[xubuntu-users] xfdesktop high memory usage

[Victor Forberger]

On 8/19/20 8:07 AM, Charles M wrote:
> I recently installed Xubuntu 20.04 on a Core i5-3470 with 8GB of RAM
> and noticed that xfdesktop is using more than 70% of the RAM.
> Screenshot:
> 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JccVQz7y23PanPlyMEFnMKqOlC-DvQCB/view?usp=sharing
> 
> Of note the terminal window with the ps command (71.2% on xfdesktop).
> 
> Has anyone else run into this with 20.04. Running on a Lenovo M82 with
> stock hardware?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Charles
> 

What kind of graphics setup with the laptop? What does top say? Does the
problem repeat after reboot?

You need to figure out if the apparent memory leak is more than one-time
and whether the leak is connected to hardware.

And, is there a runaway process connected to xfdesktop that is running
up the memory?

Run top and inxi -b to see if a process is out of control and to get
basic setup info.

Finally, what does kern.log and syslog say (in /var/log/)?

For viewing log files, see the terminal command discussion in
https://www.howtogeek.com/117878/how-to-view-write-to-system-log-files-on-ubuntu/

Or, look at the terminal command journalctl, such journalctl -r --system.

- Victor

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