It appears to be related to Xinerama. I reconfigured X without it (`nvidia-xconfig --twinview --no-xinerama'), and it has stopped crashing. I also got a backtrace. I know it's not a very good one. I installed several dozen -dev packages, but I apparently still don't have enough. Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. gdk_window_new (parent=0x9117e0, attributes=0x7fffffffb050, attributes_mask=44) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gdk/gdkwindow.c:1359 1359 /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gdk/gdkwindow.c: No such file or directory. in /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gdk/gdkwindow.c #0 gdk_window_new (parent=0x9117e0, attributes=0x7fffffffb050, attributes_mask=44) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gdk/gdkwindow.c:1359 #1 0x00007fffe23eebb5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libido3-0.1.so.0 #2 0x00007ffff69570a4 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #3 0x00007ffff696881a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #4 0x00007ffff69726b1 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #5 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #6 0x00007ffff72c3190 in gtk_widget_realize (widget=0x8dc3c0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:4401 #7 0x00007ffff72c3e28 in gtk_widget_map (widget=0x8dc3c0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:4171 #8 0x00007ffff70c2d34 in gtk_box_forall (container=, include_internals=, callback=0x7ffff7100b10 , callback_data=0x0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkbox.c:1856 #9 0x00007ffff710447f in gtk_container_map (widget=0x8dc480) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkcontainer.c:3248 #10 0x00007ffff6956ffa in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #11 0x00007ffff696881a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #12 0x00007ffff69726b1 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #13 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #14 0x00007ffff72c3d1a in gtk_widget_map (widget=0x8dc480) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:4173 #15 0x00007ffff710447f in gtk_container_map (widget=0x993050) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkcontainer.c:3248 #16 0x00007ffff719ac72 in gtk_menu_item_map (widget=) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenuitem.c:1651 #17 0x00007ffff6956ffa in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #18 0x00007ffff696881a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #19 0x00007ffff69726b1 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #20 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #21 0x00007ffff72c3d1a in gtk_widget_map (widget=0x993050) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:4173 #22 0x00007ffff719e17d in gtk_menu_shell_forall (container=, include_internals=, callback=0x7ffff7100b10 , callback_data=0x0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenushell.c:1264 #23 0x00007ffff710447f in gtk_container_map (widget=0x86a6e0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkcontainer.c:3248 #24 0x00007ffff6956ffa in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #25 0x00007ffff696881a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #26 0x00007ffff69726b1 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #27 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #28 0x00007ffff72c3d1a in gtk_widget_map (widget=0x86a6e0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:4173 #29 0x00007ffff72d5960 in gtk_window_map (widget=0x651a10) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwindow.c:4766 #30 0x00007ffff69570a4 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #31 0x00007ffff696881a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #32 0x00007ffff69726b1 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #33 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #34 0x00007ffff72c3d1a in gtk_widget_map (widget=0x651a10) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:4173 #35 0x00007ffff72cdde4 in gtk_window_show (widget=0x651a10) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwindow.c:4705 #36 0x00007ffff69570a4 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #37 0x00007ffff696881a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #38 0x00007ffff69726b1 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #39 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #40 0x00007ffff72c2610 in gtk_widget_show (widget=0x651a10) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:3905 #41 gtk_widget_show (widget=0x651a10) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:3882 #42 0x00007ffff7195074 in gtk_menu_popup_for_device (menu=0x86a6e0, device=, parent_menu_shell=0x65c7e0, parent_menu_item=0x7bd510, func=0x7ffff7199050 , data=0x7bd510, destroy=0, button=1, activate_time=0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenu.c:1721 #43 0x00007ffff719557b in gtk_menu_popup (menu=0x86a6e0, parent_menu_shell=0x65c7e0, parent_menu_item=0x7bd510, func=0x7ffff7199050 , data=0x7bd510, button=1, activate_time=0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenu.c:1785 #44 0x00007ffff7198f29 in gtk_menu_item_real_popup_submenu (widget=0x7bd510, remember_exact_time=) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenuitem.c:2001 #45 0x00007ffff719c41e in _gtk_menu_item_popup_submenu (widget=0x7bd510, with_delay=) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenuitem.c:2100 #46 0x00007ffff719c4d2 in gtk_real_menu_item_select (menu_item=0x7bd510) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenuitem.c:1809 #47 0x00007ffff69570a4 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #48 0x00007ffff696881a in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #49 0x00007ffff69726b1 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #50 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #51 0x00007ffff719c0aa in gtk_menu_item_select (menu_item=0x7bd510) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenuitem.c:1382 #52 0x00007ffff71a06b8 in gtk_menu_shell_real_select_item (menu_shell=0x65c7e0, menu_item=0x7bd510) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenushell.c:1407 #53 0x00007ffff71a09ad in gtk_menu_shell_button_press (event=0x7fffe8047000, widget=0x65c7e0) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenushell.c:789 #54 gtk_menu_shell_button_press (widget=0x65c7e0, event=0x7fffe8047000) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmenushell.c:734 #55 0x00007ffff7189e58 in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED (closure=0x62c3d0, return_value=0x7fffffffd490, n_param_values=, ---Type to continue, or q to quit--- param_values=0x7fffe803a460, invocation_hint=, marshal_data=) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmarshalers.c:85 #56 0x00007ffff69570a4 in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #57 0x00007ffff6968e5f in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #58 0x00007ffff6972483 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #59 0x00007ffff6972852 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #60 0x00007ffff72b7f39 in gtk_widget_event_internal (widget=0x65c7e0, event=0x7fffe8047000) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkwidget.c:6132 #61 0x00007ffff718963a in gtk_propagate_event (widget=0x65c7e0, event=0x7fffe8047000) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmain.c:2629 #62 0x00007ffff7189a3b in gtk_main_do_event (event=0x7fffe8047000) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmain.c:1894 #63 0x00007ffff6e02102 in gdk_event_source_dispatch (source=, callback=, user_data=) at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gdk/x11/gdkeventsource.c:360 #64 0x00007ffff6696a5d in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #65 0x00007ffff6697258 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #66 0x00007ffff6697792 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #67 0x00007ffff7188e1d in gtk_main () at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.2.0/./gtk/gtkmain.c:1367 #68 0x00007ffff789b0c3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libpanel-applet-4.so.0 #69 0x0000000000403155 in ?? () #70 0x00007ffff60b730d in __libc_start_main () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 #71 0x00000000004031a1 in ?? () #72 0x00007fffffffda68 in ?? () #73 0x000000000000001c in ?? () #74 0x0000000000000001 in ?? () #75 0x00007fffffffdde2 in ?? () #76 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()