On my system, when I launch "gnome-appearance-properties" I have 3 processus for this application and one that have 99% cpu usage.
$ ps aux | grep "appear" harobed 22587 0.6 0.2 20736 5516 ? T 12:57 0:17 gnome-appearance-properties harobed 32267 0.6 2.4 56120 49880 pts/0 S 13:41 0:00 gdb /usr/bin/gnome-appearance-properties harobed 32270 0.7 0.8 85296 18068 pts/0 Sl+ 13:42 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-appearance-properties harobed 32273 99.4 0.2 18200 5180 pts/0 R+ 13:42 1:35 /usr/bin/gnome-appearance-properties When I quit "gnome-appearance-properties" the processus here 32273 not quit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/680734 Title: gnome-appearance-properties spikes the CPU -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs