I uninstalled all the non-default extensions and deleted the extensions
folder as you said.
I rebooted then:
246.2 MB at 10:19 in the morning
449.6 10:45 - then just left the PC on but did not use it.
2.5 GB 16:49
3.0 GB 17:50
Both previously and after removing the extensions today, if I issue the
[alt-F2 r] command, the memory drops back down to 250 MB from however
many GBs it is.
settings.txt is as follows. It shows extensions as active that have been
removed (not present in either extensions app or via Firefox extensions
addon). Note that apart from audio output switcher, caffeine, clipboard
indicator and night theme switcher, all the others were uninstalled
previously, even many months ago.
org.gnome.shell always-show-log-out true
org.gnome.shell command-history ['electrum', 'libreoffice', 'densify',
'rpi-imager', 'sudo nautilus', 'firefox-esr -p', 'pdf-shuffler', 'pdfshuffler',
'e', 'firefox -p', 'firefox', 'zoom-client', 'zoom', 'r']
org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions false
org.gnome.shell favorite-apps ['org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop',
'thunderbird.desktop', 'firefox.desktop', 'brave_brave.desktop',
'keepassxc_keepassxc.desktop', 'signal-desktop.desktop',
'libreoffice-startcenter.desktop', 'zotero.desktop',
'qownnotes_qownnotes.desktop', 'io.freetubeapp.FreeTube.desktop',
'deezer-unofficial-player_deezer-unofficial-player.desktop',
'org.gnome.Calculator.desktop', 'org.gnome.gedit.desktop',
'gnome-system-monitor.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop',
'gnome-control-center.desktop']
org.gnome.shell disable-extension-version-validation false
org.gnome.shell app-picker-layout [{'activity-log-manager.desktop':
<{'position': <0>}>, 'software-properties-drivers.desktop': <{'position':
<1>}>, 'ipscan.desktop': <{'position': <2>}>, 'asunder.desktop': <{'position':
<3>}>, 'b6610f32-e5f8-4c19-bc38-5ffe59aa2b03': <{'position': <4>}>,
'110b1d27-41cd-4692-bad9-b284b2550360': <{'position': <5>}>, 'brasero.desktop':
<{'position': <6>}>, 'brave_brave.desktop': <{'position': <7>}>,
'org.gnome.Calculator.desktop': <{'position': <8>}>,
'org.gnome.Calendar.desktop': <{'position': <9>}>, 'chromium_chromium.desktop':
<{'position': <10>}>, 'cxmenu-cxoffice-0-29ra4ke-CrossOver.desktop':
<{'position': <11>}>}, {'45811740-3c10-4b96-96f1-32ece2f7beb5': <{'position':
<0>}>, 'c1fafecf-7cfc-46b9-9f34-a17946350ce2': <{'position': <1>}>,
'3efb6382-8cc9-4e63-a83d-6f493d6e7eea': <{'position': <2>}>,
'04e9ab59-946d-45fc-8cf9-2d1f30687c87': <{'position': <3>}>,
'appimagelaunchersettings.desktop': <{'position': <4>}>,
'org.gnome.Extensions.desktop': <{'position': <5>}>,
'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop': <{'position': <6>}>, 'firefox.desktop':
<{'position': <7>}>, 'firefox-esr.desktop': <{'position': <8>}>,
'e1aad5c4-1dd4-4c70-8a84-a5010cfa497a': <{'position': <9>}>, 'gufw.desktop':
<{'position': <10>}>, '32f57fbf-667c-468f-93a3-28b0dff8d90d': <{'position':
<11>}>, 'io.freetubeapp.FreeTube.desktop': <{'position': <12>}>,
'gparted.desktop': <{'position': <13>}>,
'9af87983-c744-460a-9c8b-440255bb12f7': <{'position': <14>}>,
'appimagekit_5f3a07c34a5b4731d926c6884d6bc2b9-Cryptomator.desktop':
<{'position': <15>}>,
'appimagekit_5a114e2dbad5c64c2fde237f05d90b5e-balena-etcher-electron.desktop':
<{'position': <16>}>, 'fslint-unofficial_fslint-unofficial.desktop':
<{'position': <17>}>, '6f02e5b1-1082-4f71-b004-acdc909db025': <{'position':
<18>}>, 'appimagekit_aefcfd08d8a93b10918d58f719d262c5-electrum.desktop':
<{'position': <19>}>, 'org.kde.kdenlive.desktop': <{'position': <20>}>,
'protonvpn.desktop': <{'position': <21>}>,
'deezer-unofficial-player_deezer-unofficial-player.desktop': <{'position':
<22>}>}, {'guvcview.desktop': <{'position': <0>}>, 'htop.desktop':
<{'position': <1>}>, 'org.gnome.eog.desktop': <{'position': <2>}>,
'keepass2.desktop': <{'position': <3>}>, 'keepassxc_keepassxc.desktop':
<{'position': <4>}>, 'kodi.desktop': <{'position': <5>}>,
'0c9c6ea8-a25b-4757-841e-b475a3cbfd63': <{'position': <6>}>,
'8f5a5ea6-02b3-497c-8bc3-c41cb5790b9a': <{'position': <7>}>,
'menulibre.desktop': <{'position': <8>}>,
'115aa591-ddd8-4b00-9e59-8245b2ae8334': <{'position': <9>}>,
'14da8e16-d6b7-4c6d-bdcb-338dcedf8fe5': <{'position': <10>}>,
'dev.alextren.Spot.desktop': <{'position': <11>}>,
'dae0aaf1-4f08-4c3c-86af-efd2ba79a28d': <{'position': <12>}>}, {'mpv.desktop':
<{'position': <0>}>, 'org.gnome.Music.desktop': <{'position': <1>}>,
'com.nextcloud.desktopclient.nextcloud.desktop': <{'position': <2>}>,
'nvidia-settings.desktop': <{'position': <3>}>,
'org.gnome.seahorse.Application.desktop': <{'position': <4>}>,
'org.gnome.PowerStats.desktop': <{'position': <5>}>, 'pavucontrol.desktop':
<{'position': <6>}>, 'pymol-oss_pymol-oss.desktop': <{'position': <7>}>,
'qownnotes_qownnotes.desktop': <{'position': <8>}>, 'rhythmbox.desktop':
<{'position': <9>}>, 'gnome-control-center.desktop': <{'position': <10>}>,
'shotwell.desktop': <{'position': <11>}>, 'signal-desktop.desktop':
<{'position': <12>}>, 'skype_skypeforlinux.desktop': <{'position': <13>}>},
{'906a4218-2e08-482b-ba6a-c39aa32e066a': <{'position': <0>}>,
'soundconverter.desktop': <{'position': <1>}>,
'b3ebcc95-c87f-431b-aabf-47412a29b547': <{'position': <2>}>,
'c0b5451e-4281-4c7a-95ca-b98974c7897f': <{'position': <3>}>, 'steam.desktop':
<{'position': <4>}>, 'Sundry': <{'position': <5>}>, 'supertuxkart.desktop':
<{'position': <6>}>, 'hardinfo.desktop': <{'position': <7>}>,
'TaxCalcHub.desktop': <{'position': <8>}>, 'com.teamviewer.TeamViewer.desktop':
<{'position': <9>}>, 'org.gnome.gedit.desktop': <{'position': <10>}>,
'thunderbird.desktop': <{'position': <11>}>, 'time.desktop': <{'position':
<12>}>, 'timeshift-gtk.desktop': <{'position': <13>}>,
'46c0649b-b105-4678-a0ef-c5b659300c93': <{'position': <14>}>,
'transmission-gtk.desktop': <{'position': <15>}>, 'org.gnome.tweaks.desktop':
<{'position': <16>}>}, {'Utilities': <{'position': <0>}>, 'veracrypt.desktop':
<{'position': <1>}>, 'virtualbox.desktop': <{'position': <2>}>, 'vlc.desktop':
<{'position': <3>}>, 'wireshark.desktop': <{'position': <4>}>,
'06500345-0f6b-4621-ac7f-17efd42c49e6': <{'position': <5>}>,
'y-ppa-manager.desktop': <{'position': <6>}>,
'zoom-client_zoom-client.desktop': <{'position': <7>}>, 'zotero.desktop':
<{'position': <8>}>}]
org.gnome.shell had-bluetooth-devices-setup false
org.gnome.shell looking-glass-history @as []
org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions ['gsconn...@andyholmes.github.io',
'ubuntu-d...@ubuntu.com', 'ubuntu-appindicat...@ubuntu.com',
'sound-output-device-choo...@kgshank.net', 'darkthemetog...@jacob.mischka.me',
'desktop-c...@schneegans.github.com', 'audio-output-switcher@anduchs',
'clipboard-indica...@tudmotu.com', 'nightthemeswitc...@romainvigier.fr']
org.gnome.shell disabled-extensions ['nightshellswitc...@romainvigier.fr',
'caffe...@patapon.info']
org.gnome.shell development-tools true
org.gnome.shell introspect false
org.gnome.shell remember-mount-password true
org.gnome.shell welcome-dialog-last-shown-version '40.5'
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-4 ['<Super>4']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-7 ['<Super>7']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-message-tray ['<Super>v', '<Super>m']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-application-view ['<Super>a']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings focus-active-notification ['<Super>n']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-2 ['<Super>2']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-5 ['<Super>5']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-8 ['<Super>8']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings open-application-menu ['<Super>F10']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-overview ['<Super>s']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-3 ['<Super>3']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-6 ['<Super>6']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-9 ['<Super>9']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings shift-overview-up ['<Super><Alt>Up']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-1 ['<Super>1']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings shift-overview-down ['<Super><Alt>Down']
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1955058
Title:
gnome-shell memory use climbs to multiple GBs
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
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)
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