Same here on Ubuntu 14.04 after installing google chrome via download from google website and software manager (not manually adding ppa).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to upstart in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1255610 Title: 100% CPU usage with "initctl emit plymouth-ready" process Status in upstart package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: root 977 99.1 2.7 98668 93964 ? R 12:59 453:31 initctl emit plymouth-ready this makes my CPU very hot, I don't know how to debug deeper. Any ideas? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: upstart 1.10-0ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Nov 27 20:46:04 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-12 (625 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301) MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic root=UUID=d0d8bf63-cf4c-479f-9091-1f14156a902f ro quiet splash SourcePackage: upstart UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-21 (37 days ago) UpstartBugCategory: System UpstartRunningSessionVersion: init (upstart 1.10) UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.10) modified.conffile..etc.at.deny: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/at.deny'] modified.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: 2013-08-27T01:19:11 upstart.upstart-file-bridge.log: Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/unicast_2dlocal_2davahi Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2dcrash Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2drelease To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1255610/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp