Public bug reported:
Nautilus crashes when double-clicking on a folder item if Action to Open
Items is set to Single-Click.
STEPS TO RECREATE THE ERROR
1. Open Nautilus.
2. Set Action to Open Items to Single-Click (from the Preferences menu).
3. Close Nautilus.
4. Open Nautilus.
5. Single-click on a folder, and the folder opens. (Normal behavior).
6. Close Nautilus.
7. Open Nautilus.
8. Quickly double-click on a folder.
9. Nautilus hangs and then crashes. (Error behavior).
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
Nautilus should not crash when double-clicking on a folder, when Action
to Open Items is set to Single-Click.
Instead, the folder should open and be displayed in Nautilus, as if the
user single-clicked on it.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: nautilus 1:49.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-8.8-generic 6.17.2
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Jan 17 15:08:42 2026
GsettingsChanges:
b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'default-folder-viewer' b"'list-view'"
b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'migrated-gtk-settings' b'true'
b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'initial-size' b'(1052, 765)'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-11-27 (52 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Release amd64 (20251007)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
eiciel 0.10.1-1
file-roller 44.5-1
nautilus-share 0.7.5-0.3build2
papers 48.0-1ubuntu1.25.10.3
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing wayland-session
** Attachment added: "Nautilus Crash Log"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2138556/+attachment/5939666/+files/_usr_bin_nautilus.1000.crash
** Summary changed:
- Nautilus crashed if double-clicking on a folder item when Action to Open
Items is set to Single-Click
+ Nautilus crashes when double-clicking on a folder item if Action to Open
Items is set to Single-Click
** Description changed:
- In Nautilus preferences, set Action to Open Items to Single-Click.
+ Nautilus crashes when double-clicking on a folder item if Action to Open
+ Items is set to Single-Click.
STEPS TO RECREATE THE ERROR
1. Open Nautilus.
2. Set Action to Open Items to Single-Click (from the Preferences menu).
3. Close Nautilus.
4. Open Nautilus.
5. Single-click on a folder, and the folder opens. (Normal behavior).
6. Close Nautilus.
7. Open Nautilus.
8. Quickly double-click on a folder.
9. Nautilus hangs and then crashes. (Error behavior).
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
Nautilus should not crash when double-clicking on a folder, when Action
to Open Items is set to Single-Click.
Instead, the folder should open and be displayed in Nautilus, as if the
user single-clicked on it.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: nautilus 1:49.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-8.8-generic 6.17.2
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Jan 17 15:08:42 2026
GsettingsChanges:
- b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'default-folder-viewer' b"'list-view'"
- b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'migrated-gtk-settings' b'true'
- b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'initial-size' b'(1052, 765)'
+ b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'default-folder-viewer' b"'list-view'"
+ b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'migrated-gtk-settings' b'true'
+ b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'initial-size' b'(1052, 765)'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-11-27 (52 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Release amd64 (20251007)
ProcEnviron:
- LANG=en_US.UTF-8
- PATH=(custom, no user)
- SHELL=/bin/bash
- TERM=xterm-256color
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
+ TERM=xterm-256color
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
- eiciel 0.10.1-1
- file-roller 44.5-1
- nautilus-share 0.7.5-0.3build2
- papers 48.0-1ubuntu1.25.10.3
+ eiciel 0.10.1-1
+ file-roller 44.5-1
+ nautilus-share 0.7.5-0.3build2
+ papers 48.0-1ubuntu1.25.10.3
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