PSA: GNOME Shell replace from another TTY

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PSA: GNOME Shell replace from another TTY

If your GNOME Shell went FUBAR and you can't reach a terminal from it to issue ~~gnome-shell --replace~~(apparently this is broken since 3.30), and Alt+F2 doesn't work, you can use the following in another TTY or via SSH:

killall -3 gnome-shell

That'll be all.

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MondayToFriday

lemmy.ca

According to this article, gnome-shell --replace no longer works starting with GNOME Shell 3.30.

Avid Amoeba reply

lemmy.ca

Tried it, wow, it did indeed vomit in my face.

jxk

sh.itjust.works

Does sending SIGQUIT behave differently than sending SIGTERM?