Re: How to get rid of resource hog whiptail
Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> writes:
>> None the less, whiptail is still here hogging away at 75-80 percent
>> cpu.
>>
>> When `aptitude remove' leaves the nasty bugger behind what is the
>> procedure to finally be clear rid of it?
>
> # apt-get install procps
>
> # pkill whiptail
>
> Or use 'killall' if you prefer. Or by just looking it up.
>
> ps -e | grep whiptail
>
> Let's say that is 32768, then:
>
> kill 32768
Well, yes. I know how to kill a process but does it magically
disappear then? Or maybe you mean to do the killing before running
aptitude?
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