OK let's link this to https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome- shell/-/issues/7050
https://errors.ubuntu.com/oops/0b660737-7287-11ee-9b14-fa163ec44ecd sounds similar to bug 2039340, which is similar to a bunch of crashes in getenv that are probably all the same bug. ** Also affects: gnome-shell via https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7050 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New ** Summary changed: - Gnome 45 crash on restart in X11 session + Gnome 45 crash on restart in X11 session [Window manager error: Another compositing manager is already running on screen 0 on display “:0”] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2040453 Title: Gnome 45 crash on restart in X11 session [Window manager error: Another compositing manager is already running on screen 0 on display “:0”] Status in GNOME Shell: Unknown Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Hello, Since the upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 with Gnome45, it is no longer possible to restart gnome-shell without crashing the session. The only way not to crash it is to close all applications before restarting gnome-shell. I have verified this too. This has already been reported upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7050 a tentative patch for mutter proposed: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7050#note_1876598 Please consider reviewing/testing this patch and pushing an update so people can restart gnome-shell session without crashing it. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/2040453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp