Funnily enough, I only started having this problem after I upgraded to 12.04.
A few more details: - The system starts reacting very slowly because skype is using up all available system memory almost immediately after you log in to it. (Note: it is on log-in, not actually starting skype; disable automatic log-in to prove it). - After some minutes, skype crashes with an out of memory error. - Subsequently starting skype it runs without problems - the problem only happens the first time skype starts on a cold boot. - The problem occurs with both the version of skype in the repositories, and the deb available from skype.com. - There's a thread on the skype forums about this bug, with several guesses as to the cause and suggested workarounds: http://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-eats-all-system-memory- Linux/td-p/222 Simon -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/979880 Title: Skype causes almost-full lockup after 30 minutes of operation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/979880/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
