the bug is well known, see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=128617
** Changed in: gtk-qt-engine (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- GTK applications leading Xorg to huge memory usage https://launchpad.net/bugs/51421 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs