I have now uninstalled evolution, libevolution and killed run-away evolution-alarm-notify and the fans on my desktop have stopped spinning.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1604998 Title: evolution-alarm-notify frequently hogs the system with 200% cpu usage Status in evolution package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: evolution-alarm-notify frequently hogs the system with 200% cpu usage it's hot in london as it is, without evolution thing adding heat to the problem. This is just a long running normal unity desktop. I don't even use evolution.... and have no events there. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: libevolution 3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jul 20 23:25:06 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-01-12 (1651 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130318) SourcePackage: evolution SystemImageInfo: Error: command ['system-image-cli', '-i'] failed with exit code 2: UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-01-22 (180 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/1604998/+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
