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th0114nd
2214 days ago
You should check out xkill, which transforms the mouse into the window killing button
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tinus_hn
2213 days ago
That just tells the server to remove the window and break the process. If it’s really stuck it’ll keep spinning in the background.
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gerdesj
2214 days ago
It turns the cursor into a little skull and crossbones. I remember using it quite often 20+ years ago, not so much these days.
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mynegation
2214 days ago
Yeah, last time I used it was in 1996 on AIX running on IBM RT PC.
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gerdesj
2213 days ago
I gave it a go today and it's now red 8)
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