@Alexia, that's a very useful tip. I have tried it on two of my Kubuntu Natty boxes and it worked both times.
One just needs to remember to leave a terminal open because sometimes dbus locks up so badly that one cannot actually launch a new application. As a matter of interest, where did you find out about kpackagekitsmarticon? Best wishes, G. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/680444 Title: dbus-daemon eats 100% cpu and is not responsive To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/680444/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs