It might be this bug: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=80772
Can try the workaround mentioned in the bug report? ** Bug watch added: MySQL Bug System #80772 http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=80772 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1576930 Title: Excessive consumption RAM of mysqld daemon in Kubuntu 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/akonadi/+bug/1576930/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs