I have a similar problem but with Net instead of CPU. Gkrellm freezes for some time and then it crashes and leaves that xmessage.
$ sudo apt-cache showpkg gkrellm Package: gkrellm Versions: 2.2.10-2ubuntu1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/pt.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_universe_binary-i386_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status) -- Segmentation fault of gkrellm https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44224 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs