ubuntu 14.04 periodically becomes VERY slow

[Wade Smart]

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On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:16 AM, robert <robert at redcor.ch> wrote:
> Hi there,
> one of my boxes with ubuntu 14.04 periodically becomes extreamly slow.
> the desktop  halts for periods of maybe 10 to 30 seconds. the active windows
> just grays out.
>
> If I have to running in a window during such periods, I can see nothing
> special. No process runs to more than a few % cpu.
>
> any idea, what could be the reason?
>
> thanks
> robert
>
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Put System Monitor up in the top bar. When I have lots of tabs open
in multiple browsers and/or have OpenOffice/LibreOffice open and/or
various other apps, my computer does the same thing. I have will have
little to no cpu activity but my memory is maxed out. If it is a browser
issue you cant just close tabs. You have to restart that browser so it
will release the memory.

Try that.