What to do when Linux freezes ~ Keyboard commands

Installed Linux Mint on my desktop computer, and I find the thing freezes–and not as in frozen mint ice cream. I needed a way to unfreeze Linux that doesn’t involve pressing and holding the power button–a huge no-no that I loathe to do as it almost certainly corrupts the filesystem. With Windows, the go-to command is <ctrl>+<alt>+<delete>. That doesn’t seem to do much of anything with Linux Mint. Here are some other Linux commands to try. (more…)