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Walker memory usage grows each time launching an app with walker. #2435

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System details

Omarchy v3.0.2, Arch Linux

What's wrong?

Bug

When starting Walker with --gapplication-service, memory usage grows each time I launch an app and never goes down. After some usage, it easily exceeds 1.2 GB (seen in btop).

Steps

  1. Autostart Walker with:
exec-once = walker --gapplication-service
  1. Launch apps repeatedly via Walker.

  2. Observe memory in btop → keeps increasing, never released.

Expected
Memory should remain stable.

Workaround
Using a systemd user service with a memory cap fixes the issue:

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/walker --gapplication-service
Restart=on-failure
MemoryMax=300M

And launching via:

exec = systemctl --user start walker.service; walker -p "Start…"

Request
Please investigate the memory leak in --gapplication-service.

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