I've linked a branch that fixes this bug, bug #1300991 and the warning I mentioned in that bug.
There was indeed a memory leak. ** Branch linked: lp:~brunonova/ubuntu/trusty/auto- apt/lp1300987_lp1300991 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1300987 Title: /usr/lib/auto-apt/auto-apt-pkgdcb consumes over 100% RAM on 0.3.23 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/auto-apt/+bug/1300987/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs