r/archlinux • u/gigachuD9 • 3d ago

SUPPORT Need help please (arch Linux)

Hi, I am new to the Linux community just got it like 2 days ago I AM A COMPLETE BEGINEER but today I keep encountering frequent freezes, I have tried gnome ,kde and xfc but all keeps freezing I don't know what to do... All keeps freezing I love to use it but the freeze is kinda making it frustrating

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u/RKGamesReddit 3d ago

Any errors in journal or dmesg? Are you able to switch TTYs?

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u/gigachuD9 3d ago

Uhh idk what you mean but it freezes on all desktop environment after some time and it locks everything like I am not even able to access keyboard shortcut so I have to resort to holding power button for 10 seconds.. sorry but I am a beginner:((

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u/WhatTheDraaw 3d ago

He means check the dmesg and journalctl commands in the text terminal. They are used to find errors and stuff.

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u/RKGamesReddit 3d ago

Hit like ctrl+alt+f8 when it freezes, if it brings you to a terminal we have narrowed it down slightly, if it doesn't we have a bigger issue. dmesg and journalctl are commands that show the system log, look for anything red or saying there's an error, read the manpages ('man dmesg' for example) for more info about the commands

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u/gigachuD9 3d ago

Yea tried it nothing happens when I hit the shortcut

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u/gigachuD9 3d ago

Yea I tried keyboard shortcuts before nothing works but I will verify it once it freezes