Linux users often take pride in the fact that they don't have to reboot their system often, unlike Windows. But sometimes in order for the changes to take place after a major software update, you may need to restart even a Linux system. In addition to applying changes after an update, restarting a system is also a very effective solution to solving various problems. When you reboot the system, all programs that are running are removed from primary memory when the Linux system shuts down, and the initial boot process is followed from the beginning. But rebooting a Linux system is completely different compared to its counterparts. In this article, we will share command line and GUI methods on how to reboot your Linux system.

The Linux command line gives its users great flexibility and options to play with when they need to reboot their systems. The command line method is handy when you need to restart a Linux server. We recommend that you use these commands carefully, otherwise accidentally running commands can lead to data loss or outright data corruption. That said, let's look at the Linux commands we can use to reboot our Linux systems.

First, shutdown is the easiest and one of the most used commands to reboot the Linux system. The syntax for restarting a Linux computer using the shutdown command is:

sudo shutdown -r 10:20