update-apt-xapi consumes most of my CPU

[gnomek]

My CPU is frequently very busy with a process update-apt-xapi and than python3. Also in system tray appears information that I can install flash in Firefox. How can I get rid of it? I found a packages apt-xapian-index and python3-xapian1.3. Can I uninstall them?

My CPU is very old and these processes make system unable to react my normal activity. I want to check for updates and do updates only in terminal. But I am afraid that if I uninstall them I will not be able to do updates at all.

[mastablasta]

try to do all the updates, then see if it is still clogging up the CPU.

[chimak111]

... Also in system tray appears information that I can install flash in Firefox. How can I get rid of it? ...

I'm guessing that as long as you have Firefox from the repos and don't install Flash, you'll keep getting that notification. I see that as well. I won't install Flash. I looked at ways to turn off that message, but other notifications would be turned off as well. So I live with it.