Richard wrote: >> Date: Monday, August 05, 2019 10:44:00 -0500 >> From: Michael Hennebry <hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> >> >> To be clear, by "Centos 7 installation", >> I meant a PC on which Centos 7 was installed. >> >> In any case, Centos 7 has not always been this slow. >> Presumably something has changed. >> I've been living with this for several months, >> but not forever. I can run compilers and stuff without an internet >> connection, so I could get some work done. >> >> To get that output, I had free running in a loop and waited for >> the freeze before copy and pasting. >> >> I wasn't surprised by the result. >> Occasionally top shows kswap0 (I think) in a D state. >> > > Does the system slow down when you have your internet connection > enabled, but aren't explicitly using it (i.e., not using a browser)? If so, > look at the netstat output (as root) to see what's going on. You may have > some process that runs when the connection is enabled that is taking up > system/network resources. > > Separately, turn off javascript in the browser you are using and see > if that has an effect. > Javascript - if you're using firefox, install NoScript last week. mark