Comment 101 for bug 1672297

I recently changed my Ubuntu 18.04 installation to use i3 window manager due to this issue, but alas, it's not enough, as GNOME is used for my login screen. After 3 days away from my desk, the memory is 38.2G/39.2G and swap is 14.6/22.4G and the /usr/bin/gnome-shell process owned by gdm has taken 78.7% of my memory with 45.1G VIRT and 30.8G RES in htop.

Having to wait until 3 to 4 months for an upstream bugfix and doing daily reboots is more disruption that I'm willing to put up with for a "stable" release (and a LTS at that).

Any tips for installing a desktop manager for the login screen that isn't gnome, or disabling gnome shell (and replacing with something not gnome) until this gets fixed in a manner that is accessible to consumers of the current stable release.