how to endtask in linux
 

In windows you can endtask hung programs in linux what do u use? how do u identify the program u want to kill?

well you could either do:

Ctrl + Alt + Esc ---> and that will make your mouse pointer look like a Scull, and anything you click on will be killed.

OR

Ctrl + Esc ---> This will bring up the process table, and here you can choose the process that you want to kill.

OR

You can use the kill command in console. Do a:

man kill

to get more info about it.

top or ps -aux will show your processes.

kill -9 pid this will kill a process with no questions asked. pid is the process id for anyone who doesn't know which you can get from the ps -aux or top.

And of course you can always view the man page for kill for more options.

Awesome that worked! Thanx

Gonus

You'll get this from the man pages, but....

If you're in a more gentle mood, you can use kill -15 pid or kill -11 pid

Those will allow the process a certain degree of "finish up" time before killing them off. If you're sure the process is hung and can safely be annihilated, go for the -9.

j.

roger that

thanx

alt-ctlr-esc and ctlr-esc will work with kde only