https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=394790
Bug ID: 394790
Summary: Plasmashell process consumes huge amount of RAM after
couple of days of running.
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.12.4
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 112924
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Script which kills plasmashell when system hits low memory threshold.
Plasmashell process consumes huge amount of RAM after couple of days of
running.
I run the KDE Neon Ubuntu. When I do not reboot or re-login for day or two, the
plasmashell process eats huge amount of memory. In my system with 16GB memory
it is not obvious immediately, but my girlfriend has 12GB system and she
suffers with this issue very frequently.
It is even more annoying on systems with 4GB of RAM (e.g. my old laptop I use
as home entertainment station).
It is not obvious why is this happening. We almost not use GNOME apps (except
some with no KDE alternatives). Basically we just use Thunderbird, Chromium
browser, Inkscape, Gwenview, Gimp, Krita, VSCode and Nextcloud client.
(For those who suffers this too, attached script kills plasmashell when system
hits low memory threshold.Started when KDE starts does not slow the system and
saves your work just before the system starts to be frozen. Can be targeted to
other process, but plasmashell is in 90% the cause on my system and other
processes may contain valuable data.)
Unfortunately I did not find any way how to reproduce, I just install the
default KDE Neon and work with the system for a day. It happens on any system I
have at home.
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