let's see your pstree

[numbchild]

let's see how much process are running on your machine .

init-+-NetworkManager-+-pppd
| `-{NetworkManager}
|-acpid
|-atd
|-avahi-daemon---avahi-daemon
|-bash---nm-applet---{nm-applet}
|-bash---chromium-browse-+-chromium-browse
| |-chromium-browse---7*[{chromium-brows}]
| `-21*[{chromium-brows}]
|-chromium-browse-+-chromium-browse---3*[{chromium-brows}]
| |-10*[chromium-browse---2*[{chromium-brows}]]
| `-chromium-browse---{chromium-brows}
|-console-kit-dae---63*[{console-kit-da}]
|-cron
|-cupsd
|-3*[dbus-daemon]
|-2*[dbus-launch]
|-2*[gconfd-2]
|-5*[getty]
|-gnome-terminal-+-2*[bash---vim]
| |-bash---ssh
| |-bash---tar---bzip2
| |-bash---pstree
| |-bash---irssi
| |-gnome-pty-helpe
| |-vim
| `-2*[{gnome-terminal}]
|-gvfs-afc-volume---{gvfs-afc-volum}
|-gvfs-fuse-daemo---3*[{gvfs-fuse-daem}]
|-gvfs-gdu-volume
|-gvfs-gphoto2-vo
|-gvfsd
|-gvfsd-burn
|-gvfsd-trash
|-ibus-x11
|-login---bash---slim-+-Xorg
| `-ck-launch-sessi-+-awesome
| |-ibus-daemon-+-ibus-engine-pin
| | |-ibus-gconf
| | |-python---{python}
| | `-{ibus-daemon}
| `-ssh-agent
|-master-+-pickup
| `-qmgr
|-modem-manager
|-mpd---3*[{mpd}]
|-mplayer---{mplayer}
|-nautilus---{nautilus}
|-polkitd
|-pulseaudio-+-gconf-helper
| `-2*[{pulseaudio}]
|-python
|-rsyslogd---3*[{rsyslogd}]
|-rtkit-daemon---2*[{rtkit-daemon}]
|-snort
|-sshd
|-udevd---2*[udevd]
|-udisks-daemon-+-udisks-daemon
| `-{udisks-daemon}
|-upstart-udev-br
|-wicd-+-dhclient
| `-wicd-monitor
|-winbindd---winbindd
|-wpa_supplicant
|-xscreensaver
`-2*[zathura---{zathura}]