The issue is not an Ubuntu one but due to versions mismatch between the
library and the binary due to ppa installs
** Package changed: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) = ubuntu-gnome
** Changed in: ubuntu-gnome
Importance: Undecided = High
** Summary changed:
- gnome-control-center segfaults
Marius, thank you for taking the time to resolve this for the rest of
us. Using Synaptic, I just downgraded libgnome-control-center1
1:3.10.1-0ubuntu1~saucy3 to 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu56 (with Package-Force
Version), and it runs now.
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Trying to step through this with gdb.
In main(), control-center.c:254 the following statement
shell = gnome_control_center_new ();
assigns NULL to shell, after emitting a few warnings:
(gnome-control-center.real:653): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot
derive 'GnomeControlCenter' from
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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I can reproduce this by creating a new user account (sudo adduser guest)
and logging in.
I cannot reproduce this by booting Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LiveCD.
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Ok, turns out I hadn't actually purged all the PPA packages correctly,
and so I somehow ended up with gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu56
but libgnome-control-center1 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu1~saucy3 .
After I downgraded the former gnome3-team/gnome3 PPA packages to their
versions in trusty, this
Thanks Marius Gediminas, this has worked for me! (Just updated from
13.10 to 14.04, had other Gnome issues as well).
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Marius, works for me too, thanks!
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309419
Title:
gnome-control-center segfaults on startup on 14.04
To manage
