Here is the valgrind log; I wrapped the packagekitd with a shell script wrapper.
The process seems to have died/finished many times over the day by itself, but now at 23:08 it shows root 24963 85.8 65.9 6955452 2670212 ? Sl 20:41 124:44 /usr/bin/valgrind.bin -v --tool=memcheck --leak-check=full --num- callers=40 --log-file=/tmp/valgrind.log /usr/lib/packagekit/packagekitd.real -> Killed. ** Attachment added: "valgrind log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1249343/+attachment/3904740/+files/valgrind.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1249343 Title: Packagekitd eating RAM, CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1249343/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs