Temporarily stopping Zeitgeist

This can be done using the Zeitgeist Activity Log Manager :

1. Add the Zeitgeist PPA:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zeitgeist/ppa
   

2. Install the latest version of Zeitgeist:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade
   

3. Restart zeitgeist-daemon:

   zeitgeist-daemon --replace
   

4. Install activity-log-manager

   sudo apt-get install activity-log-manager
   

5. Open up Activity Log Manager and click the Logging active button in the bottom right corner of the window to disable logging:

   

   Click it again to re-enable logging.

Remove the execute permissions of the zeitgeist* as follows. Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below.

sudo -s

# on 32-bit systems:
chmod -x /usr/lib/zeitgeist/zeitgeist-fts

# on 64-bit systems:
chmod -x /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/zeitgeist-fts

# on both:
chmod -x /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon 
chmod -x /usr/bin/zeitgeist-datahub
exit

After doing so, the processes do not restart.