Using Ubuntu 13.04 here. Imagine being dependent on using Ubuntu for work during the day, and all of the sudden you need to just stop all activity for 1 hour (I do like breaks, but only when I choose them myself)! Since I'm no Linux expert, it took me quite some time to find out that it was a 'find' process eating up all my HDD.
This bug is exceptionally severe for me, and likewise for many others, I would assume... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1190696 Title: updatedb.mlocate uses 100% of the hdd IO. The OS is completely unusable. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mlocate/+bug/1190696/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs