When you execute an application, it starts running a background process. A process has its own set of characteristics: Process Number (PID), Process Name, Unique Process Number, Process State, Process Origin, and Time, which each process takes. Multiple processes are frequently running simultaneously where one process is linked to a single program, and each process has its own set of components that perform specific tasks. Before jumping into that, firstly, we will check out a brief introduction of a process: What is a process in UbuntuĪ process is a series of steps that must be followed to complete a particular task or we can say that it is a program that performs some operation. This article will show you how I find and kill a process in Ubuntu using both the command line and Ubuntu User Interface. In this situation, you find yourself looking for methods to conveniently, quickly, and safely halt the unresponsive processes and applications because restarting your system is not always the best solution.
One or more of your programs or processes may hang from time to time while using Ubuntu.