Re: [PLUG] Why does my computer seem to be running slow?

2021-12-06 Thread dick
On 12/6/21 10:53 AM, Paul Heinlein wrote: On Mon, 6 Dec 2021, Dick Steffens wrote: For some weeks I've been experiencing "slowness" with my Xubuntu box and with my Linux Mint box. I know I can run top to see what programs are using resources, but I don't really understand how to make use of

Re: [PLUG] Why does my computer seem to be running slow?

2021-12-06 Thread Dick Steffens
On 12/6/21 10:53 AM, Paul Heinlein wrote: On Mon, 6 Dec 2021, Dick Steffens wrote: For some weeks I've been experiencing "slowness" with my Xubuntu box and with my Linux Mint box. I know I can run top to see what programs are using resources, but I don't really understand how to make use of

Re: [PLUG] Why does my computer seem to be running slow?

2021-12-06 Thread Paul Heinlein
On Mon, 6 Dec 2021, Dick Steffens wrote: For some weeks I've been experiencing "slowness" with my Xubuntu box and with my Linux Mint box. I know I can run top to see what programs are using resources, but I don't really understand how to make use of that, since there are programs I don't

Re: [PLUG] Why does my computer seem to be running slow?

2021-12-06 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 6 Dec 2021, Dick Steffens wrote: Meanwhile, top says I have a zombie. What do I do about that? Dick, Zombies are killed when you reboot. Until then, ignore them. Rich

[PLUG] Why does my computer seem to be running slow?

2021-12-06 Thread Dick Steffens
For some weeks I've been experiencing "slowness" with my Xubuntu box and with my Linux Mint box. I know I can run top to see what programs are using resources, but I don't really understand how to make use of that, since there are programs I don't recognize. Also, while typing this (on my