I do not get any error output on the first terminal (i.e. the one i opened `terminator` in). This doesn't happen every time, but 50% of the time i hit tab completion (e.g. `less tess`) or execute a shell script. However, executing terminator with the debug option reports the following (tested with the above command and tab-completion after executing `set -evx` in terminator): --snip-- aaron.zauner@gmi-lws01:~$ terminator -d ConfigBase::load: Unable to open /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config ([Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config') noclass::parse_options: OptionParse::parse_options: command line options: {'profile': None, 'nodbus': None, 'execute': None, 'layout': 'default', 'dummy': None, 'geometry': None, 'fullscreen': None, 'debug_methods': None, 'maximise': None, 'debug': 1, 'debug_classes': None, 'version': None, 'working_directory': None, 'borderless': None, 'forcedtitle': None, 'command': None, 'hidden': None, 'role': None} noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config ConfigBase::load: looking for config file: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config Config::set_profile: Config::set_profile: Changing profile to default ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: dbus found in globals: False noclass::: dbus disabled noclass::: dbus not imported Factory::__init__: Borg::__init__: Preparing borg state for Factory Terminator::__init__: Borg::__init__: Preparing borg state for Terminator noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config ConfigBase::load: looking for config file: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config Config::set_profile: Config::set_profile: Changing profile to default noclass::get_pid_cwd: Using Linux get_pid_cwd Terminator::attempt_gnome_client: GNOME session support enabled and registered ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: handle_size found in globals: -1 noclass::: Creating a terminal with layout: default Terminator::create_layout: Creating a window Factory::make: Factory::make: created a Window Terminator::register_window: Terminator::register_window: registering 36055872: noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config ConfigBase::load: looking for config file: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config Config::set_profile: Config::set_profile: Changing profile to default ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: window_state found in globals: normal ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: window_state found in globals: normal ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: window_state found in globals: normal ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: borderless found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: hide_from_taskbar found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: always_on_top found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: sticky found in globals: False Window::set_real_transparency: setting rgba colormap Factory::make: Factory::make: created a Terminal Terminator::register_terminal: Terminator::register_terminal: registering 38133264: noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config ConfigBase::load: looking for config file: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config Config::set_profile: Config::set_profile: Changing profile to default Terminal::__init__: assigning Terminal a TERMINATOR_UUID of: urn:uuid:8d333300-f945-43e2-9286-d90633ec6321 Terminal::__init__: composite_support: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: try_posix_regexp found in globals: False Terminal::update_url_matches: Terminal::update_url_matches: Trying GNU URL regexps PluginRegistry::__init__: Borg::__init__: Preparing borg state for PluginRegistry noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config PluginRegistry::prepare_attributes: PluginRegistry::prepare_attributes: Plugin path: ['/usr/share/terminator/terminatorlib/plugins', '/home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/plugins'] noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config ConfigBase::load: looking for config file: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config Config::set_profile: Config::set_profile: Changing profile to default PluginRegistry::load_plugins: PluginRegistry::load_plugins: Importing plugin url_handlers.py ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] PluginRegistry::load_plugins: PluginRegistry::load_plugins: Importing plugin custom_commands.py noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] PluginRegistry::load_plugins: plugin CustomCommandsMenu not enabled, skipping PluginRegistry::load_plugins: PluginRegistry::load_plugins: Importing plugin terminalshot.py ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] PluginRegistry::load_plugins: plugin TerminalShot not enabled, skipping PluginRegistry::load_plugins: PluginRegistry::load_plugins: Importing plugin maven.py ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] PluginRegistry::load_plugins: plugin MavenPluginURLHandler not enabled, skipping PluginRegistry::load_plugins: PluginRegistry::load_plugins: Importing plugin activitywatch.py ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] PluginRegistry::load_plugins: plugin ActivityWatch not enabled, skipping ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] PluginRegistry::load_plugins: plugin InactivityWatch not enabled, skipping PluginRegistry::load_plugins: PluginRegistry::load_plugins: Importing plugin testplugin.py ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: enabled_plugins found in globals: ['LaunchpadBugURLHandler', 'LaunchpadCodeURLHandler', 'APTURLHandler'] PluginRegistry::load_plugins: plugin TestPlugin not enabled, skipping PluginRegistry::get_plugins_by_capability: PluginRegistry::get_plugins_by_capability: searching 3 plugins for url_handler Terminal::update_url_matches: Terminal::update_matches: refusing to add duplicate match launchpad_code Terminal::update_url_matches: Terminal::update_matches: refusing to add duplicate match launchpad_bug Terminal::update_url_matches: Terminal::update_matches: refusing to add duplicate match apturl ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: scrollbar_position found in profile default: right noclass::get_config_dir: Found config dir: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config ConfigBase::load: looking for config file: /home/GMI/aaron.zauner/.config/terminator/config Config::set_profile: Config::set_profile: Changing profile to default Terminal::connect_signals: Finalised drag targets: [('vte', 1, 8), ('text/x-moz-url', 0, 0), ('_NETSCAPE_URL', 0, 0), ('UTF8_STRING', 0, 0), ('COMPOUND_TEXT', 0, 0), ('TEXT', 0, 0), ('STRING', 0, 0), ('text/plain;charset=utf-8', 0, 0), ('text/plain', 0, 0), ('text/uri-list', 0, 0)] ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: copy_on_selection found in profile default: False Signalman::new: creating new bucket for Signalman::new: connected ::realize to > ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: http_proxy found in profile default: Signalman::new: creating new bucket for Signalman::new: connected ::group-all to > Signalman::new: connected ::navigate to > Signalman::new: connected ::tab-change to > Signalman::new: connected ::unzoom to > Signalman::new: connected ::title-change to > Signalman::new: connected ::group-tab to > Signalman::new: connected ::move-tab to > Signalman::new: connected ::ungroup-all to > Signalman::new: connected ::close-term to > Signalman::new: connected ::split-horiz to > Signalman::new: connected ::tab-new to > Signalman::new: connected ::split-vert to > Signalman::new: connected ::ungroup-tab to > ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False Terminal::reconfigure: Terminal::reconfigure Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::realize Signalman::remove_signal: no more signals for widget Signalman::remove_signal: is not registered ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: exit_action found in profile default: close ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: exit_action found in profile default: close Signalman::new: creating new bucket for Signalman::new: connected ::child-exited to at 0x2523a28> ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: emulation found in profile default: xterm ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: encoding found in profile default: UTF-8 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: word_chars found in profile default: -A-Za-z0-9,./?%&#:_ ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: mouse_autohide found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: backspace_binding found in profile default: ascii-del ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: delete_binding found in profile default: escape-sequence ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: use_system_font found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: antialias found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: allow_bold found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: use_theme_colors found in profile default: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: foreground_color found in profile default: #aaaaaa ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: background_color found in profile default: #000000 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: palette found in profile default: #2e3436:#cc0000:#4e9a06:#c4a000:#3465a4:#75507b:#06989a:#d3d7cf:#555753:#ef2929:#8ae234:#fce94f:#729fcf:#ad7fa8:#34e2e2:#eeeeec ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: cursor_color found in profile default: #aaaaaa ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: foreground_color found in profile default: #aaaaaa ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: cursor_shape found in profile default: block ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: background_type found in profile default: solid Terminal::reconfigure: background_type=solid Terminal::reconfigure: setting background_saturation: 1 Terminal::reconfigure: setting opacity: 65535 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: background_type found in profile default: solid Terminal::reconfigure: setting background_transparent=False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: cursor_blink found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: force_no_bell found in profile default: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: audible_bell found in profile default: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: visible_bell found in profile default: False Signalman::remove_signal: beep not registered for ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: urgent_bell found in profile default: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: icon_bell found in profile default: True Signalman::new: connected ::beep to > ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: scrollback_infinite found in profile default: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: scrollback_lines found in profile default: 500 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: scroll_on_keystroke found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: scroll_on_output found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: scrollbar_position found in profile default: right ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: alternate_screen_scroll found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: update_records found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: login_shell found in profile default: False Terminal::spawn_child: still laying out, refusing to spawn a child Window::create_layout: Making a child of type: Terminal Terminal::create_layout: Setting layout ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: update_records found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: login_shell found in profile default: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: use_custom_command found in profile default: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: login_shell found in profile default: False Terminal::spawn_child: Forking shell: "/bin/bash" with args: ['/bin/bash'] ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False Window::on_window_state_changed: Window::on_window_state_changed: fullscreen=False, maximised=False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: focus found in globals: click ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: focus found in globals: click ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_fg_color found in globals: #ffffff ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_bg_color found in globals: #c80003 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_fg_color found in globals: #ffffff ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_bg_color found in globals: #c80003 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::get_desired_visibility: configured visibility: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::get_desired_visibility: configured visibility: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::update_visibility: showing titlebar ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: geometry_hinting found in globals: True Window::set_rough_geometry_hints: setting geometry hints: (ewidth:15)(eheight:26),(fwidth:8)(fheight:17) ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_inactive_fg_color found in globals: #000000 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_inactive_bg_color found in globals: #c0bebf ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_inactive_fg_color found in globals: #000000 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_inactive_bg_color found in globals: #c0bebf ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::get_desired_visibility: configured visibility: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::get_desired_visibility: configured visibility: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::update_visibility: showing titlebar ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: hide_on_lose_focus found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_fg_color found in globals: #ffffff ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_bg_color found in globals: #c80003 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_fg_color found in globals: #ffffff ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_transmit_bg_color found in globals: #c80003 ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::get_desired_visibility: configured visibility: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::get_desired_visibility: configured visibility: True ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: show_titlebar found in profile default: True Titlebar::update_visibility: showing titlebar ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: title_hide_sizetext found in globals: False Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::group-all Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::ungroup-all Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::navigate Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::close-term Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::tab-change Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::tab-new Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::unzoom Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::split-vert Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::title-change Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::group-tab Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::move-tab Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::split-horiz Signalman::remove_signal: removing ::ungroup-tab Signalman::remove_signal: no more signals for widget Terminator::deregister_terminal: Terminator::deregister_terminal: de-registering 38133264: Terminator::deregister_terminal: no terminals remain, destroying all windows Window::on_destroy_event: destroying self Terminator::deregister_window: Terminator::deregister_window: de-registering 36055872: Terminator::deregister_window: no windows remain, quitting ConfigBase::get_item: ConfigBase::get_item: autoclean_groups found in profile default: True Terminator::group_hoover: Terminator::group_hoover: 0 groups, hoovering 0 --snip--