Kill process - Killing a Program - using kill command or System Monitor - End Process

1. When you are opening firefox, you may get an error message, "Firefox is already running" or "Firefox is already Open". Then you might restarted your system.

2. Sometimes some Programs like VLC or anyother program may refuse to run. 

3. Sometimes a program may not respond, you want to kill that process.

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One solution for all the above problems is to kill that process. There are many ways to do it.

Using Terminal:

Way1:

       $ pkill process_name

e.g., 

       $ pkill vlc

Way2:

          $ pgrep process_name

This will return you the 'process_ID' then

          $ kill process_ID

e.g.,   $ pgrep vlc

              2715

           $ kill 2715

Kill a Process in GUI:

     Way1: Goto System -> Administration -> System Monitor

Choose, 'Processes'. Then Choose the process you want to end, and then click, 'End Process'

Caution: You may have to do it twice.

Way2: (for new users)

      This is to KILL  a process, which is not responding, Right click on Panel, choose "Add to Panel" then Add, "Force Quit". After adding force quit, Click once on Force Quit, then click on the application, this will kill that application.

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