Thanks for the Virus.

[Jonas Norlander]

2009/3/17 Jonas Norlander <jonorland at gmail.com>:
> 2009/3/17 John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com>:
>> Some basic Linux tools may help you locate the problem.
>> From a command line and preferably from a root console
>> session
>> (<ctl><alt>F2) Use "top" and "ps -x" to search for a job
>> running that is eating up too many resources.  use "kill
>> 9999" (using the correct job number of course) to remove
>> that errant program.  Viruses are rare in Linux system but
>> I suppose one could exist on yours.  But there may be a
>> legitimate  program that is corrupt and in a race
>> condition.
>>
>> If you don't have a password for root yet  go to a command
>> line, then run
>> su passwd root
>> and follow the dialog create one. Note spelling of passwd.
>>
>
> I wouldn't recommend to activate the root password as thats not the
> "Kubuntu2 way, it works perfectly with sudo for CLI and kdesudo for
> GUI programs and starting to temperer with with root for a
> inexperienced user like Steven is not to recommended. If he has some
> process running amok he don't need to be root to kill it as he
> probably is the owner. Don't complicate things that don't has to.
>
> / Jonas
>

I forgot.

The easiest way to see all running processes in Intrepid (i think
Steven running that) is to press CTRL-ESC. From there one can send
KILL, TERM and other signals to the processes and if one need to be
root, run it from krunner with "kdesudo ksysguard". No need to use the
CLI as that will only complicate things for an inexperience user.

/ Jonas