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Find out why your machine is slowing down.
When your system is running slower and faster, you have noticed that your CPU and memory and other hardware information have been abnormal. How can you find out what really causes your machine to slow down? It is now recommended to give you five system monitoring tools under Ubuntu to keep your system on guard at all times.
' Top ' command
Needless to say, this is the most classic command under Linux, using the console interface, the information that can be monitored is very comprehensive, including the list of processes and so on.
Top command to solve slow machine problems
Screenlet
This is a small desktop widget that provides a very intuitive view of the system's resource usage.
Screenlet
Conky Set up
Conky is a free, lightweight, system-monitored x system that can display any data on your desktop. It can run on Linux and BSD.
Conky Set up Ubuntu under five monitoring tools
Indicator-sys Monitor
The Indicator-sys Monitor has a very simple function, but it works well. Once installed and running, it shows CPU and memory usage in the panel at the top of the desktop, as shown in the following figure:
Indicator-sys Monitor
' System Monitor '
This is the system's own monitoring tool, similar to the Task Manager under Windows.
System Monitor