Not only CPU. It (very) quickly skyrocket RAM memmory usage until system completely slow down and eventually running out of RAM.
I'm running a vanilla installation of artful inside a VirtualBox. Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch) Linux vbox 4.12.0-13-generic #14-Ubuntu SMP Sat Sep 2 15:52:55 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux gnome-software 3.26.0-0ubuntu1 If there is something I can test, feel free to ask for (saying how). PID User Command Swap USS PSS RSS 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 55076 56869 81768 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 55076 56869 81768 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 135600 137248 162492 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 261084 262732 287976 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 376692 378325 403584 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 685868 687523 712620 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 830336 831991 857088 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 1061004 1062692 1087756 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 1213656 1215344 1240408 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 1522980 1524668 1549732 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 1758456 1760121 1784340 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 2011536 2012984 2036248 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 0 2194020 2194121 2198888 3100 fabio /usr/bin/gnome-software --g 52668 2602192 2602205 2602908 -bash: fork: Não foi possível alocar memória -bash: fork: Não foi possível alocar memória -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1716579 Title: gnome-software uses a very high cpu amount Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The room was silent, when the fan of my laptop suddenly started making noise. I checked it and it was because of the intense amount of CPU in use because of gnome software. Gnome Software CPU use was over 60%. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-software 3.25.91-1ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-12.13-generic 4.12.8 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Sep 12 08:29:01 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-21 (21 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170820) InstalledPlugins: gnome-software-plugin-flatpak N/A gnome-software-plugin-limba N/A gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.25.91-1ubuntu5 SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1716579/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
