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how to shut down a process
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:12 pm
by cybervigilante
I started some music by clicking on it to start Rhythmbox but there seemed no way to shut it down until the music was over. Is there a graphical way to shut down processes like in Windows? If not, is there a terminal command to do that?
Re: how to shut down a process
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:20 pm
by Cosmo.
Graphical: Open the system monitor -> processes -> select the process and click to kill it.
Command line: enter xkill
and click at the window, which you want to kill.
Re: how to shut down a process
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:08 pm
by all41
Since you know the name of the process you can also terminate in the terminal:
Re: how to shut down a process
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:09 pm
by AZgl1800
My solution is a bit simpler.
Alt-F4 and down she goes.
Re: how to shut down a process
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:19 pm
by slipstick
I like the xkill method in this thread, just so I can use the skull-and-crossbones.
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=231314&p=1225053&h ... m#p1224947
This thread has the funny cartoon that is now missing from the above thread.
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=267968
Re: how to shut down a process
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:49 am
by Flemur
cybervigilante wrote: ⤴Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:12 pmI started some music by clicking on it to start Rhythmbox but there seemed no way to shut it down until the music was over.
That doesn't sound right.
Do you see a window? And clicking the "X" (close window) button didn't work?
Rt-click the rhythmbox toolbar icon-> close didn't work?
Re: how to shut down a process
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:59 am
by Cosmo.
This is again a case, where we miss the basic system specs:
What is your version of Mint and what is the desktop environment? Which kernel and which architecture? If you don't know open a terminal and enter:
Paste the output here.
You need to give this information for
every help request in
every thread.
Do not forget this in the future.
Possibly Rhythmbox is integrated in Cinnamon in the sound applet an needs to get closed by the applet. (I don't use Rhythmbox, so I cannot tell for sure.)