Re: Linux Questions

[jwt@example.com (Jim Tittsler)]

In article <n1373292920.76862@example.com>,
"Joe Marchak" <j_marcha@example.com> wrote:
>
>2)  In BSD, it is possible to use the "top" utility to see the most used
>processes.
>    Top is available for linux, but running it always gives a floating point
>exception.

I suspect that you are using a relatively new kernel (>1.3.7x?, any of the
2.0.*) but haven't updated your procps tools.  The format of several parts
of the /proc filesystem has changed over the months.  Get a new "procps"
toolset.
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