Re: [Evolution] Left over Flatpak processes

["Japhering, Anonymous" <japhering gmail com>]

On Sat, 2020-09-26 at 10:15 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > ...and after shutdown:
> > $ ps -ef | grep evolution
> > me  2587     1  0 17:53 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/flatpak-
> > bwrap --
> > args 33 evolution
> > me  2715  2587  0 17:53 ?        00:00:00 /app/libexec/evolution-
> > source-registry
> > me  2985  2587  0 17:53 ?        00:00:00 /app/libexec/evolution-
> > addressbook-factory -r
> > me  3150  2587  0 17:53 ?        00:00:00 /app/libexec/evolution-
> > data-
> > server/evolution-alarm-notify
> >
> > So far, when killing these processes (via 'flatpak kill
> > org.gnome.Evolution') and restarting Evolution, I have not had any
> > problems show up. I guess the question is: should I be concerned
> > about
> > this? If you think this is a Flatpak-related problem, then I'll
> > post on
> > their list.
> I don't know anything about flatpak and how it's supposed to work,
> but
> those evolution processes are left because they are potentially used
> by
> other parts of the Gnome system. Whether it is appropriate, or
> sensible, to leave them running in a flatpak environment is another
> matter; but they are left running normally.

Having run both the native and the flatpak version of evolution ... the
behavior is the same for both.  Exiting the main gui in either version
leaves the same processes running.

With the flatpak version, you also get flatpak-bwrap processes left
running as well as an unkillable  evolution.bin process.