For anyone who sees this, it is a RAM issue. For me, like others here, the hardware is the cause.
Lack of RAM. I installed another 16 GB and my RAM usage went away. Freezes and random crashes stopped. The lack of RAM will also cause PulseAudio to distort, prompting a -k. Hopefully this helps someone. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1938953 Title: virtualbox-dkms 6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.2: virtualbox kernel module failed to build To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1938953/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs