linux task manager equivalent.

mrpringle · 07-03-2004, 08:27 AM

Hello,
While i have been using linux, an unstable program has caused the computer to stop responding properly and I cannot access the task managers or terminal.. Is there anything equivalent to alt+ctrl+delete that can fix the problem of having to constantly reboot each time a program causes kde to stop respond.

I'm using suse 9.1 and kde.

Thanks

Jose Muñiz · 07-03-2004, 08:31 AM

It depends. You can try Ctrl + Alt + Esc (That will run xkill, an utility to kill a window). If that doesn't work, try Ctrl + Alt + Backspace to restart the X Server.

An equivalent to Win Task Manager can be Linux's top. It gives you information on the running processes and how many resources they are consuming. I remember having seen a graphical task manager too,for KDE . But I can't remember the name

XavierP · 07-03-2004, 08:34 AM

If the program dies partway through you have a couple of options. Click the 'start' button and click run. Type in xkill,your cursor will change. Then click the offending program.

Alternatively, open a console and type in ps -aux. You will see a list of all running processes. Each process (listed at the end of each line) will have a corresponding PID number. Type in kill <PID number> and it will be closed.

david_ross · 07-03-2004, 08:35 AM

Welcome to LQ.

If you want to restart the GUI press "Ctrl + Alt + Backspace".

To kill an individual proccess you need to find it's PID with the "ps" command and the kill it with the "kill" command.

Cerbere · 07-04-2004, 12:13 AM

If you don't want to kill the entire Xwindow environment, you may be able to simply 'pause' it by hitting ctrl+alt+F2 (actually F1-6) to enter a virtual console. Then from this console, you can run 'ps -ax' or 'top' to find the PID of the offending process, kill it, then return to Xwindows with ctrl+alt+F7 (or for some distros, just ctrl+F7).

Enjoy!
--- Cerbere