I have a very similar problem. I change the update interval of the system monitor, but when I closes the preferences dialog and then reopen the update interval has been reset to 0.00.
gnome-system-monitor 3.8.2.1-2ubuntu1 Ubuntu 14.04 $ uname -a Linux maxwelld-linux 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:30:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-system-monitor in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303079 Title: refresh rate value is not saved Status in “gnome-system-monitor” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I change the values, closes the monitor and open again and the values returns to defaults. gnome-system-monitor version: 3.8.2.1-2ubuntu1 Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty) $ uname -a Linux alan-pc 3.13.0-23-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 4 07:01:54 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-monitor/+bug/1303079/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

