The last update slows the computer and make it unusable

[argotvisual]

After updating the system (Feisty) via the update-manager on 2007-06-12, the system slows down after working 20 minutes and comes unresponsive, may be because a memory leak in some on the packages updated. Inclusive after changing to a console using Ctlr-F1, typing a key takes an eternity.

The symptom comes using Firefox or Inkscape or Komodo Editor. Before the update the system was run normally. This looks like a virus in Windows Systems, where the system slows down because of the virus activity.

The packages updated are:

file 4.19-1ubuntu2 4.19-1ubuntu2.1
libmagic1 4.19-1ubuntu2 4.19-1ubuntu2.1
libexif12 0.6.13-5build1 0.6.13-5ubuntu0.1
libpng12-dev 1.2.15~beta5-1 1.2.15~beta5-1ubuntu1
libpng12-0 1.2.15~beta5-1 1.2.15~beta5-1ubuntu1
libgd2-xpm 2.0.34~rc1-2ubuntu1 2.0.34~rc1-2ubuntu1.1

[Soul-Sing (soulzing)]

please try the recovery mode. do you have the same problems?

[Soul-Sing (soulzing)]

libpng12-dev 1.2.15~beta5-1 1.2.15~beta5-1ubuntu1
libpng12-0 1.2.15~beta5-1 1.2.15~beta5-1ubuntu1

beta updates, i presume you already runned a TOP ?

[argotvisual (mad-argotvisual)]

Indeed, I tried the recovery mode. The use of top to make a diagnostic
is not possible, because once the problem is declared, the gnome
terminal freezes, changing to a console (Ctrl-F1) does not work because
when a command is writen it takes too many time to take each keypress,
it is something that: r[...five seconds...]oo[...five-seconds]t[...five
or more seconds], then takes 30-60 seconds to ask for the password,
other 30 seconds or more to display the prompt, then many seconds to
respond to any command in the console (sorry for my english) and then it
freezes.

I tried to stop gdm and work in text mode, but the result is the same.
After some minutes tasks like compiling inkscape are not possible, make
reports an error "out of memory".

I tested the memory and changed the cards, I'm sure is not a hardware
related problem. It looks as something that affects the memory during or
after the update (maybe a memory leak). The computer starts to fail
inmediatelly after the update made yesterday morning.

El mié, 13-06-2007 a las 14:53 +0000, leoquant escribió:
> please try the recovery mode. do you have the same problems?
>

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