It's usually the gsconnect extension that causes leaks (bug 1812892) but other extensions do too.
Please: 1. Run: gsettings set org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions "['ubuntu- d...@ubuntu.com', 'ubuntu-appindicat...@ubuntu.com']" 2. Reboot. 3. Log in again and monitor the memory usage. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. 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) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1955058/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
