*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1672297 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672297
same here Ubuntu 17.10 10404 mrzap 20 0 6858556 3,119g 80124 S 2,7 40,4 27:19.28 gnome-shell 3Gb after 8 hours every action increases the usage, as described by many users changing wallpaper increases by 40Mb each time I had "variety" changing wallpapers every 5 minutes, that's how I got to 3Gb in a few hours -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731071 Title: Gnome shell huge memory usage Status in GNOME Shell: New Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have no idea why, but after half a day or so of usage, gnome-shell uses 1.4 GB of memory. I have never seen an OS where the shell is so "hungry", there seem to be lots of memory leaks. Good the system has 12 GB of RAM, otherwise I would have lots of swap. Unity never did not do things like this, I really hope there will be a fix soon. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.26.1-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Nov 9 01:32:07 2017 DisplayManager: gdm3 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.shell' b'enabled-extensions' b"['ubuntu-appindicat...@ubuntu.com', 'weather-extens...@xeked.com', 'astroweat...@dan-gnome.berrange.com', 'arc-m...@linxgem33.com', 'gnomeGlobalAppMenu@lestcape']" b'org.gnome.shell' b'favorite-apps' b"['org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'chromium-browser.desktop', 'firefox.desktop', 'google-chrome.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'update-manager.desktop', 'filezilla.desktop', 'org.gnome.Screenshot.desktop', 'org.kde.ksysguard.desktop']" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'show-battery-percentage' b'true' b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-date' b'true' InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-21 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1731071/+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