How to kill processes on the Linux Desktop with xkill | Linux Today

How to kill processes on the Linux Desktop with xkill

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Bill Toulas
May 19, 2015

Linux is renown for its stability, rigidness and superior error-free functionality, but no matter how advanced and bug-free a system may be, it is inevitable that things will brake and windows will freeze/hang at some point. This is thankfully not disastrous at all, as Linux users can utilize smart tools and commands that will allow them to get rid of those nasty ???not responding??? applications instantly!

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Bill Toulas

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