Also 'virt' memory is not real and should be ignored. I can't tell what you mean by "reserved" memory but next time you encounter the problem please run:
ps auxw | grep gnome-shell and paste the output here. ** Summary changed: - gnome-shell leaks mem, 13.8G virt, 1.3G reserved after few days of uptime + gnome-shell leaks mem, 1.3G reserved after few days of uptime -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1950026 Title: gnome-shell leaks mem, 1.3G reserved after few days of uptime To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1950026/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs