LXer: Key sequence to kill the X server (Control + Alt + Backspace)

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11-30-2009, 03:40 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,601 Rep:	LXer: Key sequence to kill the X server (Control + Alt + Backspace) Published at LXer: Current default for X servers as shipped in various distributions is to not enable the traditional Ctrl-Alt-Backspace key combination to kill the X server. If you would like to re-enable this feature, you may do so in your desktop's Keyboard Preferences application. Read More...

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