Window Freezes and Lags

[bc-os]

I'm having some GUI issues with the file browser and some files in general.
Sometimes, I have no idea when, there will be a delay when trying to either open a "File Browser" window from the taskbar, or open a file on the desktop.
If I click on the taskbar icon, nothing launches. This causes me to see if something is odd, so I click a few more times. Nothing happens. Then maybe I'll try opening something on the desktop. When I click on various desktop icons nothing happens. Whatever icon was previously highlighted stays highlighted.
Then, after about 30 seconds to a minute, everything I clicked on opens at once.

Another thing that happens only in File Browser windows, is that they will sometimes lock up. I'll try to open a file or folder, and nothing will happen. Sometimes the client area disappears and I see the desktop background in the window. I click on the 'X' to close it. After a few seconds I get a message saying that it's unresponsive and gives me a "Force Quit" button. I click on that and everything is back to normal for a while.

[Pjotr]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);
- Make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- Copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxpmrz

(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter, and don't omit the space after inxi!)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

[bc-os]

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System:    Kernel: 5.4.0-131-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0 Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 
           Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: N/A v: N/A serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Gigabyte model: X99-UD4-CF v: x.x serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: F23 date: 06/07/2017 
Memory:    RAM: total: 15.47 GiB used: 4.58 GiB (29.6%) 
           RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. 
CPU:       Topology: 8-Core model: Intel Core i7-5960X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell rev: 2 L2 cache: 20.0 MiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 96001 
           Speed: 1400 MHz min/max: 1200/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1401 2: 1516 3: 1201 4: 1201 5: 1201 6: 1201 
           7: 1205 8: 1201 9: 1200 10: 1200 11: 1200 12: 1200 13: 1200 14: 1200 15: 1313 16: 1496 
Graphics:  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland PRO [Radeon R7 240/340] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: radeon 
           v: kernel bus ID: 03:00.0 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
           resolution: 1280x1024~60Hz, 1280x1024~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: AMD OLAND (DRM 2.50.0 5.4.0-131-generic LLVM 12.0.0) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel C610/X99 series HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
           Device-2: Conexant Systems CX23887/8 PCIe Broadcast Audio and Video Decoder with 3D Comb vendor: Viewcast COM 
           driver: cx23885 v: 0.0.4 bus ID: 02:00.0 
           Device-3: AMD Oland/Hainan/Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000 Series] vendor: ASUSTeK 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 03:00.1 
           Device-4: PreSonus Audio type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio bus ID: 3-9.1:9 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-131-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-V vendor: Gigabyte driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f020 bus ID: 00:19.0 
           IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Intel 82572EI Gigabit Ethernet driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: c000 bus ID: 08:00.0 
           IF: enp8s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 3.84 TiB used: 869.01 GiB (22.1%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2BW480H6 size: 447.13 GiB 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2BW240H6 size: 223.57 GiB 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Western Digital model: WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 size: 931.51 GiB 
           ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AZLX-00K2TA0 size: 465.76 GiB 
           ID-5: /dev/sdi type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 size: 1.82 TiB 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 218.51 GiB used: 98.06 GiB (44.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2 
           ID-2: /audiomnt size: 465.76 GiB used: 133.08 GiB (28.6%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdd1 
           ID-3: /boot/efi size: 511.0 MiB used: 5.2 MiB (1.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb1 
           ID-4: /media/me/ExtraFiles size: 1.82 TiB used: 526.73 GiB (28.3%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdi1 
           ID-5: /media/me/TWO_TOWERS size: 7.42 GiB used: 7.42 GiB (100.0%) fs: udf dev: /dev/sr0 
           ID-6: /w10mnt size: 446.09 GiB used: 111.14 GiB (24.9%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sda1 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 33 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mysql.list 
           1: deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/ focal mysql-apt-config
           2: deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/ focal mysql-8.0
           3: deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/ focal mysql-tools
           4: deb-src http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/ focal mysql-8.0
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
           1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com una main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
           3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
           6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main
Info:      Processes: 384 Uptime: 5h 18m Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 
           inxi: 3.0.38

[Pjotr]

Try this:
Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels
Install the latest kernel of the 5.15 series. Then reboot and test.

If that doesn't help (enough), do this as well:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... html#ID5.2
(item 5.2)

[bc-os]

So I tried the first option - updating to the 5.15 series. No change. I still get File Explorer hang-ups.
On a side note, I really only ever use the Update Manager when there are updates available. I thought the kernel was part of those updates. Why is there a separate section for the kernel? And why did I not get notifications that they were up to 15?
I guess I'll try the second option next.

[exploder]

Those of us with NVIDIA graphics cringe at the thought of a kernel upgrade!