I don't know if I have the exact same problem, but in my case it is because gvfs-smb-browse tries to access a samba server (first problem is why does it try to contact it, I never browse samba shares) using ipv6 When gvfs-smb-browse uses the whole cpu core I can run a : netstat -laputenW | grep gvfs And see that gvfs is trying to contact an ipv6 address
I reproduced it at home (16.04) and at work (14.04, happens since a recent update, did not happen last month for example) : - at home it tries to connect to the samba share of my internet box / router, using its public ipv6 address, so this will never ever work - at work it tries to connect to some co workers windows 10 share, using local ipv6 addresses I have solved my problem by : - at home, using google ipv6 dns, that way gvfs can't get the ipv6 of my internet box and won't try to connect to it - at work I just disabled ipv6 (switched to local link iirc) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1572260 Title: gvfs-smb-browse hogs CPU after only opening nautilus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1572260/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs