Public bug reported: Gnome Shell memory use grows over time
Memory for Gnome Shell can be around 2.5 GB, sometimes more. If I do Alt-F2 r to restart shell, it drops to 250 MB and then slowly climbs up again. Occasionally it goes so high on my 16 GB machine that it swaps and crashes. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10 Package: gnome-shell 40.5-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-22.22-generic 5.13.19 Uname: Linux 5.13.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Dec 16 16:53:53 2021 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-03 (1565 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 40.5-1ubuntu3~21.10.1 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-10-16 (61 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug impish -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1955058 Title: gnome-shell memory use climbs to multiple GBs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1955058/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs