Hi there, sorry if I was not very clear: Andrew stated it clearly... I was meaning exactly what he explained clearer.
As per [1]: "A soft reboot (also known as a warm reboot) is restarting a computer under software control, without removing power or (directly) triggering a reset line." Bye Piero [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting -- Slow reboot sequence https://launchpad.net/bugs/78693 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs