Observe a process
If you want to see, what a process does, you can use: $> strace -p PROCESSID This will show you all actions of the process in realtime. To get a process id you can use the ps-command.
Category: Performance
Cleanup Ubuntu
In the last time I had the problem, that my system became very slow and wasn’t usable anymore. Here are the steps I’ve taken to get rid of this problem: Cleanup old packages in the terminal: $> sudo synaptic got to  Settings -> Preferences -> Files activate the bullet point Delete downloaded files after installation under Temporary […]