Bug #10797

GNOME Shell crashes when deleting workspaces

Added by intrigeri 2015-12-28 03:16:45 . Updated 2018-01-17 17:15:03 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Low
Assignee:
intrigeri
Category:
Target version:
Tails_4.0
Start date:
2015-12-28
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Research
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Description

I could reproduce this using GNOME Tweak Tool: add one ws (-> 5), delete one (-> 4); so far so good. Deleting another one (-> 3) results in the “oh no! something has gone wrong” screen, and the Journal reads:

mutter:ERROR:core/screen.c:1250:update_num_workspaces: assertion failed: (w->windows == NULL)

This looks like https://bugs.debian.org/782075.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #11237: Consider removing GNOME Tweak Tool Resolved 2016-03-14
Has duplicate Tails - Bug #11144: Gnome crashes when reducing the amount of workspaces Duplicate 2016-02-19

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2015-12-28 03:18:07

  • Priority changed from Normal to Low

This functionality is only visibly available in GNOME TWeak Tool, and I don’t expect many users to try it given 1. I see little value in decreasing the number of workspaces; and 2. the resulting outcome won’t persist. Decreasing priority accordingly.

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2015-12-28 03:20:17

  • Description updated

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2016-02-19 14:22:24

  • has duplicate Bug #11144: Gnome crashes when reducing the amount of workspaces added

#4 Updated by spriver 2016-03-15 13:57:31

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2017-07-20 05:24:51

  • Target version set to Tails_4.0

This looks like https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784223, that I’ve just noticed has been fixed in Mutter 3.24.4. So let’s try to reproduce on Buster.

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2018-01-17 17:13:52

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Confirmed, fixed in Buster.

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2018-01-17 17:15:03

  • Assignee set to intrigeri