Public bug reported: Since upgrading to Plasma 5.5.3 (via 15.10 backports PPA) every morning my machine is unusable.
This morning the load was over 100 on my desktop - there were hundreds of apt-check processes, plasma had completely crashed bar one konsole window. I have to sysRq to reboot... Looks like others are having similar issues https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?69575-apt-check-hogs-100 -CPU-and-memory-after-Plasma-5-5-3-upgrade http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2310711&goto=newpost/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: update-notifier-common 3.163 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32-generic 4.2.8-ckt1 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Feb 2 09:40:52 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-28 (279 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: update-notifier UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-11-11 (82 days ago) ** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily ** Description changed: Since upgrading to Plasma 5.5.3 (via 15.10 backports PPA) every morning my machine is unusable. This morning the load was over 100 on my desktop - there were hundreds of apt-check processes, plasma had completely crashed bar one konsole window. I have to sysRq to reboot... + + Looks like others are having similar issues + + https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?69575-apt-check-hogs-100 + -CPU-and-memory-after-Plasma-5-5-3-upgrade + + http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2310711&goto=newpost/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: update-notifier-common 3.163 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32-generic 4.2.8-ckt1 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Feb 2 09:40:52 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-28 (279 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: update-notifier UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-11-11 (82 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1540830 Title: After Plasma 5.5.3 - apt-check causes massive load / creates 100's of processes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1540830/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs