Here is the bug https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/3306 . Unfortunately nemo-desktop is a very important dependency for my regular work.
Currently I manually restart it. Restarting this is not as bad as it sounds like. Just the desktop icons go away and come back. Here is the service file I am currently at: [Unit] Description=Nemo Desktop Bug Workaround Wants=xdg-desktop-autostart.target PartOf=graphical-session.target BindsTo=graphical-session.target [Service] Type=forking StartLimitIntervalSec=3 ExecStart=/usr/bin/nemo-desktop # MemoryHigh=50000K MemoryMax=100000K Restart=always KillMode=process KillSignal=SIGKILL [Install] WantedBy=graphical-session.target xsession.target gnome-session.target END I have run: > systemctl --user list-dependencies xdg-desktop-autostart.target > xdg-desktop-autostart.target > ○ ├─app-geoclue\x2ddemo\x2dagent@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-gnome\x2dinitial\x2dsetup\x2dfirst\x2dlogin@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-gnome\x2dshell\x2doverrides\x2dmigration@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-im\x2dlaunch@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-nemo\x2ddesktop@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-nm\x2dapplet@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-orca\x2dautostart@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-org.gnome.Evolution\x2dalarm\x2dnotify@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.DiskUtilityNotify@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-org.gnome.Software@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-user\x2ddirs\x2dupdate\x2dgtk@autostart.service > ○ ├─app-xdg\x2duser\x2ddirs\x2dkde@autostart.service > ○ └─app-yandex\x2ddisk@autostart.service Here app-nemo\x2ddesktop@autostart.service is most probably generated by systemd-xdg-autostart-generator using: [Desktop Entry] > Type=Application > Name=Nemo > Comment=Start Nemo desktop at log in > Exec=nemo-desktop > X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true > NoDisplay=true How can I view app-nemo\x2ddesktop@autostart.service ? If I can view this file then would like to copy the contents and edit it then remove app-nemo\x2ddesktop@autostart.service and install the custom service. On that note, would be glad to know how to remove these auto-generated files when i have a new one. On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 11:12 PM Michal Koutný <mkou...@suse.com> wrote: > Hello Ahmad. > > On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 09:29:07PM +0600, Ahmad Ismail < > ismail...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The file in ~/.config/autostart which autostart the service is: > ^^^ > > > So, I came up with a systemd service which will restart nemo-desktop when > > memory usage is 100MB. > > Is the bug you mention a memory leak? (A restart at arbitrary moment > doesn't sound like the best user experience.) > > Or is it another cause? Nevertheless, you may want to report it to > the respective upstream or upgrade to its latest version. > > > sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/nemo-desktop-bug-workaround.service << END > ^^^^^^ > > > [Service] > > User=ismail > > Group=ismail > ... > > ExecStart=/usr/bin/nemo-desktop > ... > > What am I doing wrong here? > > Maybe you conflate a system service (running with changed User=/Group=) > and a user instance service (spawned under user@$UID.service) and some > necessary settings are missing in the nemo-dektop's environment (I'm not > familiar with that particular program, hence a guess only). > > HTH, > Michal >
