In Windows, we have the Windows task manager which can be used when the system becomes stuck or any programs become stuck (ie, ctrl+shift+esc). We can close the hung programs using this. I'm not too familiar with Ubuntu, are there any alternatives in Ubuntu for this purpose?
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1We have the same? gnome-system-monitor is is called. – Rinzwind Sep 29 '16 at 09:59
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@Rinzwind how can i call 'gnome-system-monitor' – ADH - THE TECHIE GUY Sep 29 '16 at 10:52
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how i can install that,if you post that as answer i will upvote it – ADH - THE TECHIE GUY Sep 29 '16 at 10:55
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That is installed by default. Just start it. Plus I have seen in attached to a keypress too (but do not know the shortcut ;-)) – Rinzwind Sep 29 '16 at 11:03
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1See here: Use Ctrl+Alt+Del to Launch Task Manager on Ubuntu – wjandrea Sep 29 '16 at 14:51
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xkill ... you can always open a terminal Ctrl+Alt+t and run xkill, then click on the window of the program that does not respond.
xkill must be installed beforehand, but is available in the official Ubuntu repositories.
Alternatively you can open the terminal, run top to determine the pid of the programm you want to close. Hit q to exit top, then run kill [pid]
