O 'Off'.
You find more details at the following links,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
How to call up high priority responsive terminal window, even if Xubuntu is hopelessly frozen
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
13.2k52461
answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
22.1k32871
SysRq REISUB
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method. This is a way to reboot linux systems gracefully, that often works to keep the file system healthy (in contrast to hard poweroff).
SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U B to reboot.
When you press the 'letter keys' you need not specify caps lock or shift.
The corresponding sequence to shut down the computer gracefully is:
Press Alt + PrintScreen continuously, sometimes the Fn key is involved too (in laptops),
and then slowly (one key after another) the keys R E I S U O to shut down.
B 'Boot' is replaced by O 'Off'.
You find more details at the following links,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
How to call up high priority responsive terminal window, even if Xubuntu is hopelessly frozen
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
13.2k52461
answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
22.1k32871
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
13.2k52461
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
13.2k52461
edited Mar 13 at 8:15
pa4080
13.2k52461
13.2k52461
answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
22.1k32871
answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
22.1k32871
answered Jan 18 at 6:46
sudodus
22.1k32871
22.1k32871
3
REISSUB= Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken. Might be useful to specify caps lock not necessary.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 18 at 12:50
@WinEunuuchs2Unix, Thanks :-)
– sudodus
Jan 18 at 14:55
1
@pa4080, Thanks for finding and fixing the 'left over from my copy-paste' :-)
– sudodus
Mar 13 at 8:19
I've just tried this - it's working like a charm.
– pa4080
Mar 13 at 8:27
add a comment |
3
REISSUB= Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken. Might be useful to specify caps lock not necessary.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 18 at 12:50
@WinEunuuchs2Unix, Thanks :-)
– sudodus
Jan 18 at 14:55
1
@pa4080, Thanks for finding and fixing the 'left over from my copy-paste' :-)
– sudodus
Mar 13 at 8:19
I've just tried this - it's working like a charm.
– pa4080
Mar 13 at 8:27
3
3
REISSUB= Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken. Might be useful to specify caps lock not necessary.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 18 at 12:50
REISSUB= Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken. Might be useful to specify caps lock not necessary.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 18 at 12:50
@WinEunuuchs2Unix, Thanks :-)
– sudodus
Jan 18 at 14:55
@WinEunuuchs2Unix, Thanks :-)
– sudodus
Jan 18 at 14:55
1
1
@pa4080, Thanks for finding and fixing the 'left over from my copy-paste' :-)
– sudodus
Mar 13 at 8:19
@pa4080, Thanks for finding and fixing the 'left over from my copy-paste' :-)
– sudodus
Mar 13 at 8:19
I've just tried this - it's working like a charm.
– pa4080
Mar 13 at 8:27
I've just tried this - it's working like a charm.
– pa4080
Mar 13 at 8:27
add a comment |
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Do you want to do this as a rescue operation because the mouse does not work, or because you want a convenient way to reboot? Or for some other reason (please specify)?
– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:13
1
To slightly improve upon the not-exactly-perfect-but-still-hopefully-useful workaround of using the terminal, with recent versions of Ubuntu which use systemd (16.04 or possibly earlier), you don't need
sudo— justshutdown -r nowwill work. (The-rflag means restart, andnowspecifies the time.) Depending on which desktop environment you use (Unity, GNOME, XFCE?) you can specify a custom hotkey, for this command.– aplaice
Jan 12 at 19:15
1
@aplaice reboot is shorter
– Rinzwind
Jan 12 at 19:30
2
Responding to your edited original question: I suggest the 'SysRq REISUB' method to get a soft reboot. SysRq is often on the PrintScreen key: Press
Alt+PrintScreenall the time, and then slowly (one key after another) the letter keys R E I S U B. See this link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key ; and this link, askubuntu.com/questions/968024/…– sudodus
Jan 12 at 19:37
2
in KDE, Mate and Cinnamon desktops, Ctrl+Alt+Del will bring up the shut down menu when you can choose to log off, restart or shutdown.
– ravery
Jan 12 at 20:15