xfmedia: ben 28761 5.8 5.3 104656 27580 pts/2 S 14:34 0:02 xfmedia xmms: ben 28928 2.8 3.0 57892 15596 pts/2 S 14:36 0:00 xmms As you can see, xfmedia uses almost twice as much memory as xmms, even though it is supposed to be a "lightweight" player. Is this due to the use of xine? Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
This is because xine doesn't close plugins that it isn't using. This should be addressed in a future version of xine.