Attached here is a full HardInfo Report on my PC, containing all hardware and kernel specs.
** Attachment added: "HardInfo Report" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/1410765/+attachment/4298331/+files/hardinfo_report.html ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #742909 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742909 ** Also affects: gimp via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742909 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gimp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1410765 Title: GIMP uses more system resources than necessary Status in The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP): Unknown Status in gimp package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I am using GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.8.14 on Ubuntu 14.10 x64 on my AMD Phonom II X4 machine packed with 8GB DDR3 RAM and more than the recommended amount of SWAP-Space found in multiple locations throughout my PC, and even though I have all this caching space and more plus a powerful processor, GIMP still eats my computer's system resources alive even while doing some quick editing and touch-ups, specifically when using the Heal tool - The window will freeze up and continue what it's doing in the background, but for that time being, it won't let me do much besides that. It has now gotten to a point where GIMP uses so many system resources all at one time where it locks up my (USB 2.0) keyboard for all apps and won't let me use the keyboard at all until GIMP is done doing what it is doing. I have even switched to the LowLatency Linux Kernel to help speed up my PC and keep only needed background tasks while using minimal RAM. See below for a HardInfo chart I pasted stating my Operating System information: -Version- Kernel : Linux 3.16.0-29-lowlatency (x86_64) Compiled : #39-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 15 22:55:59 UTC 2014 C Library : Unknown Default C Compiler : GNU C Compiler version 4.9.1 (Ubuntu 4.9.1-16ubuntu6) Distribution : Ubuntu 14.10 -Current Session- Computer Name : SDB User Name : jeb (Jeb Eldridge) Home Directory : /home/jeb Desktop Environment : Unity (ubuntu) -Misc- Uptime : 1 day, 16 hours and 52 minutes Load Average : 0.29, 0.44, 0.76 Attached is also a screenshot with "About This Computer" info shown. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gimp/+bug/1410765/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
