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CTRL+ALT+DEL, auf Linux

  • 07-12-2001 7:58am
    #1
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭


    I have a small problem, but very annoying to say the least. I have three netscape windows open, but they've all gone and bloody crashed (****), so is there a command that is similar to pressing ctrl,alt,del in windows that will bring up a currently running processes box and then allow you to stop them running (has happened before but I want to start using linux properly now, so these things I need to know).

    Ta for the help, need any more info, give me a reply and it shall be yours.

    Baz_


Comments

  • #2
    Snaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭Snaga


    Open up a seperate virtual terminal, ctrl-alt-F2

    log in, find the process id's with a quick
    ps -aux | grep netscape

    and then kill -9 the id. Exit the terminal and then ctrl-alt-F7 to get back to X


  • #3
    Snaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭Snaga


    hmm got a little ahead of myself, if its just netscape thats crashed then forget the above(although itll still work ;) )

    Just open a terminal and type,

    ps -aux | grep netscape

    and then

    kill -9 <processid>

    should do the trick


  • #4
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭Baz_


    ta mate


  • #5
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    Other method (in RH, KDE) press CTRL-ESC to bring up a task manager and CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE will do a forced reboot of KDE (which is always handy for muppets who put endless loops into programs :rolleyes: ).


  • #6
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Another option is to bring up a terminal window, type xkill. The mouse pointer should change shape, simply point to the window you want to kill and click on it.

    TD.


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  • #7
    moist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 296 ✭✭moist


    In some window managers (i.e. windowmaker) you can
    host down <Ctrl> and click the 'X' in the top right
    corner to kill a crashed nutscrape.
    I use this quite a lot :(

    Other window managers have a similar feature, I just
    can't remember any off hand...


  • #8
    Gavin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭Gavin


    Originally posted by Hobbes
    Other method (in RH, KDE) press CTRL-ESC to bring up a task manager and CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE will do a forced reboot of KDE (which is always handy for muppets who put endless loops into programs :rolleyes: ).

    This will work on any unix X server actually. It kills and restarts the server itself.. thus restarting any apps running off the server.

    Gav


  • #9
    moist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 296 ✭✭moist


    Originally posted by Verb


    This will work on any unix X server actually. It kills and restarts the server itself.. thus restarting any apps running off the server.

    Gav

    Assuming that it hasn't been disabled on that particular X server with Option "DontZap"
    in the config file.
    (XF86 of course :))


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