It's the "unity-control-center appearance" which hangs when I right-click on the desktop and choose "Change Desktop Background". After that unity-control-center won't start. Neither from the top-right-button menu nor from the shell. A "killall -HUP unity-control-center" fixes it.
** Summary changed: - System Settings (unity-control-center) won't start + Change Desktop Background hangs, making System Settings (unity-control-center) inoperable ** Description changed: - $ unity-control-center + First right-click on the desktop and choose "Change Desktop Background". Nothing happens. After that System Settings refuse to show. + E.g.: + $ unity-control-center Failed to register: Timeout was reached - $ + $ Ubuntu Release: 14.10 Package Version: 14.10.0+14.10.20140922-0ubuntu2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: unity-control-center 14.10.0+14.10.20140922-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-20.27-generic 3.16.3 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Oct 2 18:51:36 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-27 (309 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) SourcePackage: unity-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1376818 Title: Change Desktop Background hangs, making System Settings (unity- control-center) inoperable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1376818/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
