Preferences
To configure System Monitor, choose . The Preferences dialog contains the following tabbed sections:
- 4.1. Opravila
- 4.2. Viri
- 4.3. File Systems
4.1. Opravila
- Behavior
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Update interval in seconds
Use this spin box to specify the interval at which you want to update the process list.
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Enable smooth refresh
Select this option to refresh smoothly.
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Alert before ending or killing processes
Select this option to display a confirmation alert when you end a process or terminate a process.
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Divide CPU usage by CPU count
Select this to divide each process' CPU% in the Processes table by the number of CPUs.
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- Information Fields
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Use the following options to select which fields are displayed in the process list:
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Process Name
Select this option to display the name of the process. This column may also contain an icon to indicate the application that is associated with the process.
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User
Select this option to display the name of the user who owns the process.
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Status
Select this option to display the current status of the process: sleeping or running.
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Virtual Memory
Select this option to display the amount of virtual memory that is allocated to the process.
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Resident Memory
Select this option to display the amount of physical memory that is allocated to the process.
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Writable Memory
Select this option to display the amount of memory that can be written by the process.
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Shared Memory
Select this option to display the amount of shared memory that is allocated to the process. Shared memory is memory that can be accessed by another process.
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X Server Memory
Select this option to display the amount of X server memory that is used by the process.
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% CPU
Select this option to display the percentage of CPU time currently being used by the process.
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CPU Time
Select this option to display the amount of CPU time that has been used by the process.
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Started
Select this option to display when the process began running.
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Nice
Select this option to display the nice value of the process. The nice value sets the priority of the process: the lower the nice value, the higher the priority.
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ID
Select this option to display the process identifier, also known as the pid. The pid is a number that uniquely identifies the process. You can use the pid to manipulate the process on the command line.
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Memory
Select this option to display the amount of system memory that is currently being used by the process.
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Security Context
Select this option to display the security context in which the process is running.
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Command Line
Select this option to display the command line that was used to start the process, including arguments.
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