Evolution is the application that Ubuntu uses for calendar, mail, and contacts. A similar program would be Mozilla's Thunderbird.
It doesn't surprise me that removing it would free up some RAM, but I don't think this is necessarily the root of the problem. Removing it from other versions of Ubuntu would similarly free up RAM there as well. Chrome has also always been a memory hog for years. It's a problem across all platforms, not just Ubuntu/GNU/Linux. Disabling as many extensions and add-ons can help there. I haven't done much testing myself, but it may be worth testing different Window and Desktop Managers to see if it Unity maybe plays a role in the problem. My machine is a 2013 Pixel (Reflashed ROM) running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Unity). I have 4 GB of RAM and I have more than one or two applications it starts swapping much sooner than I'd expect. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1572801 Title: Ubuntu 16.04 Unity desktop uses much more ram than Ubuntu 15.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1572801/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
