$ echo $GTK_IM_MODULE ibus I don't know which session I use, I set this up a loong time ago and I have no idea how to find out. But yes, it looks like it's flashback:
$ ps -ef|grep -i flash hajma 1742 1503 0 čec16 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/gnome-session/run-systemd-session gnome-session-flashback.target hajma 1910 1742 0 čec16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/im-launch /usr/lib/gnome-session/run-systemd-session gnome-session-flashback.target hajma 2017 1742 0 čec16 ? 00:00:00 systemctl --user start --wait gnome-session-flashback.target hajma 2052 1721 0 čec16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gnome-session/gnome-session-binary --session=gnome-flashback-metacity --disable-acceleration-check hajma 2309 2052 0 čec16 ? 00:00:41 gnome-flashback hajma 3343 3228 0 16:59 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto -i flash -- 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/1836659 Title: Ubuntu 18.04's ibus package breaks password fields in Firefox again Status in GNOME Flashback: Unknown Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in gnome-flashback package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On an uptodate Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS system I am observing the same symptoms as in bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1765304 When I focus a password field in Firefox, it starts focusing and unfocusing rapidly, making it difficult to type passwords. Also, CPU usage goes up with the 4 processes eating most: %Cpu(s): 25,3 us, 11,0 sy, 0,0 ni, 63,5 id Xorg 60% gnome-flashback 21% firefox 20% ibus-daemon 4% Launching Firefox with GTK_IM_MODULE=xim firefox makes it go away. This started several (~7) days ago. $ apt list gnome-shell ibus firefox Listing... Done firefox/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 68.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 amd64 [installed] gnome-shell/bionic-updates,now 3.28.4-0ubuntu18.04.1 amd64 [installed] ibus/bionic,now 1.5.17-3ubuntu4 amd64 [installed] $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-flashback/+bug/1836659/+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