On Thu, July 2, 2009 14:34, Fred Roller wrote: > On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 00:03 +0000, Mark C. Miller wrote: >> Is there a comparable key combination in Ubuntu for Window's >> control-alt- >> delete? > > Mark, Ctl+Alt+Del does bring up shutdown options in Ubuntu. If it did > not activate when you tried then you had a non-responsive keyboard. > This is sometimes noted by the flashing Num lock and Caps lock led. > Either way, same as windows, when the keyboard does not respond then you > are left with no option but to do a hard restart. Also, if you want a > task manager equivalent System -> Administration -> System Monitor. > Before you do a hard restart, try the Magic SysRq key: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic-SysRq-key