<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 at 12:50, Chris Aitken via talk <<a href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org">talk@gtalug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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On 2021-06-07 11:56 a.m., Val Kulkov via talk wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 at 11:33,
Chris Aitken via talk <<a href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org" target="_blank">talk@gtalug.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
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I am hoping to get some help with my Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
system. Takes me <br>
5+ seconds just to enter commands, switch between apps, etc.<br>
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<div>Try checking your hard disk's health with smartctl
(package smartmontools).</div>
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So, sudo apt-get install smartmontools ?<br>
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</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes. Then follow some guide on how to check hard disk's health with smartctl, for example this one: <a href="https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/SMART_tests_with_smartctl">https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/SMART_tests_with_smartctl</a></div><div><br></div><div>I still suggest checking or replacing the drive's cable. Hard drive read errors, including the ones reported by smartctl, are sometimes caused by a faulty cable or a faulty connector.</div><div> </div></div></div>