Public bug reported:
Description: Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)
Release: 18.04
gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 62-1
Version table:
62-1 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe i386 Packages
Having previously installed gnome-shell-extensions because the
"Applications Menu" URL extension was broken, I uninstalled the URL
version of DashToDock, which worked correctly in 18.04 alpha1. I then
installed the gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock package. When I enabled
dashtodock in the Gnome Tweek tool, there was a delay during which
gnome-shell froze up, and then I was dumped out to GDM. Subsequent
attempts to login quickly resulted in gnome-shell crashing and being
returned to GDM.
I also tried enabling the extension using a clean, unused user home
directory in case there was incompatible extension data left over after
uninstalling the URL version of the extension (see below), but gnome-
shell still froze up and crashed out to GDM.
I had expected the package version of DashToDock to perform the same as
the URL version. The reason for switching was because an Ubuntu
development forum user had informed me the URL gnome extensions were
deprecated.
Recovery from the failure:
- Boot into a recovery console or another Linux install.
- Temporarily replace the user's home directory with a clean, unused user home
directory.
- Boot 18.04 and login with the unused user home directory that does not have
dashtodock enabled.
- Uninstall gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock.
- Boot into a recovery console or another Linux install.
- Restore user's home directory and reboot.
I then successfully enabled Ubuntu dock, but was surprised to see it use
my last settings from the URL version of DashToDock extension.
There is probably a more clever way to recover from this failure by
disabling dashtodock from a recovery console, but I'm not that well
versed in Gnome3.
** Affects: gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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dashtodock package crashes gnome-shell when extension is enabled
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