Bug#1040474: plasma-workspace: /usr/bin/plasmashell eats all memory
Package: plasma-workspace
Version: 4:5.27.5-2+b1
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: jgpallero@gmail.com
Dear Maintainer,
yesterday, july 5th 2023, I updated my Debian Sid installation. Among others, the package plasma-workspace
was updated from version 4:5.27.5-2 to version 4:5.27.5-2+b1. Today it is impossible to work with Plasma
because all the RAM memory (plus part of the swap) is occupied. In my case I have 16 GB and I can see that
the process called /usr/bin/plasmashell is running 82.5% of the total memory used. I uninstalled all Plasma
packages related with Wayland in order to ensure that X11 is used, but the problem persists.
If I use other window manager, as for example now IceWM, all works without problem. Also, I can use Plasma
applications like Kate and no problems with memory exist.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.3.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages plasma-workspace depends on:
ii dbus-x11 [dbus-session-bus] 1.14.8-1
ii drkonqi 5.27.5-2
ii frameworkintegration 5.107.0-1
ii gdb-minimal [gdb] 13.2-1
ii init-system-helpers 1.65.2
ii iso-codes 4.15.0-1
ii kactivitymanagerd 5.27.5-2
ii kded5 5.107.0-1
ii kinit 5.107.0-1
ii kio 5.107.0-1
ii kpackagetool5 5.107.0-1
ii kwin-common 4:5.27.5-3
ii libappstreamqt2 0.16.2-1
ii libc6 2.37-3
ii libcolorcorrect5 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii libcrypt1 1:4.4.35-1
ii libfontconfig1 2.14.1-4
ii libfreetype6 2.12.1+dfsg-5
ii libgcc-s1 13.1.0-7
ii libgps30 3.25-1
ii libice6 2:1.0.10-1
ii libicu72 72.1-3
ii libkf5activities5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5activitiesstats1 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5archive5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5authcore5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5baloo5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5bookmarks5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5calendarevents5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5completion5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5config-bin 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5configcore5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5configgui5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5configwidgets5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5coreaddons5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5crash5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5dbusaddons5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5declarative5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5globalaccel-bin 5.107.0-2
ii libkf5globalaccel5 5.107.0-2
ii libkf5guiaddons5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5holidays5 1:5.107.0-1
ii libkf5i18n5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5iconthemes5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5idletime5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5jobwidgets5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5kcmutils5 5.107.0-2
ii libkf5kexiv2-15.0.0 23.04.2-2
ii libkf5kiocore5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5kiofilewidgets5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5kiogui5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5kiowidgets5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5networkmanagerqt6 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5newstuff5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5newstuffcore5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5newstuffwidgets5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5notifications5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5notifyconfig5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5package5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5parts5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5people5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5peoplewidgets5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5plasma5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5plasmaquick5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5prison5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5quickaddons5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5runner5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5service-bin 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5service5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5solid5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5texteditor5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5textwidgets5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5wallet-bin 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5wallet5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5waylandclient5 4:5.107.0-1
ii libkf5widgetsaddons5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5windowsystem5 5.107.0-1
ii libkf5xmlgui5 5.107.0-1
ii libkfontinst5 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii libkfontinstui5 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii libkpipewire5 5.27.5-3
ii libkscreenlocker5 5.27.5-2
ii libksgrd9 4:5.27.5-2
ii libksysguardsensorfaces1 4:5.27.5-2
ii libkuserfeedbackcore1 1.2.0-2
ii libkworkspace5-5 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii liblayershellqtinterface5 5.27.5-2
ii libnotificationmanager1 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii libphonon4qt5-4 4:4.11.1-4
ii libplasma-geolocation-interface5 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii libpolkit-qt5-1-1 0.114.0-2
ii libprocesscore9 4:5.27.5-2
ii libprocessui9 4:5.27.5-2
ii libqalculate22 4.6.1-2
ii libqt5core5a [qtbase-abi-5-15-8] 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libqt5dbus5 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libqt5gui5 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libqt5network5 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libqt5printsupport5 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libqt5qml5 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii libqt5quick5 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii libqt5sql5 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libqt5svg5 5.15.8-3
ii libqt5waylandclient5 [qtwayland-client-abi-5-15-8] 5.15.8-2
ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libqt5x11extras5 5.15.8-2
ii libqt5xml5 5.15.8+dfsg-13
ii libsm6 2:1.2.3-1
ii libstdc++6 13.1.0-7
ii libtaskmanager6abi1 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii libwayland-client0 1.21.0-1
ii libweather-ion7 4:5.27.5-2+b1
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.6-1
ii libxcb-composite0 1.15-1
ii libxcb-damage0 1.15-1
ii libxcb-image0 0.4.0-2
ii libxcb-randr0 1.15-1
ii libxcb-shape0 1.15-1
ii libxcb-util1 0.4.0-1+b1
ii libxcb1 1.15-1
ii libxcursor1 1:1.2.1-1
ii libxfixes3 1:6.0.0-2
ii libxft2 2.3.6-1
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.10-1.1
ii libxtst6 2:1.2.3-1.1
ii milou 4:5.27.5-2
ii phonon4qt5 4:4.11.1-4
ii plasma-framework 5.107.0-1
ii plasma-integration 5.27.5-2
ii plasma-workspace-data 4:5.27.5-2
ii qdbus-qt5 5.15.8-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-draganddrop 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-kcoreaddons 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-kholidays 1:5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-ksysguard 4:5.27.5-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-kwindowsystem 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-prison 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-quickcharts 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-solid 5.107.0-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-userfeedback 1.2.0-2
ii qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects 5.15.8-2
ii qml-module-qtqml-models2 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii qml-module-qtquick-controls 5.15.8-2
ii qml-module-qtquick-dialogs 5.15.8-2
ii qml-module-qtquick-layouts 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii qml-module-qtquick-window2 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii qml-module-qtquick2 5.15.8+dfsg-3
ii udisks2 2.9.4-4
ii x11-utils 7.7+5
ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+9+b1
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.13.dfsg-1
Versions of packages plasma-workspace recommends:
ii kde-cli-tools 4:5.27.5.1-2
ii kio-extras 4:22.12.3-1
pn ksystemstats <none>
pn libpam-kwallet5 <none>
ii powerdevil 4:5.27.5-2
pn qml-module-org-kde-pipewire <none>
ii systemsettings 4:5.27.5-2
plasma-workspace suggests no packages.
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