[plug] Kubumtu 20.0 CPU at 100% - Need help

[Stefano]

Thank you for your reply Juneidy,
I ended up doing a fresh install of Kubuntu 20.10 and it seems to work OK.

Keep smiling
Stefano

On Mon., 15 Mar. 2021, 12:44 Juneidy, <j at awesomest.me> wrote:

> Hi Stefano,
>
> I am neither familiar with Kubuntu nor dconf-service. But from the sounds
> of it, it's not KDE specific, so it might affect other Ubuntu users.
>
> But if you are considering taking backup, usually your home dir is all
> that is required. You can take whole SSD image if paranoid, though it
> should not be difficult since it's only 32GB.
>
> Others might have a better idea.
>
> -Juneidy
>
>
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Sunday, March 14, 2021 7:19 AM, Stefano <spiv13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> I just learned about this group searching for Linux help in perth and
> joined the group.
>
> Samsung Ultrabook, 12Gb RAM, 32GB Ssd, 500GB HDD.
> Running Kubuntu 20.04.
> Suddenly CPU is 100% and 'dconf-service' uses more and more memory up to
> using 11.TGB RAM, then the Computer becomes unresponsive.
> If I stop 'dconf-service'I can access the Terminal.
>
> The OS is installed on the SSD and all my files are on the HDD.
>
> If I boot via the USB installation drive, can read through all the drives
> (SSD, HDD, external 1T HDD etc) but have not been able to do a proper full
> bacup.
>
> I do not understand must of the OS and I need some help to fix the problem
> or get a full backup before I re-install Kubuntu.
>
> I would consider a donation for some help.
>
> Keep smiling
>
> Stefano
> +61 478 916 411  (AU)
>
>
>
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