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		zozbot234 on Jan 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Systemd, 10 years later (2020) > have you tried pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete 7 times? It forces a reboot Not sure if serious? At that point, how is that any better than just using Windows? "Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete 7 times" has long been SOP there.

blueflow on Jan 8, 2022 | [–]

See https://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/tree/NEWS?id=2d...

Color me as part of the anti-systemd crowd, but i still got to support it on machines where i didn't get to choose.

ReactiveJelly on Jan 8, 2022 | [–]

Ah, someone scooped me! Just confirmed it in the docs https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.htm...

I didn't even know Windows did this. This is going to save my butt some day.

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