Is there any browser available on Ubuntu which does not have this issue? I experienced this with Chrome and tried Firefox, only to find out it's just as bad (FF 51.01 64bit on Ubuntu 16.04.2).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1405874 Title: firefox plugin-container is using too many CPU cycles Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Quick fix: Don't leave Firefox running when not in use. Reboot sign in and start Firefox goto youtube.com and watch any video start xterm(1) run top(1) you will always see plugin-container near or at top or let system sit for a while or overnight # ps -ef | less look at the "TIME" field or you could use # ps -ef | sort -t: -nr -k3 | head -1 to see it sorted by TIME field and for me this is returned: dan 17148 15252 27 13:36 ? 00:59:04 /usr/lib/firefox /plugin-container /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so -greomni /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja -appomni /usr/lib/firefox/browser/omni.ja -appdir /usr/lib/firefox/browser 15252 true plugin And this program far out strips all other programs using CPU TIME, also it is causing a slight load. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: firefox 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: dan 2144 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: dan 2144 F.... pulseaudio BrokenPermissions: oldbookmarks.html (0o555) BuildID: 20141127111021 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Dec 26 16:51:32 2014 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback IncompatibleExtensions: English (South Africa) Language Pack - [email protected] English (GB) Language Pack - [email protected] Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd} InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-06 (687 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.101 metric 1 MostRecentCrashID: bp-b4658248-1bb9-4d26-aae3-b30b32120831 PrefSources: prefs.js [Profile]/extensions/{b9db16a4-6edc-47ec-a1f4-b86292ed211d}/defaults/preferences/prefs-dwhelper.js ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=34.0/20141127111021 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: google-talkplugin 5.38.6.0-1 rhythmbox-mozilla 3.0.2-0ubuntu2 icedtea-7-plugin 1.5-1ubuntu1 totem-mozilla 3.10.1-1ubuntu4 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no RunningIncompatibleAddons: True SourcePackage: firefox SubmittedCrashIDs: bp-b4658248-1bb9-4d26-aae3-b30b32120831 bp-9d53e8ed-16bc-4544-8c81-a0e922120831 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-24 (246 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/25/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P2.90 dmi.board.name: X58 Extreme dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP2.90:bd04/25/2011:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnX58Extreme:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1405874/+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
