here is the ps output you asked for: ============================= USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 [kthreadd] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/0:0] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/0:0H] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:0] root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [migration/0] root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcu_bh] root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuob/0] root 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuob/1] root 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuob/2] root 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuob/3] root 13 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcu_sched] root 14 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuos/0] root 15 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuos/1] root 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuos/2] root 17 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [rcuos/3] root 18 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [watchdog/0] root 19 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [watchdog/1] root 20 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [migration/1] root 21 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/1] root 22 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/1:0] root 23 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/1:0H] root 24 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [watchdog/2] root 25 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [migration/2] root 26 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/2] root 27 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/2:0] root 28 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/2:0H] root 29 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [watchdog/3] root 30 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [migration/3] root 31 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/3] root 32 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/3:0] root 33 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/3:0H] root 34 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [khelper] root 35 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kdevtmpfs] root 36 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [netns] root 37 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [writeback] root 38 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kintegrityd] root 39 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [bioset] root 40 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u9:0] root 41 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kblockd] root 42 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ata_sff] root 43 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [khubd] root 44 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [md] root 45 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [devfreq_wq] root 46 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/1:1] root 48 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [khungtaskd] root 49 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kswapd0] root 50 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 00:10 0:00 \_ [ksmd] root 51 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 00:10 0:00 \_ [khugepaged] root 52 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [fsnotify_mark] root 53 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [ecryptfs-kthrea] root 54 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [crypto] root 66 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kthrotld] root 67 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:1] root 69 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/0:1] root 88 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [deferwq] root 89 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [charger_manager] root 90 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/1:2] root 91 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/2:1] root 157 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_0] root 158 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_1] root 159 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_2] root 160 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_3] root 161 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_4] root 162 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_5] root 163 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:2] root 164 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:3] root 165 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:4] root 166 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:5] root 167 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:6] root 168 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:7] root 174 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/3:1] root 175 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u8:8] root 249 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [jbd2/sdb2-8] root 250 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-rsv-conver] root 251 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-unrsv-conv] root 421 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [irq/44-mei_me] root 427 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [cfg80211] root 436 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u9:1] root 442 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [irq/45-iwlwifi] root 458 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kpsmoused] root 461 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [hci0] root 462 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [hci0] root 465 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/u9:2] root 472 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [iwlwifi] root 486 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kmpathd] root 487 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kmpath_handlerd] root 505 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [jbd2/sdb1-8] root 506 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-rsv-conver] root 508 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-unrsv-conv] root 521 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [jbd2/sdb3-8] root 524 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-rsv-conver] root 525 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-unrsv-conv] root 527 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [kworker/3:2] root 533 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [hd-audio0] root 668 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [kvm-irqfd-clean] root 691 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ [jbd2/sda1-8] root 692 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-rsv-conver] root 693 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [ext4-unrsv-conv] root 872 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [krfcommd] root 1543 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 00:10 0:00 \_ [iprt] root 1665 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:11 0:00 \_ [kauditd] root 2613 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 00:11 0:00 \_ [kworker/2:2] root 1 0.8 0.0 27088 2924 ? Ss 00:10 0:01 /sbin/init root 378 0.1 0.0 17320 636 ? S 00:10 0:00 upstart-udev-bridge --daemon root 382 0.0 0.0 43044 2056 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd --daemon root 689 0.0 0.0 15524 884 ? S 00:10 0:00 upstart-socket-bridge --daemon root 738 0.0 0.1 128460 5560 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 smbd -F root 814 0.0 0.0 128984 1904 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ smbd -F 102 788 0.1 0.0 31432 2256 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 dbus-daemon --system --fork root 818 0.0 0.0 83484 3252 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /usr/sbin/modem-manager root 829 0.0 0.0 19388 2104 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd root 846 0.0 0.0 37056 1740 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-logind syslog 878 0.0 0.0 247468 1428 ? Sl 00:10 0:00 rsyslogd -c5 root 889 0.1 0.1 256604 6124 ? Ssl 00:10 0:00 NetworkManager root 1277 0.0 0.0 10244 3708 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ /sbin/dhclient -d -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf /run/sendsigs.omit.d/network-manager.dhclient-wlan0.pid -lf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-29e795bd-29f0-4b8c-8ef3-daa8521d3c0e-wlan0.lease -cf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-wlan0.conf wlan0 nobody 1291 0.0 0.0 29688 1632 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --no-resolv --keep-in-foreground --no-hosts --bind-interfaces --pid-file=/var/run/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.pid --listen-address=127.0.1.1 --conf-file=/var/run/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.conf --cache-size=0 --proxy-dnssec --enable-dbus=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.dnsmasq --conf-dir=/etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d avahi 893 0.0 0.0 32352 1728 ? S 00:10 0:00 avahi-daemon: running [frank-laptop-new.local] avahi 894 0.0 0.0 32228 468 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ avahi-daemon: chroot helper root 902 0.0 0.1 272164 4728 ? Sl 00:10 0:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd --no-debug root 917 0.0 0.1 72916 4220 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd -F root 921 0.0 0.0 15404 640 ? S 00:10 0:00 upstart-file-bridge --daemon colord 924 0.0 0.1 292920 5840 ? Sl 00:10 0:00 /usr/lib/colord/colord root 1058 0.0 0.0 32444 2496 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -P /run/sendsigs.omit.d/wpasupplicant.pid -u -s -O /var/run/wpa_supplicant root 1115 0.0 0.0 70940 3128 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /usr/sbin/cups-browsed root 1142 0.0 0.0 12976 956 tty4 Ss+ 00:10 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty4 root 1148 0.0 0.0 12976 948 tty5 Ss+ 00:10 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty5 root 1156 0.0 0.0 12976 960 tty2 Ss+ 00:10 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty2 root 1157 0.0 0.0 12976 956 tty3 Ss+ 00:10 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty3 root 1160 0.0 0.0 12976 956 tty6 Ss+ 00:10 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty6 root 1185 0.0 0.0 4360 596 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 anacron -s root 1186 0.0 0.0 4376 700 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 acpid -c /etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket root 1187 0.0 0.0 25804 1080 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 cron root 1219 0.0 0.1 131424 4272 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 mdm root 1236 0.0 0.1 185452 5076 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ mdm root 1246 3.2 1.1 281396 45960 tty8 Ssl+ 00:10 0:05 \_ /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/mdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt8 frank 1744 0.1 0.2 374592 9944 ? Ssl 00:11 0:00 \_ cinnamon-session --session cinnamon frank 1822 0.0 0.0 12624 320 ? Ss 00:11 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/im-launch x-session-manager frank 1860 0.3 0.5 887280 20180 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 \_ /usr/lib/cinnamon-settings-daemon/cinnamon-settings-daemon frank 2066 0.0 0.0 20240 932 ? S 00:11 0:00 | \_ syndaemon -i 1.0 -t -K -R frank 2053 0.1 0.4 237568 18108 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/cinnamon-launcher frank 2074 6.5 2.2 1715220 88656 ? Sl 00:11 0:09 | \_ cinnamon --replace frank 2082 0.0 0.2 217920 8824 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 \_ /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 frank 2084 0.0 0.2 373792 8916 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 \_ /usr/lib/cinnamon-settings-daemon/cinnamon-fallback-mount-helper frank 2085 0.1 0.4 687312 17328 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 \_ nm-applet frank 2086 1.5 0.7 786732 30800 ? Sl 00:11 0:02 \_ nemo -n frank 2087 1.6 1.2 1240144 47984 ? Sl 00:11 0:02 \_ cairo-dock frank 2088 0.0 0.0 4440 628 ? S 00:11 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/bin/wildguppy-gtk frank 2091 0.1 0.5 339668 21244 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/python /opt/wildguppy/panel_app.py frank 2362 0.0 0.1 21588 4832 ? S 00:11 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/mintupdate-launcher frank 2372 0.0 0.0 4440 624 ? S 00:11 0:00 | \_ sh -c /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py frank 2373 0.2 0.7 557608 30896 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 | \_ python /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py frank 2363 1.3 0.2 479284 9468 ? Sl 00:11 0:01 \_ zeitgeist-datahub frank 2364 0.0 0.2 370156 9308 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 \_ cinnamon-screensaver root 1224 0.0 0.0 19160 720 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /usr/sbin/irqbalance postgres 1235 0.3 0.2 131216 10368 ? S 00:10 0:00 /usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/postgresql/9.1/main -c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf postgres 1273 0.0 0.0 131196 1924 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 \_ postgres: writer process postgres 1274 0.0 0.0 131196 1692 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 \_ postgres: wal writer process postgres 1275 0.0 0.0 131936 2980 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 \_ postgres: autovacuum launcher process postgres 1276 0.0 0.0 99632 1764 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 \_ postgres: stats collector process mdm 1267 0.0 0.0 24448 588 ? S 00:10 0:00 dbus-launch --autolaunch=7c600ebbe1f73555e4da2ffb52a1c661 --binary-syntax --close-stderr mdm 1270 0.0 0.0 30380 964 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 //bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session root 1397 0.0 0.1 107084 4380 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbindd -F root 1425 0.0 0.0 107084 1788 ? S 00:10 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/winbindd -F root 1423 0.0 0.0 91392 1860 ? Ss 00:10 0:00 nmbd -D root 1475 11.7 3.7 2203492 147188 ? Ssl 00:10 0:19 /opt/COMODO/cmdagent root 1524 11.0 3.0 218024 118516 ? Ssl 00:10 0:18 /opt/COMODO/cmgdaemon root 1622 0.0 0.0 12976 964 tty1 Ss+ 00:10 0:00 /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty1 frank 1668 0.0 0.1 217824 4504 ? SLl 00:11 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login root 1673 0.0 0.0 2093928 3860 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 /usr/sbin/console-kit-daemon --no-daemon frank 1825 0.0 0.0 24448 596 ? S 00:11 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/im-launch x-session-manager frank 1826 0.2 0.0 31984 2188 ? Ss 00:11 0:00 //bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 6 --print-address 9 --session frank 1836 0.0 0.0 337448 3316 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher frank 1840 0.0 0.0 30512 1884 ? S 00:11 0:00 \_ /bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/etc/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork --print-address 3 frank 1843 0.0 0.0 124820 3340 ? Sl 00:11 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session frank 1865 0.0 0.1 362104 6560 ? S