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I want to exit and get to the operating system from a screen with no file-exit option

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System appears to lock me in the browser. Is there an easy way out of this?

For instance during loading is there a way to prevent Firefox from loading (perhaps a function key or an escape key sequence?) Operating system is Linux.

System appears to lock me in the browser. Is there an easy way out of this? For instance during loading is there a way to prevent Firefox from loading (perhaps a function key or an escape key sequence?) Operating system is Linux.

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cor-el
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Try http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs and Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix (Hang at exit)