[groovy] Drag and drop files from Desktop to Nautilus freezes gnome-shell

[Cristiano Fraga G. Nunes]

[Impact]

Drag and drop files from Desktop to Nautilus freezes gnome-shell in Ubuntu 20.10. There is no way to recover without killing gnome-shell externally or rebooting.

[Test Case]

1. Create a file in ~/Desktop
2. Open a nautilus (Files) window of a different directory.
3. Drag the new file from the desktop into the nautilus (Files) window.

The shell should not become unresponsive. Also, the drag is expected to fail and snap back. That's a different issue (bug 1813441) not being fixed here.

[Where problems could occur]

An extension with syntax errors may fail to load leaving the user with reduced shell functionality. A more faulty extension might crash the entire shell after loading.

[Other Info]

Patch is in bug 1898005.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.38.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-20.21-generic 5.8.10
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu48
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Oct 4 12:19:26 2020
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-03 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Beta amd64 (20200930)
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.0-1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.default.apport:
 # set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it
 # you can temporarily override this with
 # sudo service apport start force_start=1
 enabled=0
mtime.conffile..etc.default.apport: 2020-10-03T01:41:41.633547

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Confirmed, but see also bug 1813441.

[Cristiano Fraga G. Nunes (cfgnunes)]

Hi Daniel! Thanks for your response.

F.Y.: this bug is different from bug 1813441. There, it is not possible to drag and drop (only).

This bug, in addition to not being able to drag and drop, gnome-shell crashes.

[Jeffrey Maassen (jam3972)]

FYI this bug appears to happen when a file is dragged onto ANY application (including the sidebar) from the desktop. Not just Nautilus.

[sam (samuelruet)]

Hello,
Same issue for me, I can't drag and drop since last upgrade to 20.10.
For instance, drag file(s) from Desktop and drop to an open directory doesn't work.
...But drag file from Desktop and drop to an icon closed directory work.

Dell OptiPlex-7010
Description: Ubuntu 20.10
Release: 20.10
Codename: groovy

[sam (samuelruet)]

... and DND from Nautilus to another Nautilus window work well.
So Nautilus From/to Desktop only seems to freeze gnome.

[Igor Hipólito Vieira (zignd-igor)]

I'm also having the same issue whenever I try to drag and drop something from the desktop. Is there any kind of log I can provide to help fix the issue?

Here's some info from neofetch:

```
Laptop: Dell Latitude 5400
OS: Ubuntu 20.10 x86_64
Kernel: 5.8.0-29-generic
Shell: zsh 5.8
DE: GNOME 3.38.1
WM: Mutter
WM Theme: Adwaita
Theme: Yaru-dark [GTK2/3]
Icons: Yaru [GTK2/3]
Terminal: x-terminal-emul
CPU: Intel i7-8665U (8) @ 4.800GHz
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
RAM: 15823MiB
```

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Please remember drag and drop is not expected to work due to bug 1813441. This bug is only about gnome-shell freezing.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Daniel, could you try to add this one to your backlog, shell locks basically equal to a session to close for users

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/ShellExtensions/desktop-icons/-/merge_requests/193

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

The fix landed upstream.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Also proposed to Debian:

https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/shell-extensions/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/-/merge_requests/10

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons - 20.04.0+git20200908-5

---------------
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (20.04.0+git20200908-5) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ Daniel van Vugt ]
  * Add fix-lp1898462.patch to fix broken drag-and-drop (LP: #1898462)

  [ Iain Lane ]
  * Rename fix-*.patch to more descriptive names following their commit
    subjects

 -- Iain Lane <email address hidden> Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:16:04 +0000

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello Cristiano, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons into groovy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/20.04.0+git20200908-5~ubuntu20.10.0 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-groovy to verification-done-groovy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-groovy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Jeremie Tamburini (jeremie2)]

@Timo Aaltonen
The new package fix the problem. Good job!

