I have been using Linux and windows for a while now, Linux has been working like a Swiss clock. A week ago, I started working with Windows again (a matter of editing pdfs). After a whole week of keeping Linux inactive, I open it again and it has become really slow. The first thing I noticed was that it asks me to update all my browsers, but apparently the support for x86 architecture is dead, cause I can't find chrome or mozilla for Linux x86. So, whenever I opened a browser, it would get really slow and eventually freeze. I stopped opening the internet and tried to open a usb to get a file. But the file manager won't open at all. Even a few of the icons I have on the desktop disappear. Do you know of any issue related to the file manager or any other Linux program that might be causing this? Basically, working with Linux has become impossible, and I really want it back. And I don't want to format either, I want to know what's wrong and make sure it won't repeat.These are my computer specs and other details:I am using linux mint Rebecca cinnamon architecture is 32 bit. When I go to chrome's official page to download the newest version, only the version for 64bit is available. I'd love to take a screenshot, but can't access any files. Anyway, this is what i get in the download page: Please select your download package:64 bit .deb (For Debian/Ubuntu) 64 bit .rpm (For Fedora/openSUSE)output of free -m when it becomes unresponsive is the following:cora eta # free -m         total       used       free     shared    buffers     cachedMem:          1981       1848        133         86         58     924-/+ buffers/cache:        864       1116Swap:         2011          0       2011Currently I am only opening mozilla (2 tabs), the terminal and the home folder. The latter is unresponsive. I've tried it with a lot more and a lot less. However, the issue persists even if I only have 1 browser opened with 1 / 2 tabs (ex gmail) for less than 15 minutes. the issue persists across reboots
Linux Mint 17 has become slow and unresponsive
linux mint;file manager