Logging in to GNOME 40.2.0 causes desktop icon extension to show as application in Activities overview
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gnome Shell Extension Desktop Icons Ng |
Fix Released
|
Unknown
|
|||
gnome-shell (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Daniel van Vugt | ||
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Daniel van Vugt |
Bug Description
In Ubuntu 21.10 Impish Indri, I have done today's updates, including GNOME 40, and when I rebooted, I saw the desktop icons in the Activities overview that has the grey gears icon and the gibberish name. However, when I clicked on it, I'm taken to the desktop. When I open the Activities overview again, that "application" didn't show up.
I suspect that this "application" came from a GNOME extension that handles desktop icons, called gnome-shell-
Steps to reproduce:
1. Update the Impish system to the latest version
2. Reboot
3. Log in
Expected results:
The "application" that came from the desktop icon shell extension doesn't appear in the Activities overview
Actual results:
This "application" shows up in the overview with the grey gears icon and the gibberish name every time a user signs in to the new GNOME 40 desktop
lsb_release -rd:
Description: Ubuntu Impish Indri (development branch)
Release: 21.10
apt-cache policy gnome-shell:
gnome-shell:
Installed: 40.2-1ubuntu1
Candidate: 40.2-1ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 40.2-1ubuntu1 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
If there is any more information needed, let me know.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: gnome-shell 40.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu67
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Jul 16 15:07:53 2021
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-02 (163 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210123)
RelatedPackageV
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in mutter (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
assignee: | nobody → Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Won't Fix |
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
tags: | added: fixed-in-41 fixed-upstream |
Changed in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.