Hi there, all you beautiful people! I just saw this link on X. It's a Task Manager for those who want something like the one in Windoze. It's programmed native to Windows (Direct 2D & DirectComposition), Mac (UIKit) and Linux (Qt). It was made by Dave Plummer, the guy who created the original Task Manager for Windows. If you're interested, feel free to try it and give him some feedback!
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Hmm ... isn't visually my Taste. Especially these Glow or Shadow Glow Effects on Stuff like the Graphs, I don't like. But that is my personal Issue.
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I saw these, too. But even these with this ''Glow'' are not mine. When there would be an Option to disable that, okay. But not in this Way for me.
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Dave's still taking feedback, if you want to make suggestions concerning the app.
I've been wondering what I could use in place of Task Manager! This installation of Zorin_OS 18.1 is driving me up the wall! It takes about 2 minutes from start up to get a browser open. When I click on something it can take 30 - 40 seconds to register and do anything, all the while the fans are whirring, the computer sounds so busy - too busy ... hold that thought!
So, while I was writing this post, I got this error (more or less): ... ...a problem occured and the system cannot recover. A reboot was forced, and a few minutes later I managed to get back to this message because Brave didn't shut down correctly and I could restore, getting back to the forum and this post. This is the type of thing that drove me from Windows in the first place, but at least then I had Task Manager and could stop whatever was hogging resources.
The annoying thing is, apart from switching from Wayland to Xorg (with hopes of speeding things up and making them smoother!), I've not made any changes. I mainly use this laptop to browse the internet and write text docs.
It took over a minute to type "about" and get the info to appear. I updated the system using the Software Manager and sudo apt update && upgrade commands.
System Details Report
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- Date generated: 2026-08-24 15:41:28
Hardware Information:
- Hardware Model: HP HP Laptop 15-bw0xx
- Memory: 4,0 GiB
- Processor: AMD A6-9220 RADEON R4, 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G Ă— 2
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R4 Graphics
- Disk Capacity: 1,0 TB
Software Information:
- Firmware Version: F.13
- OS Name: Zorin OS 18.1 Core
- OS Build: (null)
- OS Type: 64-bit
- Windowing System: X11
- Kernel Version: Linux 7.0.0-28-generic
This might not be the best place for this post but events developed while I was writing it... ....
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In Zorin, you can launch the preinstalled system monitor to kill or quit proccesses.
Probably Zorin Lite 18 or even Zorin Lite 17 would run better on your computer with 4 GiB RAM. Also an older 6.8 kernel can help.
Thank you, @Forpli, I suppose I could just go back to 17.3, as that was fine and I have no issues with it on my other HP laptop that also only has 4 GiB RAM. I would try Lite if it wasn't for the fact that they're dropping it soon.
I don't know if I still have a thumb drive with Zorin 17 still installed... scrap that, I've just noticed that support will end in June 2027, so 18 Lite is probably the better option. I used this laptop to test the upgrade to 18, and it was great until recently. I didn't have any major issues with the new kernel. but then I waited until the glitches had been ironed out before I updated.
Thanks again for the advice, I'll have to muster up the energy and enthusiasm to install Lite. 
It's hot, and my "get up and go has got up and gone"!
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Didn't know this was out for Linux yet! Going to give it a go now.
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I use Mission Center. That fits my Taste.
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I left it running whilst I made some food for 20 mins or so, and htop told me it's gobbling up 80%+ of my i3-12100:
I guess that's why they call it a "beta!". Think I'll wait...
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I've checked your post about the sunsetting of Zorin Lite, and I see where you come from. And indeed, if the global government's spy systems didn't take the RAM we need, things would be much better. Still:
Check around what is the max RAM your compie can take. I have an Acer Aspire1, basically an overgrown calculator with graphics, and I struggled with only 4GB. Then I saw there's a RAM slot that can take an additional 8GB. Now I have 12GB, lots more open and things run much better. Especially when I still ran Windows 10 (I got it with Windoze Helleven, quickly upgraded to 10), the difference was remarkable: 6GB in use, more than it came out with, and still enough to run programs without needing (too much of) the swap file.
So, again, check around for what is the most RAM you mobo can handle and see if you can expand. If you have to take second-hand, due to the cost, don't feel ashamed - but make sure it's from someone with a good rating for being trustworthy. It's worth it.
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The second -hand market is not the same here in Spain. Computer tech in general is different. I honestly wouldn't even know where to start! I've bought second-hand computers from people in the ex-pat community but not parts. Generally, people don't seem to attempt even simple things themselves, they rely on taking their computers to a shop, or call in a technician, even to clean up their machines, or upgrade to a newer version.
I do have an older HP laptop I've not used for a serious amount of time. It was a “demo-model” I bought cheap and the keyboard came loose, so it got very little use, as a Bluetooth keyboard didn’t suit my use-case for work. I’ll drag it out, find out what model it is and do some digging online to see what’s what. I’ve also got an ASRock desk top tower I was using for my entertainment system, but its fan is too noisy, so I switched it for another laptop.
Thank you for the food for thought! If I can muster up some enthusiasm (which is an issue at the moment), I’ll get onto it and report back.
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Yeah, it's a shame about the glowing / shadowy UI design, it makes the app painful to look at. The greyscale theme is the least-bad for the glow, but also the least readable to me because the colours do help provide context and visual distinction.
Also, while it is made by Dave Plummer, unfortunately he is vibe-coding it so I can't really trust it, personally. This isn't a silly little personal app, it's a system monitor that people will rely on to know what the software on their PC is doing and track down problems; it needs to be reliable.
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Yes, I also stay with Mission Center, it looks more clear.
When I tried to install TMOG the installation hung and I had to go back to the system state before via timeshift snapshot.
Better not Beta!
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