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End the GUI on TTY7, and start a new one elsewhere

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How can I end the GUI from a different TTY, then start up a new one.

This is for the occasional freeze of the GUI, or inaccessibility. When all I can do is switch to another TTY (using Ctrl+Alt+F5 for TTY5) and start over, or reboot.

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answered 2 Years ago theurn · Accepted Answer

I found a much easier way to restart the GUI.

In most cases you can just use:
Alt+PrintScreen+K