I am experiencing the same issue on an up-to-date Ubuntu 16.04 install. It seems to happen randomly. Nautilus doesn't launch and gives the error previously reported if launched via command line. A restart fixes it temporarily.
GNOME nautilus 3.14.3 Linux 4.4.0-45-generic (nautilus:18396): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_dbus_interface_skeleton_unexport: assertion 'interface_->priv->connections != NULL' failed (nautilus:18396): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_dbus_interface_skeleton_unexport: assertion 'interface_->priv->connections != NULL' failed Could not register the application: Timeout was reached (nautilus:18396): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion 'GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (nautilus:18396): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (nautilus:18396): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_object: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed I tried killing/ending the nautilus process and the whole X/unity session froze. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1569970 Title: Nautilus does not start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1569970/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
