pk-debconf-helper process loads a single processor core at 100% after each update. Opting out?

Asked Feb 22 '21 at 18:29

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On Ubuntu 20.04.2, with Gnome desktop.

Recently, each time the software updater finishes with the updates, the pk-debconf-helper process kicks in, and keeps loading a single processor core (out of eight cores) at 100% for some time, resulting in the highest fan speeds my laptop sees these days.

I am not a fan of this occurrence, so I would like to know:

how bad would be the consequences of opting out of what pk-debconf-helper does,
is it possible to opt out somehow?

edited Feb 22 '21 at 18:34

asked Feb 22 '21 at 18:29

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I just saw this happen on my 21.10 although it finished after a few seconds .. I heard my fan kick in though ... have not seen this on any of my 20.04 laptops / desk – Scott Stensland Jan 21 '22 at 20:39
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This seems to be https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/issues/452, b.t.w.. – Robert Pollak Nov 21 '22 at 19:57

pk-debconf-helper process loads a single processor core at 100% after each update. Opting out?

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