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["Jeb E." <886620@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

There are no common names for applications, there is no default popular
keyboard shortcut to access the System Monitor (like Ctrl+Alt+Del or
Command+Opt+Esc), and there is no tab for applications that the user
actually knows are running (like open windows). We need to look at
Microsoft's task manager for insight on how to make the System Monitor
both for Ubuntu's target audience (everyday people) and big tech-junkies
like myself. This can be a security risk, especially for people new to
GNU/Linux and Ubuntu, as a serious problem could be running without the
user able to stop it easily.

** Affects: gnome-applets
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: gnome-system-monitor
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Visibility changed to: Public

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886620

Title:
  System Monitor is too complex for everyday users.

Status in The Gnome Panel Applets:
  New
Status in The GNOME System Monitor:
  New
Status in “gnome-system-monitor” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  There are no common names for applications, there is no default
  popular keyboard shortcut to access the System Monitor (like
  Ctrl+Alt+Del or Command+Opt+Esc), and there is no tab for applications
  that the user actually knows are running (like open windows). We need
  to look at Microsoft's task manager for insight on how to make the
  System Monitor both for Ubuntu's target audience (everyday people) and
  big tech-junkies like myself. This can be a security risk, especially
  for people new to GNU/Linux and Ubuntu, as a serious problem could be
  running without the user able to stop it easily.

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