# Linux Client high CPU Usage

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-client-high-cpu-usage/819419>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** player-linux\
**Created:** [November 21, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-client-high-cpu-usage/819419 "2022-11-21T15:57:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wictale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@Wictale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wictale)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-client-high-cpu-usage/819419/1 "2022-11-21T15:57:15Z")

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Server Version#: 1.29.2.6364  
Player Version#:2.58.1

Hello everyone,  
I´m using Kodi since a few years and evaluating Plex as an alternative.  
My current “Tv Box” is an Intel Nuc NUC7PJYH2 June Canyon with a Pentium Silver J5005 CPU and running Archlinux.

I´ve installed the server and the client on that NUC from the Archlinux AUR.

But when I try to play “something” on the client, I see a high cpu usage of that client. Sometimes \> 100% and the playback is stuttering.  
It´s not possible to watch a 720p h264 file.  
The Server process is doing fine - it´s the client.  
Also a process called “QtWebEngineProc” is using \> 40% often.

I´ve already disabled transcoding on the server and set the quality to “original” on the client. Audio is set to passthrough.

I´ve also tried to use the flatpak package but when I try to start it, it exits with "aborted (core dumped).

Do you´ve any tipps what I can check or do because of this?

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**Author:** ![gbooker02](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gbooker02/32/9726_2.png) [@gbooker02](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gbooker02)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-client-high-cpu-usage/819419/2 "2022-11-21T19:46:10Z")

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See [Testing Linux EGL](https://forums.plex.tv/t/testing-linux-egl/776726) and if that environment variable fixes things for you.

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**Author:** ![Wictale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@Wictale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wictale)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-client-high-cpu-usage/819419/3 "2022-11-22T13:35:37Z")

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Thanks.  
That worked for (local) files.  
But Live TV with an attached USB Tuner is still decoded in software

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-client-high-cpu-usage/819419/4 "2023-02-20T13:36:15Z")

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