How to use xkill without using terminal In Linux
It is sounding weird to kill one process, we need to start another process. There is any way we can use xkill command without a terminal? yes, we can use xkill command without using the terminal. To access xkill command without using the terminal, we need to bind xkill command with the keyboard shortcut.
Let’s see how we can add xkill command to the keyboard shortcuts. We are going to see how we can bind keys in Gnome 3 desktop environment. Go to setting -> keyboard shortcut. Then you will see the following window:
Scroll down in the above setting window and right-click on the + button icon. After pressing the plus button, you will be prompted to input the command name and command and key binding on which this command should be launched. Enter the command name and command and keyboard shortcut which you like.
After entering the details, press add button. Now you can use the xkill command without using the terminal. Just press the shortcut you created.
How to kill processes on the Linux Desktop with xkill
xkill is a command-line utility that can kill the undesired windows on the user’s screen. Basically, xkill force the X server to close the connection to the client. This utility kills the programs without providing PID with a command. Now let’s see how to install the xkill on the systems.