CPU usage instead of CPU time

[saads]

Binary package hint: gnome-system-monitor

In Dapper under the gnome-system-monitor's processes tab you could view the CPU usage of each process. This would allow you to sort the processes by most CPU-intensive. Very useful for when one process is consuming too much CPU or when a program crashes taking up 100% CPU and you want to kill it. Now (in Edgy), there is a column for CPU time which is not nearly as useful for this purpose. Would it be possible to have both?

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

Thanks for your report. This should be the default. What does
 LC_ALL=C gconftool-2 -g /schemas/apps/procman/proctree/col_9_visible
say?

[saads (shakhshir)]

It says:

Type: bool
List Type: *invalid*
Car Type: *invalid*
Cdr Type: *invalid*
Default Value: true
Owner: procman
Short Desc: Show process CPU time column on startup
Long Desc: Unset

On 8/31/06, Daniel Holbach <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your report. This should be the default. What does
> LC_ALL=C gconftool-2 -g /schemas/apps/procman/proctree/col_9_visible
> say?
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Untriaged => Low
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
> --
> CPU usage instead of CPU time
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/58304
>

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

I reopened the upstream bug, where we requested the change earlier this year: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341026 - I'll make the necessary change soonish (once we got Edgy Knot-2 out the door).

[saads (shakhshir)]

Excellent. Thanks.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

This upload fixes the issue:

 gnome-system-monitor (2.16.0-0ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream version:
     - Fixed a small memory leak.
     - Fixed schema. (Ubuntu: #58304)
   * debian/patches/03_autoconf.patch:
     - updated

[saads (shakhshir)]

Unfortunately this hasn't actually been fixed. I am running Edgy with everything up-to-date and specifically gnome-system-monitor (2.16.0-0ubuntu1). I've attached a screenshot.

'apt-cache show gnome-system-monitor' gives:

Package: gnome-system-monitor
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 3968
Maintainer: Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Version: 2.16.0-0ubuntu1

[saads (shakhshir)]

Sebastien, can you please change back the status of this bug. It has not
been fixed.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Does it happen with an another user too? That might an user configuration written for that application for your user

[saads (shakhshir)]

Yes, it is. I checked under gconf -> apps -> procman -> proctree. col9 was
set to visible instead of col8, which is the CPU %. I tested it by creating
a new user and the default is set correctly to col8. So the bug has been
fixed.

Thanks.