Here what I've done:
1. enabled the proposed repository
2. updated gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons to version 20.04.0+git20200908-5~ubuntu20.10.0
3. Test case: created a file in the desktop and tried drag & drop inside an open folder. As expected drag & drop doesn't work, but now the shell doesn't freeze.

[sam (samuelruet)]

Hello,
I have update the package like proposed and finaly all other proposed ones
too and I have exactly the same behavior than Jeremie Tamburini.
No more freeze, only drag n drop from/to Desktop to Nautilus doesn't work.
A good first step! : )
Thanks and merry christmas.

Le mar. 22 déc. 2020 à 16:40, Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> a
écrit :

> Hello Cristiano, or anyone else affected,
>
> Accepted gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons into groovy-proposed. The
> package will build now and be available at
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-
> icons/20.04.0+git20200908-5~ubuntu20.10.0
> <https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/20.04.0+git20200908-5~ubuntu20.10.0>
> in a few hours, and then in
> the -proposed repository.
>
> Please help us by testing this new package. See
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how
> to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this
> update out to other Ubuntu users.
>
> If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
> mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been
> performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-
> groovy to verification-done-groovy. If it does not fix the bug for you,
> please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-
> failed-groovy. In either case, without details of your testing we will
> not be able to proceed.
>
> Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in
> advance for helping!
>
> N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s)
> fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in
> -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu Groovy)
> Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
>
> ** Tags added: verification-needed verification-needed-groovy
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898462
>
> Title:
> [groovy] Drag and drop files from Desktop to Nautilus freezes gnome-
> shell
>
> Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons:
> Unknown
> Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons source package in Groovy:
> Fix Committed
> Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons source package in Hirsute:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> [Impact]
>
> Drag and drop files from Desktop to Nautilus freezes gnome-shell in
> Ubuntu 20.10. There is no way to recover without killing gnome-shell
> externally or rebooting.
>
> [Test Case]
>
> 1. Create a file in ~/Desktop
> 2. Open a nautilus (Files) window of a different directory.
> 3. Drag the new file from the desktop into the nautilus (Files) window.
>
> The shell should not become unresponsive. Also, the drag is expected
> to fail and snap back. That's a different issue (bug 1813441) not
> being fixed here.
>
> [Where problems...

[Stefan Bakic (sbakic)]

@Timo Aaltonen

What is the expected date for this patch to be merged with a main branch or whatever. So I could get it with "apt update"?

Thanks

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

The fix for this bug is a single package, so you can download it directly right now, even before it becomes an official update:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons_20.04.0+git20200908-5~ubuntu20.10.0_all.deb

[Parham Moieni (parham06)]

I have the same issue. I installed it on 20.10 but it didn't change anything. there was not any problem on 20.04 version. It happened after updating to 20.10.

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons - 20.04.0+git20200908-5~ubuntu20.10.0

---------------
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (20.04.0+git20200908-5~ubuntu20.10.0) groovy; urgency=medium

  * No-change backport to groovy

gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (20.04.0+git20200908-5) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ Daniel van Vugt ]
  * Add fix-lp1898462.patch to fix broken drag-and-drop (LP: #1898462)

  [ Iain Lane ]
  * Rename fix-*.patch to more descriptive names following their commit
    subjects

gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (20.04.0+git20200908-4) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Add fix-lp1898462.patch to fix broken drag-and-drop (LP: #1898462).

gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (20.04.0+git20200908-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Add fix-lp1898005.patch to fix crashes in st_bin_destroy (LP: #1898005).

gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (20.04.0+git20200908-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Upload to unstable

 -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <email address hidden> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:24:29 +0100

[Alex Tognolo (rapture)]

I think should be included by default the possibility to use a desktop with files and icons.
A desktop for just a wallpaper is nonsense.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Alex,

This bug is closed. You may find bug 1813441 relevant, or if you have a different concern then please open a new bug by running:

  ubuntu-bug gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons