Created attachment 1222160 [details] KDE plasmashell process using 2.5G of RAM Description of problem: On a system that's just been sitting there for a few days, KDE is using a lot of resources. The plasmashell process is slowing everything down significantly by using a lot of CPU power and, most importantly, 2.5 GB (G!) of RAM. See attached screenshot. When the attached screenshot was taken, the system had not been used for a day. Firefox is obviously running and using it's share of memory (which is not unusual for Firefox), as well as a handful of Chrome tabs and a file manager. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 24 plasmashell 5.6.5 How reproducible: Not sure if it's always this extreme. But KDE 5 generally seems to slow down over time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use KDE 5, have a few browser windows open. 2. Let it run, don't reboot every day. 3. KDE slows down and sometimes uses a lot of RAM. Actual results: 2.5G RAM usage by plasmashell on a system that should really be idling. Expected results: KDE processes should use less than 1 GB of RAM. Additional info: Maybe KDE 5 does some intense calculations in the background by default, which can be turned off? However, it is the plasmashell process which is using so much RAM.
I see you mentioned plasma 5.6.5, there a much newer versions available in updates, please test those. Unless 5.6.5 was a typo? meaning 5.7.5 ?
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