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Seandex
Asked: 2020-06-30 02:18:06 +0800 CST

Ubuntu freezes, what's the shortcut to solve the memory leak problem?

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my Ubuntu recently freezes if I leave the desktop on for days. I could simply resolve it with CTRL+F2 or ALT+F2 then type 'r' command.

Since Ubuntu 20 (not sure it's the version) the 'r' doesn't exist anymore.

Is there a way to resolve my issue?

CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE works but it closes all of my applications. I want the solution to clear the memory leaks instead of close all.

Thank you.

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1 Answers

  1. The Alt+F2, rEnter possibility to restart Gnome Shell still exists in Ubuntu 20.04. However, as it always has been, this option only works if you are running Gnome Shell on top of Xorg instead of Wayland.

    That it does not work for you may happen because you are running Ubuntu on Wayland. To change to an Xorg session, log out, then before logging back in, select the "Ubuntu on Xorg" session by clicking on the cog in the right bottom corner before logging back in.

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