On 12/31/2011 08:36 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > My desktop siezes up every hour or so; > I can continue in the current desktop, > but cannot change to another desktop > or go to another application by clicking on an icon in the panel. > > The problem cures itself in 20-30 seconds, > so it is not life-threatening. > ... > You may want to turn off nepomuk/strigi indexing ... it can be offensive at times ... and you may want to run a terminal with (h)top running which may give you a clue what app is running if any or if its something like IO problem ... failing hard drives can lead to a lack of responsiveness ... so you may want to run a smart check as well. Final thought - NFS mounts .. you have any? They can cause blips for NFS home dirs ... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org