[Bug 808221] Re: Whole computer unstable while installing apps

[Aaron Peachey]

Hi canon, thank you for posting this bug report. I appreciate the troubles you are having are frustrating for you.
With the release of Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu Software Centre version 4.0 was also released and addressed quite a few existing bugs, including some relating to speed and stability. If it is an option for you to upgrade to Natty (11.04) and get version 4 of Software Centre, this would be the first suggestion to address your problem.

If this is not an option for you, could you please run Software Centre by typing software-center (no sudo) into a terminal and repeat the activity that causes your problem (i.e. install a program and get an unstable/slow system). 
Then, paste the output from the terminal back here - hopefully it might contain some information that will help us to address the problem.


** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Whole computer unstable while installing apps

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Everytime I install applications from ubuntu software centre, when it
  is applying changes my whole computer becomes slow and unstable.
  Perhaps there should be a limit to processor usage the Ubuntu Software
  Centre uses. If the Ubuntu software centre can work well on my
  netbook, then there's confidence that it will work on any other
  computer seamlessly.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: software-center 3.0.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.54-generic 2.6.35.13
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Jul  9 22:30:06 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center

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