vern wrote: > If you are using KDE you can use the "process management tool" > I use it to ride herd on Nutscrape and the cdburners. In fact > I have it permantly installed on my tool bar at the bottom! > vern > > Wade wrote: > > > > Hi List, > > > > I have found an occasion or two to use the 'Ctrl, Alt, Backspace' > > command a couple of times which has been a saving grace, but I have only > > had a need to kill a runaway (unresponsive) app, rather than my xserver. > > My question, is there a way to kill an app and not restart my xserver? > > Also would this apply to a runaway process as well? > > > > Thanks, > > > > b/web > > Wade > > -- > V3rn waz h3r3! > Help! My Linux doc. heap has fallen > on me, and I can't get up! > ILOVEYOU is a GNUish plot! > > Hello, What I usually do is that: press CTRL+ALT+F2 'to get to tty2 console there login and use pidof or top (take a look at their respective man pages Younes Zouhair