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Honestly, yes.
Linux lacks a native Task manager, and this is one of the "death by a thousand cuts" roadblocks that prevent its adoption.
A user must be able to launch a graphical tool to manage processes even if everything else froze. That's just basic usability.
Can it be currently resolved with a terminal? Yes. Should it be resolved with a terminal? No.