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Ubuntu 13.04 64bits desktop (freshly downloaded from the site a couple of days ago)

    indicator-datetime-service 

loads CPU up to 100%( 1-2 core)

and

   gnome-settings-daemon

eats whole RAM just after Ubuntu loading.

How to fix it?

There is a bug in dev forums but it is not clear for me how to fix it (just applied a new update to the system - no way).

Deleting files from ~/.cache/; or reboot; or login with 'gnome-fallback'- no help. Even if I kill gnome-settings-daemon it may arise again later.

Note: I have a VNC4 server running on Ubuntu and gnome-core(GNOME Shell 3.6.3.1).

Note: I removed ntpdate but no help. Calendar on desktop is inactive for some time, network time is off.

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As described in Ubuntu Bug #774071, in my case it helped to substitute default dependency of geoclue-provider virtual package.

My Solution

I installed geoclue-ubuntu-geoip package to replace the existing geoclue-yahoo package (which I uninstalled).

Probably the Yahoo Maps admins noticed high load of their geolocation service or maybe their devs changed something, which resulted in geoclue-yahoo not working correctly.

For this work I've used a text-mode package manager:

aptitude

Because I know it handles missing dependencies quite well and suggests solutions, for example to install one of packages to satisfy some dependency.

One can also use a graphical package manager:

synaptic

To select any other package that is listed in geoclue-provider - and there are many:

geoclue-ubuntu-geoip
geoclue-gypsy
geoclue-gsmloc
geoclue-gpsd
geoclue-yahoo
geoclue-skyhook
geoclue-plazes
geoclue-manual
geoclue-localnet
geoclue-hostip
geoclue-geonames
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We have found only one so solution far :

  sudo apt-get remove gnome-settings-daemon

Another option - rename gnome-settings-daemon service

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    I ran this and ended up without gnome. Jun 9, 2016 at 18:16
  • Frederico is right, this will remove part of your gnome installation.
    – asdf
    Apr 1, 2019 at 15:40

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