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Or you can use # kill -9 process ID
-9 is special kill signal, which will kill the process (Linux command, not UNX)

I am thinking for few months if I should install Ubuntu on my laptop .. now, with your guidance, I finally have the courage to do it :-)
Thanks again for your posts ...

Great thread ... I am Linux/UNIX newbie ... I am still trying to untangle all the definitions, terms and commands and this post cleared my mind regarding the kernel :D
Thank you for nice explanation...

ah this was one of the questions for my interview :D
Thanks for this great post ... i`ll save it, because is very nicely explained