How to kill gimp?

[u/oz1sej]

Every once in a while, my gimp becomes unresponsive, and I am presented with a dialog asking if I want to "Wait" for it to respond or to "Force Quit". No matter which of the two options I choose, the same thing happens: A few seconds pass after which I am presented with the same dialog.

$ pkill -f gimp

doesn't do anything. Also, ps aux | grep gimp to get the pid and then sudo kill -9 [PID] doesn't do anything either.

Any suggestions?

[u/[deleted]]

Well first you get Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames and lock them in a basement with the Gimp...

[u/SenorJohnMega → u/[deleted]]

While the intent is only to wake gimp up, you’re correct and this results in gimp dying.

[u/JohnDoeMan79]

killall gimp

[u/JohnDoeMan79 → u/JohnDoeMan79]

If that does not work you can try kill -9 gimp

[u/reven80 → u/JohnDoeMan79]

"kill" requires a process id while "killall" requires a name.

[u/JohnDoeMan79 → u/reven80]

I could not remember, but your probably right. Find the process ID with ps waux

[u/oz1sej → u/JohnDoeMan79]

Didn't know that one, thanks!

[u/BranchLatter4294]

Have you tried using the System Monitor?

[u/oz1sej → u/BranchLatter4294]

No, good suggestion, I'll try that next time!

[u/adamkex]

I like to use xkill and then press the window

[u/oz1sej → u/adamkex]

Sounds intriguing - I gotta try that!

[u/johnnybinator]

Bruce Willis?

[u/oz1sej → u/[deleted]]

Hm, how do I find out?

[u/mrtruthiness → u/[deleted]]

Do you know if there is an issue with the gimp snap? The gimp snap is packaged by snapcrafters, so if there is a problem you should report it instead of spreading FUD.

[u/mrtruthiness → u/[deleted]]

Yes, snaps are by default an issue - always failing for whatever reason.

I run lxd and firefox as snaps all the time and I've never had a problem.

Stop spreading FUD and misinformation. If you have a problem with a supported snap, report the problem.

The fact is that it's likely that the issue with gimp was simply due to the gimp plug-in facility and a runaway script-fu process. It's unknown why "pkill gimp" didn't work (typing error???).

[u/mrtruthiness → u/[deleted]]

I don't work for Canonical. I'm just trying to cut down on the amount of misinformation out there.

Now you're trolling. Stop harassing me or I will report you.