https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490934
Bug ID: 490934
Summary: System Monitor no longer has a keybinding to SIGKILL a
process
Classification: Applications
Product: plasma-systemmonitor
Version: 6.1.3
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: ksysguard-b...@kde.org
Reporter: bugs.7n...@aleeas.com
CC: ahiems...@heimr.nl, plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Pressing the DEL key in the Processes view in System Monitor will end the
selected process via SIGTERM. However, very often processes get stuck in ways
that require use of SIGKILL for termination. In Plasma 5, you could do this by
pressing SHIFT+DEL, or by holding SHIFT while selecting the "End process"
context menu item. Since Plasma 6, SHIFT+DEL is still recognized but has the
same behavior as DEL.
You can go through "Context menu -> Send Signal -> KILL" instead, but SIGKILL
is needed often enough to warrant a more prominent exposure. It's also easy to
forget which of the poorly named POSIX signals is the desired one (TERM? KILL?
STOP?), whereas "Hold shift to force termination" is a straightforward mental
model.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the Processes view in System Monitor
2. Select any process by clicking on it
3. Press SHIFT+DEL, or hold shift while triggering the "End Process" context
menu action
OBSERVED RESULT
System Monitor offers to end the process via SIGTERM.
EXPECTED RESULT
System Monitor should offer to end the process via SIGKILL.
When holding shift in the context menu, the "End Process" action should change
to something like "End process (force)".
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.1.3
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See also bug 439123 that originally requested the SHIFT+DEL shortcut.
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