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Getting rid of Tracker on Linux Desktops
Getting rid of Tracker on Linux Desktops
Every now and then processes around the unwanted ‘tracker’ spyware eats my CPU and turns my laptop into a loud hairdryer.
Unfortunately it’s often impossible to uninstall it without loosing half the desktop-related packages.
This is how to stop it once and for all (per user, as user):
systemctl --user stop tracker-extract.service
systemctl --user stop tracker-store.service
systemctl --user disable tracker-extract.service
systemctl --user disable tracker-store.service
killall tracker-miner-fs
killall tracker-miner-apps
killall tracker-extract
killall tracker-store
rm -rf ~/.cache/tracker/
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