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ctrl-alt-f2 (or f3, f4)
this should switch away from graphical mode to a terminal.
log in kill whatever needs killin'
I thought Linux was supposed to be easy to use and that implies not needing to use a terminal?
In everyday use you shouldn't need to use the terminal but for crashes it can be very helpful to switch between ttys