Applications do not close with new kernel

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sun, 2012-02-19 at 14:41 +1100, Roger wrote:
> On 19/02/12 12:18, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > On 02/18/2012 12:39 AM, Roger wrote:
> >> None of my apps close since the last kernel kernel update and everything
> >> becomes inaccessible..
> >> Opening apps is fine but then the system stops, not the keyboard
> >> fortunately.
> >>
> >> The only way to kill an app is to <ctrl><alt><F2> and log in again then
> >> try to kill the app or reboot.
> >> Roger
> >
> > Install xkill and put it on your panel.  Then, as long as the mouse is 
> > working, you can kill any unresponsive program.  This isn't a solution 
> > to your underlying issue, but it may help
> 
> Thanks but the mouse is not functional when this happens.
> problem with the gnome3 desktop is the lack of easily findable shortcuts 
> and hot keys.
> I cannot find a hot key to bring up a terminal so cannot try ps aux and 
> kill the app that way.
> The only option is to switch to another login, I've tried everything I 
> can think of.

You could also try a different desktop, such as KDE, FVWM etc.

poc