Window freezes on desktop -> right-click -> menu -> desktop parameters
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
# Context
* Xubuntu 16.04 running XFCE.
* Rebooted after seeing some X driver update. Machine is laptop with "Optimus" hardware (Intel+NVidia combo).
# Steps to reproduce
* On desktop, right-click then choose "desktop parameters"
* A window appears.
# Expected
* window with complete and correct layout as usual
* window reacts to clicks
* little or no CPU consumed when window idle
# Observed
* window with incomplete/
* window frozen, click do nothing
* 100% one one core eaten up
* stace reveals continuous calls to brk()
Thank you for your attention.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xfdesktop4 4.12.3-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Mar 14 14:22:51 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-03 (39 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160203)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=fr_FR
PATH=(custom, user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfdesktop4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
description: | updated |
Does this bug affect the final release of 16.04 or 18.04 also?