After doing updates yesterday, I noticed my computer became very slow and laggy. I'm using Mint Mate 17.1 with Compiz enabled, and it's always worked like a dream (until now). I'll be using it, and I'll notice my mouse become really choppy, or stop moving completely, and whenever using any compiz effects at all, it's terrible (maybe 1-2 fps).
I've reinstalled the fglrx driver (as well as tried the non-proprietary, but that wouldn't even start x).
Nothing else has changed on my system, but I have no way of knowing how to figure out which update may have caused it. Killing conky and evrouter doesn't seem to make a difference (but it never did before either).
One thing I do notice is the migration/* processes reporting high cpu usage, when moving windows, etc. Not sure I've ever seen this before, and the X process seems to be working pretty hard too.
I even notice notification sounds from apps, etc are choppy from time to time. Just a general lag whenever anything graphical is requested from the system.
Here is a list of what was updated:
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$ tail -n50 /var/log/apt/history.log
Start-Date: 2015-03-19 10:52:32
Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic --hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id 67108896 -o Synaptic::closeZvt=true --progress-str Please wait, this can take some time --finish-str Update is complete --set-selections-file /tmp/tmpRv9kfR
Upgrade: libavformat54:amd64 (9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), libfontembed1:amd64 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2, 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4), libssl1.0.0:i386 (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8, 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.11), libssl1.0.0:amd64 (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8, 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.11), adobe-flashplugin:amd64 (11.2.202.442-0trusty1, 11.2.202.451-0trusty1), firefox-locale-en:amd64 (36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4, 36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), google-chrome-stable:amd64 (41.0.2272.76-1, 41.0.2272.89-1), libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libkrb5-26-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libroken18-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libroken18-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libnautilus-extension1a:amd64 (3.10.1-0ubuntu9.6, 3.10.1-0ubuntu9.7), libwind0-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libwind0-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), sudo:amd64 (1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1, 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1), libhcrypto4-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libhcrypto4-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), firefox:amd64 (36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4, 36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), libheimntlm0-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libheimntlm0-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libnuma1:amd64 (2.0.9~rc5-1ubuntu2, 2.0.9~rc5-1ubuntu3), libhdb9-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libswscale2:amd64 (9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), libecryptfs0:amd64 (104-0ubuntu1, 104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3), cups-browsed:amd64 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2, 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4), libxfont1:amd64 (1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1, 1.4.7-1ubuntu0.2), libasn1-8-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libasn1-8-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), cups-filters-core-drivers:amd64 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2, 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4), mint-flashplugin-steam:amd64 (11.2.202.442, 11.2.202.451), libkdc2-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libpwquality1:amd64 (1.2.3-1ubuntu1, 1.2.3-1ubuntu1.1), libheimbase1-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libheimbase1-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), cups-filters:amd64 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2, 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4), libzeitgeist-2.0-0:amd64 (0.9.14-0ubuntu4, 0.9.14-0ubuntu4.1), ecryptfs-utils:amd64 (104-0ubuntu1, 104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3), python-requests:amd64 (2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1, 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.2), libpwquality-common:amd64 (1.2.3-1ubuntu1, 1.2.3-1ubuntu1.1), libavcodec54:amd64 (9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), openssl:amd64 (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8, 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.11), libgssapi3-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libgssapi3-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libhx509-5-heimdal:amd64 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libhx509-5-heimdal:i386 (1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1), libavutil52:amd64 (9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), libcupsfilters1:amd64 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2, 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4), libcupsfilters1:i386 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2, 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4)
End-Date: 2015-03-19 10:52:55
Let me know if you need any more info.
I'm pulling my hair out
Thanks in advance.