r/linux_gaming • u/2YSH • 7h ago

Xalia RAM leak?

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I’m not sure if this is a bug, but since the latest Proton update, Xalia has been consuming a considerable amount of RAM, whereas it previously used virtually none. I’ve also noticed that Steam itself is using significantly more memory than before.

Since I rarely use Xalia, I’ve been launching games with PROTON_USE_XALIA=0 to disable it, but having to do this for every game is quite annoying.

Overwatch used to use around 14GB of RAM with only Steam open, but now it’s above 17GB.

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u/xpander69 7h ago

you can add PROTON_USE_XALIA=0  to /etc/environment to make it system wide
i have it since the xalia thing appeared. i dont use controllers.