slow system

[Blaine Fleming]

David Clark wrote:
> I'm a Linux newbie, so i need your help +patience.
>
> i run Ubuntu on a new Dell Laptop with 2gb of memory and its started
> running slow as hell. Where should I start looking for reasons?
> Any ways to speed up a Linux system?
>   

Define running slow.  When you run a program is it slow to start or is 
it slow to load a webpage?  Running 'top' from the command line and 
providing the first five lines can be very useful to diagnose further.

--Blaine