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Frequent Question: How Do I Open Task Manager in Linux Mint?

Sarah Jenkins • • 3 min read
Frequent Question: How Do I Open Task Manager in Linux Mint?
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In Windows you can easily kill any task by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and bringing up the task manager. Linux running the GNOME desktop environment (i.e. Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.) has a similar tool that can be enabled to run exactly the same way.

Is there a task manager for Linux Mint?

As Damien said, it’s called System Monitor in your Mint menu. You may prefer xfce4-taskmanager .

Where is Task Manager in Linux?

You press Ctrl+Alt+Del to get to the task manager in Windows. This task manager shows you all the running processes and their memory consumption. You can choose to end a process from this task manager application. When you’re just starting out with Linux, you may look for a task manager equivalent on Linux as well.

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