Compiz crashed when installing a new application from the software center.

[Chris E]

Hi all,

compiz crashed when installing a new application from the ubuntu software center. This appears since the last update of ubuntu 12.04 daily build on yesterday morning.

The dash/launcher can be used, but everything else on the desktop is crashed, so only a restart of x-org can help in this situation.

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Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04
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software-center:
  Installiert: 5.2
  Kandidat: 5.2
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 5.2 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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compiz:
  Installiert: 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
  Kandidat: 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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unity:
  Installiert: 5.10.0-0ubuntu3
  Kandidat: 5.10.0-0ubuntu3
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 5.10.0-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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Best regards,

ublinx

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: software-center 5.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 15 11:42:31 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120414)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Subhadip Ghosh (subhadip-sky)]

Yes, it along with some other crashes started to happen after the last update when a newer version of Unity was installed. So all these problems have something to do with that new version of Unity.

[Chris E (ublinx)]

For the sake of completeness, i have inserted the unity version into the bug description.

[Subhadip Ghosh (subhadip-sky)]

The animation that shows that the icon of the newly launched app goes to the launcher, is causing the problem I believe. There is no way of just turning the animation off but without turning off the New applications in launcher option.

[Stéphane Guillou (stephane-guillou)]

I confirm the problem here on 12.04 beta on Samsung N310. I don't encounter it anymore after deactivating "icon in the launcher".

[Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)]

Hi Chris! Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 981168, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

Thanks again!