Why Is My Ubuntu Freezing?
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If you are running Ubuntu and your system randomly crashes, you may be running out of memory. Low memory could be caused by opening more applications or data files than will fit in the memory you have installed. If that is the problem, do not open so much at one time or upgrade to more memory on your computer.

How do I fix Ubuntu from freezing?

When everything stops working, first try Ctrl + Alt + F1 to go to a terminal, where you can likely kill X or other problem processes. If even that doesn’t work, try using holding down Alt + SysReq while pressing (slowly, with a few seconds between each) R E I S U B .

How do I fix Ubuntu 18.04 LTS random freezes?

Unleash Ubuntu 18.04 and update the kernel.
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I suspected it is because of the missing drivers.

  1. Go to Software & Updates. …
  2. Chose Nvidia driver meta-package from nvidia-driver-304. …
  3. You can also increase you swap space.
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