On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 11:39, JoeHill wrote: [Snip] > One of the best ways to check for something choking resources, which is the #1 > cause of slowness, is to run 'top' in a term. > > If you want to see just what processes *you* are running, hit 'u' and type your > username, and enter. > > Either way, look for something at the top of the list that is chewing up CPU > time (likely) or memory (doubtful). > > KDE ain't the lightest desktop there is (LOL!) but it should run snappy on a > system like yours. Is it KDE then that is the problem?
I ran top, but didn't see anything chewing resources (memory or cpu). My RAM usage is at 302244k (out of 515104k) and processor is at about 5%. Processor usage does go up if I grab a window and move it around on the desktop. I do like top! I've never used it before! Travis Crook Visions Beyond
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