News Kill Linux Processes the Easy Way with Fkill

[Admin]

Stopping an unresponsive process in Linux can take several steps, but using fkill allows you to do it with one simple command.

Kill Linux Processes the Easy Way with Fkill : Read more

 

[domih]

That's one way. Alternatively many built-in solutions (no need for node.js) exist, including GUI-based ones:

https://www.linuxsecrets.com/1492-killing-a-unresponsive-process-or-application-on-linux

Ubuntu System Monitor (GUI) or equivalent in other distributions and pkill (console) are pretty good in terms of ease of use and usually present by default in many distributions.

 

[jkflipflop98]

laughs in Task Manager

 

[jaclu]

htop does the same and can be installed on MacOS

 

[unis_torvalds]

laughs in Task Manager

Also possible to use GUI task managers in any distro for those who are afraid of the command line.
I think the article was specifically only talking about CLI programs.

 

[unis_torvalds]

Shout out XKILL for those on default X (non Wayland) sessions!