Some applications crash the desktop in Unity

[BertN45]

If I start lollypop the desktop crashes and I have to login again. This bug report is the first action afterwards. Starting ubuntu-bug and thus firefox I get strange error messages, see annex. It looks like we are in a gtk2/3 chaos again.

I have installed the development editions shortly after it has been released and kept it nicely up to date till now.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: lollypop 1.4.37-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-11.11-generic 6.8.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu
Date: Sun Mar 17 11:16:39 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-11-05 (133 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Unity 24.04 "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231104)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: lollypop
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[BertN45 (lammert-nijhof)]

I have exactly the same problems with Ubuntu Unity 23.10.

[BertN45 (lammert-nijhof)]

The whole issue is related to Virtualbox too, without 3D acceleration all appss crash; with 3D acceleration they work.

In 23.10 I use VBox 7.14 and Linux 6.5 everything should work and it works if I use 3D acceleration for the Display. If I don't use it, lollypop; exaile; gthumb crash the desktp, when starting those apps.
In 24.04 I use development editions of VBox because of Linux 6.8 everything should work and it works if I use 3D acceleration for the Display. If I don't use it, lollypop; exaile; gthumb crash the desktop, when starting those apps.

I tried a new install of Ubuntu Budgie with the same effects, it crashes the desktop, when starting lollypop; exaile; gthumb, but when I use 3D acceleration for the display it works.

If I use Ubuntu 24.04 all those apps work as expected: with or without 3D acceleration. In Xubuntu 24.04 Lollypop also works fine, like in Ubuntu.

It looks like there is some incompatibilty between some flavors and virtualbox.