Modern Linux systems will have lots of daemons running in the background, especially on servers. Even on desktop systems, ...

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.

When you disown a Linux process in bash, you keep it from being terminated when you log out and allow it to finish on its own. This post shows how to use the disown command.

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.

Zombie processes shouldn't be a problem on your system. But on the off chance they do arise, you need to know how to take care of them. Jack Wallen shows you how.