All processes on Linux require RAM and CPU cycles, which can lead to competition for these resources. Tools like free, top, and htop help identify memory hogs and high CPU usage.

I've been setting up various people with linux lately (newbies to the linux world) and the one thing they've all asked about is a graphical way to kill processes. I've taught them all how to use ...

Process accounting can provide a lot of details that can help monitor user and system activity on Linux. Here's a look at how it works and what kind of data it provides.

The kill command is useful for forcefully terminating a running process. Sometimes, multiple processes can conflict with each other. Hence, one process fails to execute.