gnome-tweaks crashed with FileNotFoundError in _execute_child(): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'gnome-shell-extension-prefs'

Bug #1870796 reported by corrado venturini
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-tweaks (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

on gnome-tweaks - extensions - desktop icons
click on configuration wheel -> crash
'Add icons to the desktop' seems unchecked but I have many icons on desktop

corrado@corrado-x4-ff-beta:~$ apt policy gnome-tweaks
gnome-tweaks:
  Installed: 3.34.0-2
  Candidate: 3.34.0-2
  Version table:
 *** 3.34.0-2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
corrado@corrado-x4-ff-beta:~$

corrado@corrado-x4-ff-beta:~$ inxi -Fxx
System: Host: corrado-x4-ff-beta Kernel: 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
           Desktop: Gnome 3.36.0 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM3 Distro: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: H110M-G/M.2 serial: <superuser/root required> UEFI: American Megatrends
           v: P1.10 date: 05/11/2017
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-7100 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Kaby Lake rev: 9
           L2 cache: 3072 KiB
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 31199
           Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/3900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800
Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 vendor: ASRock driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5912
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.7 driver: i915 compositor: gnome-shell resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 630 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.2 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
           bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a170
           Device-2: Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus ID: 1-10:5
           chip ID: 046d:0990
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-21-generic
Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: ASRock driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f040 bus ID: 00:1f.6
           chip ID: 8086:15b8
           IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 70:85:c2:44:7b:86
Drives: Local Storage: total: 2.05 TiB used: 9.98 GiB (0.5%)
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Kingston model: SKC2000M8250G size: 232.89 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4
           serial: 50026B72823D1475
           ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA100 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: 37PYNGAFS
           ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: Hitachi model: HDS721010CLA332 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s
           serial: JP2940J80Z3D3V
Partition: ID-1: / size: 31.25 GiB used: 9.97 GiB (31.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 219 Uptime: 6h 30m Memory: 7.49 GiB used: 1.39 GiB (18.5%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5
           Compilers: gcc: N/A Shell: bash v: 5.0.16 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38
corrado@corrado-x4-ff-beta:~$

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-tweaks 3.34.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu22
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Apr 4 16:25:34 2020
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-tweaks
ExecutableTimestamp: 1569627565
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-01 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200331)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.8
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/gnome-tweaks
ProcCwd: /home/corrado
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu1
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gnome-tweaks']
PythonDetails: N/A
SourcePackage: gnome-tweaks
Title: gnome-tweaks crashed with FileNotFoundError in _execute_child(): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'gnome-shell-extension-prefs'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo

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corrado venturini (corradoventu) wrote :
information type: Private → Public
Revision history for this message
Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1869017, so 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.

tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Changed in gnome-tweaks (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in gnome-tweaks (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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