This also occurs on my system, I think it important to note that the issue
does not occur with root privileges.
As root:
root@debian:# locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
root@debian:# gnome-terminal --gtk-debug=all --gdk-debug=all
Gdk-Message: Trying x11 backend
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 32
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
reading 50 settings (serial 2 byte order 0)
Gdk/UnscaledDPI = 98304
==> storing as 'gdk-unscaled-dpi'
Net/CursorBlink = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-blink'
Gtk/RecentFilesMaxAge = -1
==> storing as 'gtk-recent-files-max-age'
Xft/DPI = 98304
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-dpi'
Net/EnableInputFeedbackSounds = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds'
Gtk/FontName = "Cantarell 11"
==> storing as 'gtk-font-name'
Net/DoubleClickTime = 560
==> storing as 'gtk-double-click-time'
Gtk/ShellShowsAppMenu = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-shell-shows-app-menu'
Xft/Hinting = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-hinting'
Gtk/Modules = "canberra-gtk-module"
==> storing as 'gtk-modules'
Gtk/IMStatusStyle = "callback"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/CursorThemeName = "Adwaita"
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-theme-name'
Gtk/IMModule = "gtk-im-context-simple"
==> storing as 'gtk-im-module'
Gtk/CanChangeAccels = 0
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/ToolbarStyle = "both-horiz"
==> unknown to GTK
Xft/RGBA = "none"
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-rgba'
Net/EnableEventSounds = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-event-sounds'
Gtk/ColorPalette = "black:white:gray50:red:purple:blue:light
blue:green:yellow:orange:lavender:brown:goldenrod4:dodger blue:pink:light
green:gray10:gray30:gray75:gray90"
==> storing as 'gtk-color-palette'
Gtk/ShowUnicodeMenu = 0
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/TitlebarMiddleClick = "none"
==> storing as 'gtk-titlebar-middle-click'
Gtk/ToolbarIconSize = "large"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/MenuBarAccel = "F10"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/ShellShowsDesktop = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-shell-shows-desktop'
Xft/HintStyle = "hintmedium"
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-hintstyle'
Gtk/ButtonImages = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-button-images'
Gtk/IMPreeditStyle = "callback"
==> unknown to GTK
Gdk/WindowScalingFactor = 1
==> storing as 'gdk-window-scaling-factor'
Gtk/TimeoutInitial = 200
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/EnablePrimaryPaste = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-primary-paste'
Gtk/TitlebarRightClick = "menu"
==> storing as 'gtk-titlebar-right-click'
Xft/Antialias = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-antialias'
Gtk/CursorBlinkTimeout = 10
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-blink-timeout'
Gtk/MenuImages = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-menu-images'
Net/DndDragThreshold = 8
==> storing as 'gtk-dnd-drag-threshold'
Gtk/ColorScheme = ""
==> storing as 'gtk-color-scheme'
Gtk/TitlebarDoubleClick = "toggle-maximize"
==> storing as 'gtk-titlebar-double-click'
Gtk/DialogsUseHeader = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-dialogs-use-header'
Gtk/CursorThemeSize = 24
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-theme-size'
Gtk/KeyThemeName = "Default"
==> storing as 'gtk-key-theme-name'
Gtk/RecentFilesEnabled = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-recent-files-enabled'
Gtk/EnableAnimations = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-animations'
Net/SoundThemeName = "__custom"
==> storing as 'gtk-sound-theme-name'
Gtk/AutoMnemonics = 1
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/ShowInputMethodMenu = 0
==> unknown to GTK
Net/ThemeName = "Adwaita"
==> storing as 'gtk-theme-name'
Net/CursorBlinkTime = 1200
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-blink-time'
Gtk/DecorationLayout = "menu:close"
==> storing as 'gtk-decoration-layout'
Net/IconThemeName = "Adwaita"
==> storing as 'gtk-icon-theme-name'
Net/FallbackIconTheme = "gnome"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/TimeoutRepeat = 20
==> unknown to GTK
Creating XI2 device manager
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core pointer
type: master
source: mouse
mode: screen
has cursor: 1
touches: 0
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 2: horizontal, increment 1.000000
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 3: vertical, increment -1.000000
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core keyboard
type: master
source: keyboard
mode: screen
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core XTEST pointer
type: slave
source: mouse
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core XTEST keyboard
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Video Bus
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Power Button
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Sleep Button
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025
type: slave
source: mouse
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 2: horizontal, increment 1.000000
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 3: vertical, increment -1.000000
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Logitech Logitech USB Speaker
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: USB2.0 VGA Webcam
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Asus WMI hotkeys
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad
type: slave
source: indirect touch
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 5
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 2: horizontal, increment 77.000000
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 3: vertical, increment 77.000000
Gdk-Message: Detectable autorepeat supported.
gtk-modules setting changed to: canberra-gtk-module
Loading module list: canberra-gtk-module
gtk-modules setting changed to: canberra-gtk-module
Loading module list: canberra-gtk-module
And a new terminal starts.
