How to End / Kill Applications / Processes in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

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How to End / Kill Applications / Processes in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

In Ubuntu 12.04, there’s a program called Gnome System Monitor that can be accessed from ‘Dash’which is used to kill or end processes.

However, I prefer to use keys combination to quickly launch gnome-system-monitor.  To create keyboard shortcuts for this program, go to the ‘Control Gear –> System Settings’

Then select ‘Keyboard’

 

Next, select ‘Shortcuts’ tab and click ‘Add’  (plus)

 Then type the name and command for Gnome System Monitor. The command for that program is:

gnome-system-monitor

 Click ‘Apply’  , then select the line to add a shortcut. At first, it will say ‘Disabled’. Click on the word ‘Disabled’, it will read’ New accelerator..’  begin typing the keys combination you want. eg. (  Ctrl  Alt  K )

(I used Ctrl-Alt-Del which required a reassign - more on that below) 

 After typing the key combination, it should appear as shown below. 

 If you selected Ctrl-Alt-Del, this warning will pop up:

Click Reassign.

When you need to quickly access the program, type the keys combination to launch it, then use it to kill programs or processes.