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Re: [LUG] quitting a job

 

ps -ax | grep dkpg
kill -15 "the process number"

jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi, I am currently trying to install a program but during the process 
I am
> told that there is another program running that must be quit/stopped/killed
> before I can continue to do the install. I can't seem to do the command. 
I'm
> doing dkpg -kill   and dkpg -configure -quit  but these don't work. I 
am
> pretty useless with the command line and often get confused with the syntax
> of the help files. Can anyone give me a simple command the will term 
dkpg.
> Cheers, Jon.
>
>  
HI, thanks. is 15 the job number in your case or is that what the job number 
will be for dkpg ?...


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