nautilus crashes in vnc env. on double-click

[Tobias]

Binary package hint: nautilus

I started a vncserver -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 16
* logged on to over local network.

On a simple double-click nautilus crashes when using inside vnc environment.

The vncserver log says
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:10512): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed

The XsessionErrors.txt provided by apport is irrelevant here, since the log goes to .vnc/hostname:1.log

On the console on which I started the vncserver I can see the backtrace, which I attached (backtrace.log).

Any help welcome.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nautilus 1:2.32.0-0ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 5 14:52:55 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please try to obtain a valgrind log following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Valgrind and attach the file to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.

[Tobias (ulbricht-tobias)]

Hi,
* installed nautilus-dbg
* disabled nautilus autorestart in /usr/share/applications/nautilus.desktop and killed it with nautilus --quit , than ran nautilus in valgrind. This made valgrind crash!

* installed gtk-dgb, cairo-dbg, glib-dbg debugging symbols
* ran nautilus in valgrind once as usual while nautilus is managing the desktop, see valgrind_asdesktop.log
* killed nautilus completely then ran nautilus in valgrind using --no-desktop option, again valgrind crashes with sigsegv, see valgrind_nodesktop_killed.log

* ran a backtrace in gdb as described in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace and added the log

[Remik Ziemlinski (designerway)]

I also get a crash when double-clicking any item in main file/folder list, or whenever a new window/popup is requested, such as right-clicking a file and selecting Properties.

As workaround, using PCManFM (pcmanfm from terminal, or Applications/Accessories/File Manager from top menubar).

Linux ccgfxhp 2.6.35-28-server #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 1 14:55:37 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux
vnc4server 4.1.1

[Tobias (ulbricht-tobias)]

Am 31.03.2011 02:24, schrieb Remik Ziemlinski:
> As workaround, using PCManFM (pcmanfm from terminal, or
> Applications/Accessories/File Manager from top menubar).

to make the workaround more complete:
for a single user edit:
.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
and add/change the line

inode/directory=kde4-dolphin.desktop;

to get dolphin as the default filemanager or

inode/directory=pcmanfm.desktop;

for your suggestion

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for nautilus (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Tobias (ulbricht-tobias)]

I would like to add that it seems the bug disappeared / was fixed in a later version of gnome.
At least in ubuntu/natty nautilus works perfektly