Monitoring CPU and Memory Usage
A convenient way to monitor CPU usage is htop.
On an institute computer you should configure this tool appropriately - have the following lines in the file ~/.config/htop/htoprc:
fields=0 48 38 39 40 2 46 47 20 49 1
sort_key=47
sort_direction=1
hide_threads=1
hide_kernel_threads=1
hide_userland_threads=1
shadow_other_users=0
show_thread_names=0
show_program_path=1
highlight_base_name=0
highlight_megabytes=1
highlight_threads=1
tree_view=0
header_margin=1
detailed_cpu_time=0
cpu_count_from_zero=0
show_cpu_usage=1
show_cpu_frequency=0
update_process_names=0
account_guest_in_cpu_meter=0
color_scheme=0
enable_mouse=1
delay=15
left_meters=Memory Swap CPU
left_meter_modes=1 1 1
right_meters=LoadAverage Uptime Hostname
right_meter_modes=2 2 2
vim_mode=0