{"id":13816,"date":"2025-07-22T21:17:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=13816"},"modified":"2025-07-22T21:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:17:35","slug":"stop-gnome-software-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2025\/07\/22\/stop-gnome-software-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop GNOME Software Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>To avoid GNOME Software from running in the background, you can take several approaches based on the solutions discussed in the context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One effective method is to disable the autostart entry for GNOME Software. This can be done by copying the file <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/etc\/xdg\/autostart\/gnome-software-service.desktop<\/code> to <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">~\/.config\/autostart<\/code> and adding <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false<\/code> at the end of the file. This prevents the process from starting upon boot, which can free up significant memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, you can turn off background downloads by using the command <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">gsettings set org.gnome.software download-updates false<\/code>. This setting can also be adjusted through the preferences GUI of GNOME Software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer a more direct approach, you can use terminal commands to stop the GNOME Software process. Run <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">ps -el | grep gnome-software<\/code> to check if it is running, and then use the command <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">killall gnome-software<\/code> to stop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another method involves disabling the GNOME Software service by removing the autostart file located at <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/etc\/xdg\/autostart\/gnome-software-service.desktop<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, you can configure your network connection to &#8220;metered&#8221; which might help in preventing GNOME Software from running in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By implementing these methods, you can effectively prevent GNOME Software from running in the background and reduce its impact on system resources.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gnome\/comments\/dkbywa\/how_to_prevent_gnome_software_from_starting\/\">How to prevent Gnome Software from starting automatically?<\/a><br> by<a href=\"\"><\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gnome\/\">gnome<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-debugpoint-com wp-block-embed-debugpoint-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nTGL2O7GWl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debugpoint.com\/gnome-software-running-background\/\">How to Stop GNOME Software from Running in the Background<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to Stop GNOME Software from Running in the Background&#8221; &#8212; DebugPoint.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debugpoint.com\/gnome-software-running-background\/embed\/#?secret=Fkpke7TRvu#?secret=nTGL2O7GWl\" data-secret=\"nTGL2O7GWl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gnome\/comments\/fko0hq\/how_can_i_prevent_gnome_software_to_run_in\/\">How can I prevent Gnome Software to run in background?<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Akmadan23\/\">u\/Akmadan23<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gnome\/\">gnome<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">To avoid GNOME Software from running in the background, you can take several approaches based on the solutions discussed in the context. One effective method is to disable the autostart entry for GNOME Software. This can be done by copying the file \/etc\/xdg\/autostart\/gnome-software-service.desktop to ~\/.config\/autostart and adding X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false at the end of the file. This&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2025\/07\/22\/stop-gnome-software-background\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[278],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tricks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6daft-3AQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15352,"url":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2026\/03\/22\/gnome-backgrounds-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":13816,"position":0},"title":"GNOME Backgrounds History","author":"Paolo Redaelli","date":"2026-03-22","format":"link","excerpt":"Source: GNOME Backgrounds History","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Senza categoria&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Senza categoria","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/category\/senza-categoria\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3474,"url":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/10\/30\/gnomes-like-wine-and-vinegar\/","url_meta":{"origin":13816,"position":1},"title":"Gnomes like wine and vinegar","author":"Paolo Redaelli","date":"2017-10-30","format":false,"excerpt":"gnome3 - How can I connect to Gnome 3 with a Windows VNC client? 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