Do xkill guarantee that closing its communication will kill/abort anything successfully?

xkill command does not give the guarantee that this command will successfully kill or abort the application. This command is simple, to close the connection of the application with the X server. Applications are indeed to terminate when their connection is closed with the X server, but some applications may continue after closing the connection with the X server.


How to kill processes on the Linux Desktop with xkill

xkill is a command-line utility that can kill the undesired windows on the user’s screen. Basically, xkill force the X server to close the connection to the client. This utility kills the programs without providing PID with a command. Now let’s see how to install the xkill on the systems.

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Do xkill guarantee that closing its communication will kill/abort anything successfully?

xkill command does not give the guarantee that this command will successfully kill or abort the application. This command is simple, to close the connection of the application with the X server. Applications are indeed to terminate when their connection is closed with the X server, but some applications may continue after closing the connection with the X server....

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