I notice there is a Nvidia task for this bug. I can't recreate this problem at all using the Nvidia drivers. In fact, after switching the wallpaper many times, Xorg ended up using slightly less memory than when I started.
-- xorg memory leak when changing desktop wallpapers (Gnome) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254107 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs