Pedro, I can't seem to find any significant CPU usage by gnome-shell when the terminal is busy, using Ubuntu 18.10.
Can you please try live booting 18.10 and tell us if you find that is better now? http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.10/ubuntu-18.10-desktop-amd64.iso ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773959 Title: High CPU usage by gnome-shell when only running gnome-terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1773959/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs