Here is the notify-osd trace: --- stack trace --- #0 0x0000000000411ae6 in bubble_get_id () No symbol table info available. #1 0x000000000041d77c in stack_notify_handler () No symbol table info available. #2 0x000000000041c005 in dbus_glib_marshal_stack_VOID__STRING_UINT_STRING_STRING_STRING_BOXED_BOXED_INT_POINTER () No symbol table info available. #3 0x00007f1e15e797dd in invoke_object_method (message=0xa1b260, connection=0x8a07b0, method=0x4299c0, object_info=0x429720 , object=0x890800) at dbus-gobject.c:1899 had_error = value_array = 0x8b0140 gerror = 0x0 closure = {ref_count = 0, meta_marshal_nouse = 0, n_guards = 0, n_fnotifiers = 0, n_inotifiers = 0, in_inotify = 0, floating = 0, derivative_flag = 0, in_marshal = 0, is_invalid = 0, marshal = 0x0, data = 0x0, notifiers = 0x0} out_param_pos = have_retval = 0 send_reply = 1 in_signature = 0x7d1ed0 "susssasa{sv}i" out_param_count = out_param_gvalue_pos = retval_signals_error = 0 arg_metadata = is_async = out_param_values = 0x0 return_value = {g_type = 0, data = {{v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = 0, v_uint64 = 0, v_float = 0, v_double = 0, v_pointer = 0x0}, {v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = 0, v_uint64 = 0, v_float = 0, v_double = 0, v_pointer = 0x0}}} out_param_gvalues = 0x0 reply = 0x0 retval_is_synthetic = 0 retval_is_constant = 0 #4 object_registration_message (connection=0x8a07b0, message=0xa1b260, user_data=) at dbus-gobject.c:2161 pspec = object = 0x890800 setter = getter = getall = s = requested_propname = wincaps_propiface = iter = {dummy1 = 0x0, dummy2 = 0x0, dummy3 = 0, dummy4 = 0, dummy5 = 1, dummy6 = 0, dummy7 = 9047840, dummy8 = 0, dummy9 = 9065808, dummy10 = 0, dummy11 = 9065888, pad1 = 0, pad2 = 0, pad3 = 0x0} method = 0x4299c0 object_info = 0x429720 ret = o = #5 0x00007f1e15c43126 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 No symbol table info available. #6 0x00007f1e15c35cd1 in dbus_connection_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 No symbol table info available. #7 0x00007f1e15e76c95 in message_queue_dispatch (source=source@entry=0x8a34b0, callback=, user_data=) at dbus-gmain.c:90 connection = 0x8a07b0 #8 0x00007f1e13c8d226 in g_main_dispatch (context=0x7be1e0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3058 dispatch = 0x7f1e15e76c80 was_in_call = 0 user_data = 0x0 callback = 0x0 cb_funcs = 0x0 cb_data = 0x0 need_destroy = current_source_link = {data = 0x8a34b0, next = 0x0} source = 0x8a34b0 current = 0x7f75a0 i = 0 #9 g_main_context_dispatch (context=context@entry=0x7be1e0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3634 No locals. #10 0x00007f1e13c8d578 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x7be1e0, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3705 max_priority = 0 timeout = 0 some_ready = 1 nfds = allocated_nfds = 4 fds = 0x8a5350 #11 0x00007f1e13c8d97a in g_main_loop_run (loop=0x89fdd0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3899 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_main_loop_run" #12 0x00007f1e154bb4a5 in gtk_main () at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.6.4/./gtk/gtkmain.c:1160 loop = 0x89fdd0 #13 0x000000000040e21d in main () No symbol table info available. --- source code stack trace --- #0 0x0000000000411ae6 in bubble_get_id () #1 0x000000000041d77c in stack_notify_handler () #2 0x000000000041c005 in dbus_glib_marshal_stack_VOID__STRING_UINT_STRING_STRING_STRING_BOXED_BOXED_INT_POINTER () #3 0x00007f1e15e797dd in invoke_object_method (message=0xa1b260, connection=0x8a07b0, method=0x4299c0, object_info=0x429720 , object=0x890800) at dbus-gobject.c:1899 [Error: dbus-gobject.c was not found in source tree] #4 object_registration_message (connection=0x8a07b0, message=0xa1b260, user_data=) at dbus-gobject.c:2161 [Error: dbus-gobject.c was not found in source tree] #5 0x00007f1e15c43126 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 #6 0x00007f1e15c35cd1 in dbus_connection_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 #7 0x00007f1e15e76c95 in message_queue_dispatch (source=source@entry=0x8a34b0, callback=, user_data=) at dbus-gmain.c:90 [Error: dbus-gmain.c was not found in source tree] #8 0x00007f1e13c8d226 in g_main_dispatch (context=0x7be1e0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3058 [Error: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c was not found in source tree] #9 g_main_context_dispatch (context=context@entry=0x7be1e0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3634 [Error: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c was not found in source tree] #10 0x00007f1e13c8d578 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x7be1e0, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3705 [Error: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c was not found in source tree] #11 0x00007f1e13c8d97a in g_main_loop_run (loop=0x89fdd0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c:3899 [Error: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.37.0/./glib/gmain.c was not found in source tree] #12 0x00007f1e154bb4a5 in gtk_main () at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.6.4/./gtk/gtkmain.c:1160 [Error: /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.6.4/./gtk/gtkmain.c was not found in source tree] #13 0x000000000040e21d in main ()