Since this is a crasher and a very critical bug that makes the whole system unusable, there's no point in waiting for some other random user to stumble upon the report and confirm it, so I'm marking it as confirmed.
** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Description changed: Steps to reproduce: - open Nvidia Settings - go to "X Server Display Configuration" - click "Detect Displays" => systematically crashes + + This has started happening after upgrading from 15.04 to 15.10. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: nvidia-settings 352.21-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Jan 18 22:09:51 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (829 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: nvidia-settings UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-01-18 (0 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-settings in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535446 Title: [REGRESSION] NVidia Settings systematically crashes on "Detect displays" Status in nvidia-settings package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Steps to reproduce: - open Nvidia Settings - go to "X Server Display Configuration" - click "Detect Displays" => systematically crashes This has started happening after upgrading from 15.04 to 15.10. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: nvidia-settings 352.21-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Jan 18 22:09:51 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (829 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: nvidia-settings UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-01-18 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-settings/+bug/1535446/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp