Just installed Ubuntu 5.0.4

[Kevin C. Smith]

> Good day ladies and gentleman,
> i am Rain from Singapore.
> i have been reading the FAQ on both Ubuntu and Debian Website on Hardware
> Issue.
> Since Ubuntu is built upon Debian, therefore i have been checking my
> hardware component on Debian Website and realised that most of my hardware
> doesnt match with the supported-hardware lists on Debian site.
>
> I am using:
> - Intel P4 1.7GHz with Intel heatsink
> - Gigabyte P4 Titan 533 series motherboard
> - nVidia TNT2 32MB graphic card
> - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
> - Samsung DDR333 256MB ram (single side ram x02 = 512MB)
> - 10GB IBM HDD
> - HEC-300AR-TF power supply
> - D-Link 10/100 network card
> - LG DVD/CD rom (internal)
> - BenQ external DVD Writer USB2.0
> - BenQ 15" monitor
>
> This is my first attempt using Linux system. I came across Ubuntu while
> searching for Fedora Core 3.
> When i boot up my system and into Ubuntu Desktop, it became VERY Slow in
> opening up applications and when i go into the SYstem Monitor to check the
> ram usage, i realised that it uses up alot of my ram. I only installed the
> basic applications (OpenOffice + GIMP + Media Player) that come with the
> basic installation.
>
> I have emailed you in a hurry(since i am experiencing internet connection
> problem - it tends to disconnect very easily after 10+ minutes of surfing
> -
> using Ubuntu 5.0.4) using my friend email sirequery at hotmail.com. Please
> ignore that email.
>
> Can you kindly advice me or direct me to the appropriate FAQ so that i can
> fix my problem fast thus can contribute to the community soon.
>
> Thanks you very much for your time,
> Rain.
>

I don't have any answers for you at the moment.
Lets start here:

I suggest running "top" in a terminal and seeing if there is a particular
process causing trouble.

Go To: System Tools --> Terminal
type: top
hit: enter

Let us know what the top few processes are with cpu and memory usage.


-- 
Kevin C. Smith