Turns out the theme is actually 3.0 version, although the theme designer says its 3.2. I tried this fix from askubuntu.com and it fixed the problem
------ In order to use 3.0 themes instead of 3.2 theme, just add theses few lines at the beginning of gnome-shell.css file in the gnome-shell theme folder : .icon-grid { spacing: 36px; -shell-grid-item-size: 118px; } .contact-grid { spacing: 36px; -shell-grid-item-size: 272px; /* 2 * -shell-grid-item-size + spacing */ } .icon-grid .overview-icon { icon-size: 96px; } --------- Original : http://askubuntu.com/questions/65960/gnome-shell-freezes- when-searching -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/862469 Title: gnome entirely freezes when using search bar To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/862469/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs