I believe this is because gnome-settings-daemon crashes. This bug has probably also been already reported if someone would like to check for a duplicate.
** Package changed: ubuntu => gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798984 Title: 11.04 desktop theme keeps changing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/798984/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs