{"id":23416,"date":"2020-07-28T04:41:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T04:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/?p=23416"},"modified":"2025-05-17T06:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T06:18:04","slug":"how-to-terminate-an-unresponsive-program-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/how-to-terminate-an-unresponsive-program-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Terminate an unresponsive program on Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do you terminate an unresponsive program on Linux?<\/h2>\n

To terminate an unresponsive program on Linux, you can use the following methods:<\/p>\n

By using the Terminal<\/h2>\n

Follow the below steps to stop the nonresponsive process. Identify the Process that is not responding.<\/p>\n

Open the Terminal.<\/p>\n

Use the top<\/strong> or htop<\/strong> command to view running processes. For example:<\/p>\n

$ top<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alternatively, you can use ps with grep to find the specific process:<\/p>\n

$ ps aux | grep <program_name><\/strong><\/p>\n

or<\/p>\n

$ ps -aef | grep <program_name><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kill the Process<\/h2>\n

Use the kill command followed by the Process ID (PID) to terminate the process. For example:<\/p>\n

$ kill <PID><\/strong><\/p>\n

If the process does not terminate, use the -9 option to kill it forcefully. The -9 flag is a nongraceful kill.<\/p>\n

$ kill -9 <PID><\/strong><\/p>\n

Example<\/h2>\n

In this example, we will terminate the non-responsive screen recorder application.<\/p>\n

\"Terminate<\/p>\n

Kill the Screen recorder Process<\/h2>\n

\"Stop<\/p>\n

Using System Monitor<\/h2>\n

Open System Monitor.<\/p>\n

Open the System Monitor application from your application menu. It is often called “System Monitor” or “Task Manager” depending on your distribution.<\/p>\n

Find and Terminate the Process
\nIn the System Monitor, find the unresponsive program in the list of processes.
\nRight-click on the process and select “End Process” or “Kill Process”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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