multiple programs won't run simultaneously

[johsua]

Recently I have not been able to.open multiple programs, but in the past I was able to. E.g., I cannot run xterm, opera, and gtalk contacts simultaneously. The free command indicates that I have plenty of swap space available.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas for a solution?

[BanditRider]

I haven't had any problems.
Are you using a swapfile or swap partition?

[johsua]

I am using the built-in swap file created in the control panel. I have 64mb allocated to swap on a 1gb card.

[smackpotato]

I have noticed less programs are opening since i upgraded to the latest os.
i was wondering if osso-statusbar-cpu was the culprit its the only thing i have different.also i wonder if canolla left anything on it when i uninstalled