Finally, if you can then please install Ubuntu 20.04 instead: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
It is newer and gets fixes sooner than 18.04 does. -- 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/1965656 Title: [bionic] gnome shell overuses memory causing overheating Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: My laptop with an i7 10750H CPU and NVIDIA 2070 MaxQ GPU undergoes overheating often. I checked the CPU usage and it is gnome-shell over using the memory. it seems to use about 1.5GB of RAM, which is very suspicious. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.4-0ubuntu18.04.7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-104.118~18.04.1-generic 5.4.166 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-104-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.27 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Mar 20 01:28:40 2022 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-02-14 (33 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20210915) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1965656/+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
