On Dec 16, 11:17am, Mark Phillips wrote:
> I am running linux 6.1 and on my gnome desktop I see a yellow ball with a
> burning fuse and a sad face with a label underneath that says core. What
> does this mean and what do I do about it?
It's a core file. These are used for post mortem debugging. If you're
feeling ambitious, you can figure out what application core dumped and
then use the debugger (gdb) to look at it. Otherwise, just delete it.
Kevin