Recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 but it keeps freezing












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I recently switched my Acer laptop to Ubuntu 18.04 for a web dev class I'm taking and I'm having a problem where it keeps freezing and becoming entirely unresponsive. This doesn't seem to be linked to any application in particular. I saw a few older posts describing the same problem but in previous versions of Ubuntu and also for people running dual boot systems, neither of these is the case for me. Does anyone have any suggestions?



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  • Go back to the old posts. The old posts are still valid for recent single boot systems that keep freezing.
    – karel
    May 16 '18 at 0:36












  • Did you use top or System Monitor to make certain there aren't any processes using up a lot of resources? Also, how many browser tabs do you typically keep open at a time?
    – Hee Jin
    May 16 '18 at 0:38










  • I've just applied the fix proposed at this post: askubuntu.com/questions/761706/… I'll see if that fixes it. Thanks for the suggestion. Regarding resources, I don't think that's the problem. I only ever had at most two three tabs open since I've been mainly working on course work involving a virtual machine and sublime text. I thought it might have been due to the vm, but the last time it happened I only had FB opened and hadn't even touched the vm.
    – alberbecois
    May 16 '18 at 0:58
















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I recently switched my Acer laptop to Ubuntu 18.04 for a web dev class I'm taking and I'm having a problem where it keeps freezing and becoming entirely unresponsive. This doesn't seem to be linked to any application in particular. I saw a few older posts describing the same problem but in previous versions of Ubuntu and also for people running dual boot systems, neither of these is the case for me. Does anyone have any suggestions?



Thanks in advance.










share|improve this question






















  • Go back to the old posts. The old posts are still valid for recent single boot systems that keep freezing.
    – karel
    May 16 '18 at 0:36












  • Did you use top or System Monitor to make certain there aren't any processes using up a lot of resources? Also, how many browser tabs do you typically keep open at a time?
    – Hee Jin
    May 16 '18 at 0:38










  • I've just applied the fix proposed at this post: askubuntu.com/questions/761706/… I'll see if that fixes it. Thanks for the suggestion. Regarding resources, I don't think that's the problem. I only ever had at most two three tabs open since I've been mainly working on course work involving a virtual machine and sublime text. I thought it might have been due to the vm, but the last time it happened I only had FB opened and hadn't even touched the vm.
    – alberbecois
    May 16 '18 at 0:58














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I recently switched my Acer laptop to Ubuntu 18.04 for a web dev class I'm taking and I'm having a problem where it keeps freezing and becoming entirely unresponsive. This doesn't seem to be linked to any application in particular. I saw a few older posts describing the same problem but in previous versions of Ubuntu and also for people running dual boot systems, neither of these is the case for me. Does anyone have any suggestions?



Thanks in advance.










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I recently switched my Acer laptop to Ubuntu 18.04 for a web dev class I'm taking and I'm having a problem where it keeps freezing and becoming entirely unresponsive. This doesn't seem to be linked to any application in particular. I saw a few older posts describing the same problem but in previous versions of Ubuntu and also for people running dual boot systems, neither of these is the case for me. Does anyone have any suggestions?



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  • Go back to the old posts. The old posts are still valid for recent single boot systems that keep freezing.
    – karel
    May 16 '18 at 0:36












  • Did you use top or System Monitor to make certain there aren't any processes using up a lot of resources? Also, how many browser tabs do you typically keep open at a time?
    – Hee Jin
    May 16 '18 at 0:38










  • I've just applied the fix proposed at this post: askubuntu.com/questions/761706/… I'll see if that fixes it. Thanks for the suggestion. Regarding resources, I don't think that's the problem. I only ever had at most two three tabs open since I've been mainly working on course work involving a virtual machine and sublime text. I thought it might have been due to the vm, but the last time it happened I only had FB opened and hadn't even touched the vm.
    – alberbecois
    May 16 '18 at 0:58


















  • Go back to the old posts. The old posts are still valid for recent single boot systems that keep freezing.
    – karel
    May 16 '18 at 0:36












  • Did you use top or System Monitor to make certain there aren't any processes using up a lot of resources? Also, how many browser tabs do you typically keep open at a time?
    – Hee Jin
    May 16 '18 at 0:38










  • I've just applied the fix proposed at this post: askubuntu.com/questions/761706/… I'll see if that fixes it. Thanks for the suggestion. Regarding resources, I don't think that's the problem. I only ever had at most two three tabs open since I've been mainly working on course work involving a virtual machine and sublime text. I thought it might have been due to the vm, but the last time it happened I only had FB opened and hadn't even touched the vm.
    – alberbecois
    May 16 '18 at 0:58
















Go back to the old posts. The old posts are still valid for recent single boot systems that keep freezing.
– karel
May 16 '18 at 0:36






Go back to the old posts. The old posts are still valid for recent single boot systems that keep freezing.
– karel
May 16 '18 at 0:36














Did you use top or System Monitor to make certain there aren't any processes using up a lot of resources? Also, how many browser tabs do you typically keep open at a time?
– Hee Jin
May 16 '18 at 0:38




Did you use top or System Monitor to make certain there aren't any processes using up a lot of resources? Also, how many browser tabs do you typically keep open at a time?
– Hee Jin
May 16 '18 at 0:38












I've just applied the fix proposed at this post: askubuntu.com/questions/761706/… I'll see if that fixes it. Thanks for the suggestion. Regarding resources, I don't think that's the problem. I only ever had at most two three tabs open since I've been mainly working on course work involving a virtual machine and sublime text. I thought it might have been due to the vm, but the last time it happened I only had FB opened and hadn't even touched the vm.
– alberbecois
May 16 '18 at 0:58




I've just applied the fix proposed at this post: askubuntu.com/questions/761706/… I'll see if that fixes it. Thanks for the suggestion. Regarding resources, I don't think that's the problem. I only ever had at most two three tabs open since I've been mainly working on course work involving a virtual machine and sublime text. I thought it might have been due to the vm, but the last time it happened I only had FB opened and hadn't even touched the vm.
– alberbecois
May 16 '18 at 0:58










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Finally I fixed this. For me, I disabled the automatic login feature. If you can, navigate to Settings > Details > Users and turn off Automatic Login. You will have to click "Unlock" on the top right to change the setting.



If you are unable to get to this setting, I would try reinstalling Ubuntu while making sure to leave this option turned off.






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    I had the same problem on an HP 6565B. I solved it by installing, UKuu kernel update utility. I upgraded to the mainline kernel 4.19. Not only is the computer faster it's more responsive. It's a lot fast by far! Unleash Ubuntu 18.04 and update the kernel. If you install a new new Linux kernel on your Ubuntu machine and it does not work properly, a piece of hardware fails, or any other issues arise you can easily boot in to an older kernel from the GRUB screen then, when back up, use Ukuu to remove the mainline kernel.






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      Finally I fixed this. For me, I disabled the automatic login feature. If you can, navigate to Settings > Details > Users and turn off Automatic Login. You will have to click "Unlock" on the top right to change the setting.



      If you are unable to get to this setting, I would try reinstalling Ubuntu while making sure to leave this option turned off.






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        Finally I fixed this. For me, I disabled the automatic login feature. If you can, navigate to Settings > Details > Users and turn off Automatic Login. You will have to click "Unlock" on the top right to change the setting.



        If you are unable to get to this setting, I would try reinstalling Ubuntu while making sure to leave this option turned off.






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          Finally I fixed this. For me, I disabled the automatic login feature. If you can, navigate to Settings > Details > Users and turn off Automatic Login. You will have to click "Unlock" on the top right to change the setting.



          If you are unable to get to this setting, I would try reinstalling Ubuntu while making sure to leave this option turned off.






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          Finally I fixed this. For me, I disabled the automatic login feature. If you can, navigate to Settings > Details > Users and turn off Automatic Login. You will have to click "Unlock" on the top right to change the setting.



          If you are unable to get to this setting, I would try reinstalling Ubuntu while making sure to leave this option turned off.







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              I had the same problem on an HP 6565B. I solved it by installing, UKuu kernel update utility. I upgraded to the mainline kernel 4.19. Not only is the computer faster it's more responsive. It's a lot fast by far! Unleash Ubuntu 18.04 and update the kernel. If you install a new new Linux kernel on your Ubuntu machine and it does not work properly, a piece of hardware fails, or any other issues arise you can easily boot in to an older kernel from the GRUB screen then, when back up, use Ukuu to remove the mainline kernel.






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                I had the same problem on an HP 6565B. I solved it by installing, UKuu kernel update utility. I upgraded to the mainline kernel 4.19. Not only is the computer faster it's more responsive. It's a lot fast by far! Unleash Ubuntu 18.04 and update the kernel. If you install a new new Linux kernel on your Ubuntu machine and it does not work properly, a piece of hardware fails, or any other issues arise you can easily boot in to an older kernel from the GRUB screen then, when back up, use Ukuu to remove the mainline kernel.






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                  I had the same problem on an HP 6565B. I solved it by installing, UKuu kernel update utility. I upgraded to the mainline kernel 4.19. Not only is the computer faster it's more responsive. It's a lot fast by far! Unleash Ubuntu 18.04 and update the kernel. If you install a new new Linux kernel on your Ubuntu machine and it does not work properly, a piece of hardware fails, or any other issues arise you can easily boot in to an older kernel from the GRUB screen then, when back up, use Ukuu to remove the mainline kernel.






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                  I had the same problem on an HP 6565B. I solved it by installing, UKuu kernel update utility. I upgraded to the mainline kernel 4.19. Not only is the computer faster it's more responsive. It's a lot fast by far! Unleash Ubuntu 18.04 and update the kernel. If you install a new new Linux kernel on your Ubuntu machine and it does not work properly, a piece of hardware fails, or any other issues arise you can easily boot in to an older kernel from the GRUB screen then, when back up, use Ukuu to remove the mainline kernel.







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