Looks like a few too many details were copied and pasted from bug 1898005 so I will remove them where appropriate, or inappropriate.
** Description changed: [Impact] - Gnome Shell crashes at random times when the Desktop or home directory - is modified, and the desktop-icons extension tries to refresh. + Gnome Shell crashes at random times. https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/fcc5c581fc0a8c2f8f68314fa383690423a3dc02 [Test Case] - Open a nautilus (Files) window and tap Ctrl+H repeatedly. The shell - should not crash or freeze. + None known. [Regression potential] - An extension with syntax errors may fail to load leaving the user with - reduced shell functionality. A more faulty extension might crash the - entire shell after loading, like this bug. + TODO [Other Info] See also bug 1898005 --- Ubuntu on Wayland crashes when you try to change the resolution even if your display supports the Version: 3.38.0-1ubuntu2 Release: 20.10 Groovy Gorilla (development branch) What I expected to happen 1. Login to Wayland 2. Change the resolution 3. Go on with my day What actually happened 1. Login to Wayland 2. Change the resolution 3. Wait a minute to get kicked to the gdm login screen 4. Now I am here. ProblemType: CrashDistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-20.21-generic 5.8.10 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu49 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Oct 7 12:55:35 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Beta amd64 (20200930) ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-shell ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.0-1ubuntu1 Signal: 6SourcePackage: gnome-shell StacktraceTop: () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 g_assertion_message_expr () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 () at /usr/lib/gnome-shell/libst-1.0.so g_closure_invoke () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Title: gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo separator: ** Description changed: [Impact] Gnome Shell crashes at random times. https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/fcc5c581fc0a8c2f8f68314fa383690423a3dc02 [Test Case] None known. - [Regression potential] + [Where problems could occur] - TODO + The proposed fix is from the stable upstream gnome-shell branch so + potential problems could arise from the usual risk of patching stable + branches resulting in new regressions. [Other Info] See also bug 1898005 --- Ubuntu on Wayland crashes when you try to change the resolution even if your display supports the Version: 3.38.0-1ubuntu2 Release: 20.10 Groovy Gorilla (development branch) What I expected to happen 1. Login to Wayland 2. Change the resolution 3. Go on with my day What actually happened 1. Login to Wayland 2. Change the resolution 3. Wait a minute to get kicked to the gdm login screen 4. Now I am here. ProblemType: CrashDistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.38.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-20.21-generic 5.8.10 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu49 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Oct 7 12:55:35 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Beta amd64 (20200930) ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-shell ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.0-1ubuntu1 Signal: 6SourcePackage: gnome-shell StacktraceTop: () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 g_assertion_message_expr () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 () at /usr/lib/gnome-shell/libst-1.0.so g_closure_invoke () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Title: gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo separator: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898910 Title: gnome-shell crashes when you try to change the resolution [St:ERROR:../src/st/st-bin.c:206:st_bin_destroy: assertion failed: (priv->child == NULL)] called from DesktopGrid::_backgroundDestroyed() [desktopGrid.js:206] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/+bug/1898910/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs