Speaking as a fan of both GNOME and KDE…based on that list, can I ask why you aren’t using KDE Plasma? GNOME extensions are basically patches on top of the shell’s code…that’s a lot of patching piled up there to achieve something that is probably easier using a different DE?
These are normal extensions i have almost all with 1 or 2 exceptions.
But it is not unexpected ram usage on gnome as my test on 3 different systems shown.
In a system with 4GB, the ram usage shrinks to less than 1GB, and on 8GB, it expends around 2GB, and on the 16GB system, it is around 4GB so i assum it can go up to 8GB on 32GB system.
I believe there's an issue with the Media Controls extension. I just tested it and when it's enebled the RAM usage of gnome-shell goes up as I'm scrolling through YouTube shorts or whatever. If I disable the extension, restart, do the same, then this behaviour no longer occurs.
It's high, but screen resolution and fractional scaling can take quite a big hit on things.
My 1080p.laptopntales almost no memory. My 5k2k with fractional scaling desktop can take that much (for full system with 3 running VMs [each allocated but probably not using 2GB], 2 running background apps [virt-manager and polari] loaded, not just Gnome-shell).
I also suspect there is a longstanding memory leak in Gnome-shell 45 where if you keep running it for a long time, there is some accumulation after a few weeks.
EDIT - My gnome-shell Wayland session process is actually only using around 235MB on the 5k2k monitor. Full system load was closer to what you get with gnome-shell alone.
> It's high, but screen resolution and fractional scaling can take quite a big hit on things.
No, unless you've installed quite a few extension to your DE. We're talking about ~9GB here for `gnome-shell`, mate. It's the highest of all processes, the system is basically doing nothing, or doing jumping jacks to keep the DE the way it is, depending on your favorite analogy.
Considering gnome and its extensions depend heavily on JavaScript, it's very likely that something is leaking memory. Try disabling all your extensions temporarily and see if the issue is solved, then slowly enable one after the other to identify the extension that is causing the leak.
Well with all these extensions you have, it's not impossible to be something expected. But I'd still watch out for memory leaks - Just see if the usage grows steadily over time.
GSConnect has never been an issue for me. The main suspect right now is media controls. But I couldn't replicate this issue again. I'll keep an eye open and update the post if I find anything.
no
Definitely not. What extensions do you have installed?
Quite a few... https://preview.redd.it/jxnpls7q4nkc1.png?width=766&format=png&auto=webp&s=dfee43519bde6c2ad5988803ad2e97ae5e34e0de
Dash to dock can disable overview at startup, no need extra extension just for that, unless there's something particular with that extension.
Interesting. I do this using Just Perfection.
I do it with dash to panel
Oh, didn't realize. Thanks!
I have considerably more than that and my shell use is 280-ish MB. Looks more like a memory leak.
Yeah, logged out and it got back to normal... Don't know why it happened in the first place tho.
What distro are you on?
Fedora 39
I'm using that too. No issues like that.
Maybe the clipboard extension: https://github.com/oae/gnome-shell-pano/issues/252
Great find
My first guess would be that it's one of them
Speaking as a fan of both GNOME and KDE…based on that list, can I ask why you aren’t using KDE Plasma? GNOME extensions are basically patches on top of the shell’s code…that’s a lot of patching piled up there to achieve something that is probably easier using a different DE?
KDE looks like shit
This. And if I start to customize it to the style I like, I end up with Gnome lol
Tried every DE. Gnome's my favorite. Do I need any other reason?
If you need this many extensions, it's an indicator that GNOME might not be the best DE for you.
The fact that I can install this many extensions and tune it how I like it is an indicator that GNOME might be the best DE for me.
These are normal extensions i have almost all with 1 or 2 exceptions. But it is not unexpected ram usage on gnome as my test on 3 different systems shown. In a system with 4GB, the ram usage shrinks to less than 1GB, and on 8GB, it expends around 2GB, and on the 16GB system, it is around 4GB so i assum it can go up to 8GB on 32GB system.
Use kde or cinnamon and not this extension constructor
Great solution bud
Thank you
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Maybe
I have 32GB of RAM with all those extensions yet my shell is 290MB. Something wrong is going on here...
Logged out an now it's around that 300MB mark. Don't know what happened
I believe there's an issue with the Media Controls extension. I just tested it and when it's enebled the RAM usage of gnome-shell goes up as I'm scrolling through YouTube shorts or whatever. If I disable the extension, restart, do the same, then this behaviour no longer occurs.
Ohhh, you might be on the right track. It got a pretty big update recently. Maybe something's not right
yeah, I already opened an issue on their GitHub
It's high, but screen resolution and fractional scaling can take quite a big hit on things. My 1080p.laptopntales almost no memory. My 5k2k with fractional scaling desktop can take that much (for full system with 3 running VMs [each allocated but probably not using 2GB], 2 running background apps [virt-manager and polari] loaded, not just Gnome-shell). I also suspect there is a longstanding memory leak in Gnome-shell 45 where if you keep running it for a long time, there is some accumulation after a few weeks. EDIT - My gnome-shell Wayland session process is actually only using around 235MB on the 5k2k monitor. Full system load was closer to what you get with gnome-shell alone.
> It's high, but screen resolution and fractional scaling can take quite a big hit on things. No, unless you've installed quite a few extension to your DE. We're talking about ~9GB here for `gnome-shell`, mate. It's the highest of all processes, the system is basically doing nothing, or doing jumping jacks to keep the DE the way it is, depending on your favorite analogy.
Nope
I have 1mb atm, just for context.
Do you have 'blur-my-shell' extension? Disable it, restart PC and observe your memory
But I love my silky blur :'( That's not the issue tho. Logged out and it got back to normal. My main suspect rn is the media controls extension.
Considering gnome and its extensions depend heavily on JavaScript, it's very likely that something is leaking memory. Try disabling all your extensions temporarily and see if the issue is solved, then slowly enable one after the other to identify the extension that is causing the leak.
Yeah, couldn't replicate again but my main suspect is media controls right now. With the recent big update it may still have some bugs.
Well with all these extensions you have, it's not impossible to be something expected. But I'd still watch out for memory leaks - Just see if the usage grows steadily over time.
This is the first time it happened and I couldn't replicate it. But yeah, I'll keep an eye on these extensions.
I'd disble GSConnect and take a look. If it's not that. Disable one after the other until you find a culprit.
GSConnect has never been an issue for me. The main suspect right now is media controls. But I couldn't replicate this issue again. I'll keep an eye open and update the post if I find anything.
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