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compiz package

Compiz crashes when trying to switch to another workspace

Bug #1306518 reported by Dmitry Dmitriev
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compiz (Ubuntu)
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gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Using gnome fallback (compiz).

Gnome crashes when trying to switch to another workspace (switching by hotkeys didn't work), so I switched using mouse click.

Had to restart gnome session.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gnome-session-fallback 1:3.8.0-1ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Apr 11 14:00:40 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GsettingsChanges:

InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-11 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140409)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Dmitry Dmitriev (tomossible) wrote :
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Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57) wrote :

What exactly crashed — gnome-session or compiz?

If it is compiz, I would like to recommend you to install these ddebs:

http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/pool/main/c/compiz/compiz-core-dbgsym_0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1_amd64.ddeb
http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/pool/main/c/compiz/compiz-gnome-dbgsym_0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1_amd64.ddeb
http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/pool/main/c/compiz/compiz-plugins-default-dbgsym_0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1_amd64.ddeb

… then run compiz in gdb with "--replace" flag, trigger the crash and paste the stacktrace here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash for details.

Or, alternatively, configure Apport to submit crashes to Launchpad (see answer in http://askubuntu.com/questions/150476/ for the instruction) and submit the bug using Apport.

Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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pst007x (turone) wrote :

I have the same issue. The workspace switcher crashes the panels. They vanish, and I have to log out to restore them.

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Theragon (logantheragon) wrote :

Same issue here. Hotkeys don't work and panels disappear when switching with clicking the Workspace Switcher

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Devon (devonfyson) wrote :

Have the same issue but only started recently, possibly after upgrading Ubuntu to 14.04. Happens every time when trying to using the short keys for changing viewport (ie Ctrl-Alt-ArrowKeys). However changing viewport using the expo key or mouse (shows HUD with all viewports), it switches viewports fine and does not crash.
I ran compiz in gdb following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingCompiz under advanced debugging and got an error log.
note: I had to run gdb in screen and resuming it in different tty terminal (ex Ctrl-Alt-F1) to finish debugging since desktop became unusable after crashing.

Alberts Muktupāvels (muktupavels)
Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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hasplu (mihail-r-nikolov) wrote :

Same issue, fresh intall from the beggining with partition delitin, formating, etc...

Devon (devonfyson)
summary: - gnome crashes when trying to switch to another workspace
+ Compiz crashes when trying to switch to another workspace
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Devon (devonfyson) wrote :

Still an issue after upgrading to 14.10

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Saeid Yazdani (embedonix) wrote :

I have the same issue. I am on Ubuntu 14.04 64, Unity

When any application is in fullscreen mode (let it be skype, QtCreator...anything) when I try to swap to another workspace by ctrl+alt+arrows, compiz crashes and the cpu load goes to 100%

Restarting lightdm does not solve it...only solution is to restart the pc

GPU is nvidia 9300m, using 331 drivers

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