[SOLVED] Can my pstree be any more simpler?

san2ban · 06-15-2013, 11:31 AM

I feel, a lot of bloat exists. I use only XFCE, KDE not installed

Code:

root@KRISHNA:$ pstree
init-+-Terminal-+-bash---bash---pstree
     |          |-bash
     |          |-gnome-pty-helpe
     |          `-{Terminal}
     |-acpid
     |-5*[agetty]
     |-applet.py
     |-atd
     |-bash---startx---xinit-+-X
     |                       `-ck-launch-sessi---sh---xfce4-session-+-Thunar
     |                                                              |-xfce4-pan+
     |                                                              |-xfdesktop
     |                                                              |-xfwm4
     |                                                              `-{xfce4-se+
     |-blueman-applet
     |-console-kit-dae---64*[{console-kit-da}]
     |-crond
     |-2*[dbus-daemon]
     |-dbus-launch
     |-dhcpcd
     |-firefox-+-plugin-containe---3*[{plugin-contain}]
     |         `-29*[{firefox}]
     |-gconfd-2
     |-gpg-agent
     |-gvfs-fuse-daemo---3*[{gvfs-fuse-daem}]
     |-gvfs-gphoto2-vo
     |-gvfs-udisks2-vo---{gvfs-udisks2-v}
     |-gvfsd
     |-gvfsd-trash
     |-inetd
     |-klogd
     |-obex-data-serve
     |-polkit-gnome-au---{polkit-gnome-a}
     |-polkitd---{polkitd}
     |-sshd
     |-syslogd
     |-udevd---2*[udevd]
     |-udisksd---3*[{udisksd}]
     |-upowerd---2*[{upowerd}]
     |-xfce4-power-man---{xfce4-power-ma}
     |-xfce4-power-man
     |-xfce4-volumed---2*[{xfce4-volumed}]
     |-xfconfd
     |-xfsettingsd
     `-xscreensaver
root@KRISHNA:$

fatalfrrog · 06-15-2013, 12:09 PM

Could you point out what you think is "bloat"?

Nothing looks unusual there to me. It actually looks about as minimal as an XFCE session could be!

Mark Pettit · 06-15-2013, 01:47 PM

Perhaps you should be running DOS. Then there would be only one process. :-)

Didier Spaier · 06-15-2013, 03:19 PM

pstree -aU will show all process in a nice looking tree with command line arguments.

If you really want to be frightened by all processes in memory type pstree -aUp.

That said it's your job, as administrator of your system, to decide which processes should run. For instance I use Fluxbox and have less processes running.

Another thing that you could check is the CPU and memory usage of these processes. If it stays low, there may be no reason to bother about their number.

GazL · 06-15-2013, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Pettit

Perhaps you should be running DOS. Then there would be only one process. :-)

If there was a version with support for modern hardware, a flat 64bit address space and a built in tcp/ip stack... I'd go back!

Mark Pettit · 06-15-2013, 03:47 PM

Yeah - the bootup times were phenomenal. And shutdown was just pulling the power. Ah - life was so much simpler then.

GazL · 06-15-2013, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Pettit

Yeah - the bootup times were phenomenal. And shutdown was just pulling the power. Ah - life was so much simpler then.

And not forgetting XTreeGold!

Mark Pettit · 06-15-2013, 04:09 PM

I had Norton Commander. Luckily we still have Midnight Commander. It's the only way I maintain my sanity.

san2ban · 06-15-2013, 10:21 PM

Thanks to all

If an XFCE session can be only as simple as this, there is nothing I can do. I need XFCE now