[clug] gnome-shell comsuming 80% to 100% CPU

[Kim Holburn]

I had this happen.  I googled it and found a couple of solutions.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036441/ubuntu-18-04-gnome-shell-high-cpu-usage

The one that helped me was :

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall



> On 2019/May/15, at 10:52 pm, George at Clug via linux <linux at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> Thought I would give Gnome a try but after new installation I found
> that gnome-shell is comsuming 80% to 100% CPU. Mouse hardly moving
> across the screen.
> 
> 
> I dislike Gnome, maybe it knows?
> 
> 
> Seriously, does anyone know of a issue with Gnome that could be
> causing it to be consuming way too much CPU resources?
> 
> 
> I did an Internet search, and there are a few reports, but no usable
> answers found so far.
> 
> 
> I am using an old quad core intel PC with an Nvidia 1050 GPU, 8 GB HD,
> 240GB HDD. Brand new Debian Buster installation, I have not changed
> any settings or software. 
> 
> 
> 
> While the PC is old, it can run Ark Survival Evolved under Windows 10,
> without much issue (nb: Ark Survival Evolved can stress even powerful
> PCs).
> 
> 
> If it is still an issue in the morning, I will install Xfce, my
> preferred GUI.  At least it works, and fast.
> 
> 
> George.
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