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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux equivalent of Win+Ctrl+Shift+B? (Restart graphics driver) (lemy.lol)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I haven't been able to find one. Using Zorin OS which is GNOME.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Maybe sudo systemctl restart gdm? That's not quite the same as it restarts gnome display manager.

When your computer freezes and you can't get to a tty with Ctrl+alt+F4 then it likely encountered a kernel panic. A panic is not recoverable. In some senerios I've seen the amdgpu module run into a kernel oops which is recoverable. It doesn't really effect the desktop other than a studder as the kernel reinitializes in the background.

If your system is freezing start by checking RAM and then try a different GPU. Its likely a hardware issue