It's helpful to take a few steps back from time to time to reassess where we're each coming from on our knowledge of tech (or anything) to better communicate.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago

The OS, or the window manager?

In 95% of cases, switching to a secondary tty(via ctrl+alt+f) will give you access to find and kill whatever is hanging without requiring a reboot.

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