Below is the output of ps : --- j@lt:~$ ps axlf F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTY TIME COMMAND (...) 1 0 812 1 20 0 2392 840 rt_sig Ss ? 0:00 anacron -s 0 0 1615 812 20 0 2232 520 wait S ? 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c nice run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 0 0 1616 1615 30 10 2140 520 poll_s SN ? 0:00 \_ run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 0 0 1622 1616 30 10 2232 560 wait SN ? 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/apt 0 0 1672 1622 30 10 2148 280 hrtime SN ? 0:00 \_ sleep 1307 (...) ---
This makes 11 MB of virtual memory and 3 MB of physical memory. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178943 Title: /etc/cron.daily/apt is holding memory while "sleep" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1178943/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs