After switching back to xserver-xorg-video-ati, X is using much less memory:
$ ps aux | grep /usr/bin/X root 1708 0.6 1.9 509828 154948 tty7 Ssl+ Sep11 60:43 /usr/bin/X -core :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch $ uptime 15:33:09 up 6 days, 22:33, 8 users, load average: 2.47, 1.42, 0.86 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1354350 Title: Xorg memory leak on 14.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1354350/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

