<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> If I recall correctly, he just suggested the following: $ top <enter> :-) It's display-only (for the most part) unless you decide to delve into the man page and learn how to kill processes, etc. I see no reason to waste system resources even when they're cheap (relatively). Not that I run a bare-bones system... if I did I wouldn't be on this list. But learning how to identify and maybe clean up one's system a bit is an excellent suggestion, IMO. Learning is never a bad thing. If they've never seen a command line before, then there's another good reason to get them to dip their toe in the pond. Plus, for virtually 100% of the folks I've encountered who had a fear of the command line, it was unfounded. CLI and GUI both have their place - Just use the right tool for the job. Even MS has admitted the CLI can be more efficient for some things (i.e., Server Core, PowerShell, etc.). <div class="moz-signature"> Len Philpot <a href="mailto:lphilpot01@gmail.com">lphilpot01@gmail.com</a> Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux </div> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/21/2017 05:20 PM, JMZ wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:91e4c604-7dc9-cd57-7a95-23467c1d9e58@gmail.com" type="cite">I agree Peter that even for people running ubuntu flavors on super-fast gamer boxes, it's good to try to economize on applications.� However, suggesting that new users use the command line interface (cli) as an economization measure might not often be wise.� Many people, especially "millennials", may never have seen a command prompt before.� Many linux users take cli for granted, given our familiarity with past computing systems completely run by text command.� New users often need gui front-ends to compensate. Who can blame many new users given their sole experience with highly graphical environments? This is why I'd say it's better for a new ubuntu user to over-equip their systems with RAM.� gui counterparts of commands should be as easy and quick as possible. Jordan As in ham radio morse, 73 SK CL (out of this discussion for good) On 01/21/2017 05:28 PM, Peter Flynn wrote: <blockquote type="cite"><snip> There are things you can do to lessen the demands on memory -- one is to run Xubuntu so that you use xfce as your interface instead of Unity (Unity sucks all your memory into a black hole). Use lighter software: eg Claws-Mail instead of Thunderbird. Use AbiWord instead of LibreOffice. Use command-line utilities instead of graphical ones. Unfortunately on the web browser front, they all seem to be memory-hogs. ///Peter </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>