> At thsi point I am unsure how to proceed. This is what I'd do: erase Kubuntu and go with Xubuntu. My opinion, only my opinion... ET keith smith writes: > Thank you so much for all your help!! > > Looks like I am running Ubuntu 13.10 > > In reviewing dmesg I see the following: > > (I do not know what to look for so these are the things that jumped out at me) > > [    0.000000] *BAD*gran_size: 64K      chunk_size: 32M         num_reg: 10     lose cover RAM: -16M > [    0.000000] *BAD*gran_size: 64K      chunk_size: 64M         num_reg: 10     lose cover RAM: -16M > > [    0.000000]  gran_size: 64K  chunk_size: 1G  num_reg: 10     lose cover RAM: 0G > > [    0.000000] *BAD*gran_size: 64K      chunk_size: 2G  num_reg: 10     lose cover RAM: -1G > > There is a lot of the above. > > [    0.000000] No NUMA configuration found > [    0.000000] Faking a node at [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x000000021e5fffff] > > [    0.000000] No AGP bridge found > > [    0.133742] ACPI: No dock devices found. > > [    0.155004] acpi PNP0A08:00: Disabling ASPM (FADT indicates it is unsupported) > > - - - > > Issued command "java -version" > > This is the output: > > The program 'java' can be found in the following packages: >  * default-jre >  * gcj-4.6-jre-headless >  * gcj-4.7-jre-headless >  * openjdk-7-jre-headless >  * openjdk-6-jre-headless > Try: apt-get install > > - - - > > At thsi point I am unsure how to proceed. > > Thank you so much for all your help!! > > Keith > > > > > On Friday, March 21, 2014 5:21 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > > Check what java you're using (java -version), might try a sun/oracle version if not using one already.  Also check what devices you have, and what dmesg says.  That sounds like hardware is flaky, and I've had that with various usb/pci devices over the years.  Video drivers too. > > Pay attention to what apps are doing at the moment when things > crash, like invoking video or sound.  I use 13.10 kubuntu at work, > and it's mostly ok to use, if not for certain annoyances as well > around active directory integration, but not crashing.  > > I did once with a plantronics savi headset that invoked itself as > a usb sound device, but also as a hid device spewing something > xorg didn't like, took a xorg.d/.conf to ignore the events and > device to keep the desktop from freezing when anything hit the > sound device.  Sounds like yours with skype perhaps (look at > pulseaudio logs for this), or probing a video camera when they > init presence of devices.  Otherwise sounds like your java might > suck, or the ver of office. > > -mb > > > On 03/21/2014 05:11 PM, keith smith wrote: > > >> >> >> >>I switched over to Linux on my workstation.  It is a Dell i5 w/8GB RAM.  I installed 64bit Kubuntu.  >> >> >> >>This week is the first week I have used this box exclusively.  Some adjustments taking I was previousy on Win7.  >> >> >> >>Interestingly enough I find Kubuntu to be less stable than Win7 and probably less stable than Win95. >> >> >>Skype crashes or freezes and even when I kill the process I have to reboot to get Skype to launch and work. >> >> >>Libre Office crashes often as well. >> >> >>Last night I did an upgrade which I was hoping would help, however Libre Office has crashed 2 times today and I have had to go through the recovery process.  Skype just froze..... again >> >> >> >>Is anyone else experiencing this level of issues?   >> >> >>I'm excited to be running Linux.  I like Linux much better today than in 2000 when I went M$ free for 8 months.  However I am a LAMP dev and I need what works.  I need to spend my time programming, not grooming an O/S so it works properly. >> >> >>Any thoughts? >> >> >>Keith >> >> >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss