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On an up-to-date Ubuntu Dapper i386 install adding xpenguins-applet to
the panel freezes the Add to Panel window and freezes all panels. Even
after a reboot the panels stay frozen and the only way to cure it is to
remove xpenguins-applet.
Steps to reproduce:
1) apt-get install xpenguins-applet
2) Right click on your panel and select Add to Panel...
3) Select the XPenguins applet and click on Add
Expected results:
1) An applet attaches to my panel allowing me to control some zany penguins
doing various entertaining activities on my desktop.
Actual results:
1) The Add to Panel window freezes up
2) My panels freeze up making them useless
3) Killing xpenguins-applet doesn't help (top tells me that it respawns)
4) Rebooting doesn't help since gnome-panel tries to add the applet to itself
again
I unfroze my panels by apt-get remove xpenguins-applet so that it
couldn't respawn and then killall xpenguins-applet. Removing the applet
manually from the gnome-panel applets configuration might have worked
too but I don't know where that is.
Other info: This may be related to bug #6615 but I'm not certain since
it's not very well written.
** Affects: xpenguins-applet (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium
Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
Status: Confirmed
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Adding xpenguins-applet to a panel freezes panels
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37669
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