I suggest the simplest solution to protecting the OS right now is to ask the kernel to set a hard limit on individual process memory usage (e.g. half your RAM size or something), by editing:
/etc/security/limits.conf or adding a new config file in: /etc/security/limits.d/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1853707 Title: Whole system stopped responding because of single program's fault - no way out, had to force power off To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/+bug/1853707/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
