Sounds like you will need to "bisect" the issue. That means: * Log in with no apps running and see if the same problem occurs.
* Log in with half the apps running and see if the same problem occurs. * Log in again with a quarter of the apps running and see if the problem still occurs... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1930641 Title: memory leak in xorg-server 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.2~20.04.2 Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: New Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Progressive memory leak in Xorg. With 16Gb RAM, memory use increases by about 1% each day according to top. Started at about 1%, now 24% after nearly 3 weeks. Video driver is i915, uname -m shows x86_64. Ubuntu 20.04, up to date as at 29 May 2021. HDMI connector. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-73.82-generic 5.4.106 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-73-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME Date: Thu Jun 3 11:06:35 2021 DistUpgraded: 2021-04-26 20:35:01,095 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process “./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8)) DistroCodename: focal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 6.1.16, 5.4.0-73-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox-guest, 6.1.16, 5.4.0-73-generic, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd HD Graphics 5500 [1458:1000] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-31 (1463 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) MachineType: GIGABYTE GB-BXi7-5500 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-73-generic root=UUID=6999d6bd-6356-4df2-b056-032c25b2dd60 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2021-04-26 (37 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: F2 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: MQLP7AP-00 dmi.board.vendor: GIGABYTE dmi.board.version: 1.x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF2:bd12/05/2014:svnGIGABYTE:pnGB-BXi7-5500:pvr1.x:rvnGIGABYTE:rnMQLP7AP-00:rvr1.x:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.name: GB-BXi7-5500 dmi.product.sku: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.version: 1.x dmi.sys.vendor: GIGABYTE version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+20.04.20200211-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.102-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.2.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.2.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.2~20.04.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1930641/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp