Linux: Halt a render in process?

Support Basics & Interface
1

Is there some graceful way to do that? Simply trying to x out of any of the Blender windows does nothing.

2

esc key works for the internal renderer.

GreyBeard

3

So it does. Thank you.

4

If you use the YAFRAY software you can stop the render with the ESC key only if you turn off save XML FILE.