when programs freeze
 

Is there anything you can do when a program freezes to terminate it quickly. I just log out and log back in is there an easier way.

well lets pretend your using the burning software k3b, and it crashes on you, and btw if you don't know k3b is a burning program...anyways lets say it crashes, you can do the following:
ctrl-alt-f2
login as root
type --> killall -9 k3b
ctrl-f7 to go back to your X Windows.

actually i guess i should tell you the other way of doing this, cause sometimes its not as easy as just typing the programs name, so the other way would be the following:
ctrl-alt-f2
login as root
type --> ps -aux|more
look for the program in the last column (command column)
when you locate it, note the PID (PID (2nd)column)
when you find the PID:
type --> kill PID (where PID is the number you noted)
ctrl-f7 to go back to X.

Dahm that was a quick response (3min). Thanx drozz

By the way it ctrl-alt-f7, but thanks again

oh sorry...on my machine i can use either ctrl-alt-f7 or just ctrl-f7, i am just used to using ctrl-f7 thats why i said that :P