As a normal user:
myuser$ locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
myuser$ gnome-terminal --gtk-debug=all --gdk-debug=all
Gdk-Message: Trying x11 backend
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 32
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: direct color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
Gdk-Message: visual: true color: 24
reading 50 settings (serial 2 byte order 0)
Gdk/UnscaledDPI = 98304
==> storing as 'gdk-unscaled-dpi'
Net/CursorBlink = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-blink'
Gtk/RecentFilesMaxAge = -1
==> storing as 'gtk-recent-files-max-age'
Xft/DPI = 98304
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-dpi'
Net/EnableInputFeedbackSounds = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds'
Gtk/FontName = "Cantarell 11"
==> storing as 'gtk-font-name'
Net/DoubleClickTime = 560
==> storing as 'gtk-double-click-time'
Gtk/ShellShowsAppMenu = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-shell-shows-app-menu'
Xft/Hinting = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-hinting'
Gtk/Modules = "canberra-gtk-module"
==> storing as 'gtk-modules'
Gtk/IMStatusStyle = "callback"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/CursorThemeName = "Adwaita"
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-theme-name'
Gtk/IMModule = "gtk-im-context-simple"
==> storing as 'gtk-im-module'
Gtk/CanChangeAccels = 0
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/ToolbarStyle = "both-horiz"
==> unknown to GTK
Xft/RGBA = "none"
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-rgba'
Net/EnableEventSounds = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-event-sounds'
Gtk/ColorPalette = "black:white:gray50:red:purple:blue:light
blue:green:yellow:orange:lavender:brown:goldenrod4:dodger blue:pink:light
green:gray10:gray30:gray75:gray90"
==> storing as 'gtk-color-palette'
Gtk/ShowUnicodeMenu = 0
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/TitlebarMiddleClick = "none"
==> storing as 'gtk-titlebar-middle-click'
Gtk/ToolbarIconSize = "large"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/MenuBarAccel = "F10"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/ShellShowsDesktop = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-shell-shows-desktop'
Xft/HintStyle = "hintmedium"
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-hintstyle'
Gtk/ButtonImages = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-button-images'
Gtk/IMPreeditStyle = "callback"
==> unknown to GTK
Gdk/WindowScalingFactor = 1
==> storing as 'gdk-window-scaling-factor'
Gtk/TimeoutInitial = 200
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/EnablePrimaryPaste = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-primary-paste'
Gtk/TitlebarRightClick = "menu"
==> storing as 'gtk-titlebar-right-click'
Xft/Antialias = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-xft-antialias'
Gtk/CursorBlinkTimeout = 10
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-blink-timeout'
Gtk/MenuImages = 0
==> storing as 'gtk-menu-images'
Net/DndDragThreshold = 8
==> storing as 'gtk-dnd-drag-threshold'
Gtk/ColorScheme = ""
==> storing as 'gtk-color-scheme'
Gtk/TitlebarDoubleClick = "toggle-maximize"
==> storing as 'gtk-titlebar-double-click'
Gtk/DialogsUseHeader = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-dialogs-use-header'
Gtk/CursorThemeSize = 24
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-theme-size'
Gtk/KeyThemeName = "Default"
==> storing as 'gtk-key-theme-name'
Gtk/RecentFilesEnabled = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-recent-files-enabled'
Gtk/EnableAnimations = 1
==> storing as 'gtk-enable-animations'
Net/SoundThemeName = "__custom"
==> storing as 'gtk-sound-theme-name'
Gtk/AutoMnemonics = 1
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/ShowInputMethodMenu = 0
==> unknown to GTK
Net/ThemeName = "Adwaita"
==> storing as 'gtk-theme-name'
Net/CursorBlinkTime = 1200
==> storing as 'gtk-cursor-blink-time'
Gtk/DecorationLayout = "menu:close"
==> storing as 'gtk-decoration-layout'
Net/IconThemeName = "Adwaita"
==> storing as 'gtk-icon-theme-name'
Net/FallbackIconTheme = "gnome"
==> unknown to GTK
Gtk/TimeoutRepeat = 20
==> unknown to GTK
Creating XI2 device manager
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core pointer
type: master
source: mouse
mode: screen
has cursor: 1
touches: 0
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 2: horizontal, increment 1.000000
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 3: vertical, increment -1.000000
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core keyboard
type: master
source: keyboard
mode: screen
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core XTEST pointer
type: slave
source: mouse
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Virtual core XTEST keyboard
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Video Bus
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Power Button
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Sleep Button
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025
type: slave
source: mouse
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 2: horizontal, increment 1.000000
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 3: vertical, increment -1.000000
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Logitech Logitech USB Speaker
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: USB2.0 VGA Webcam
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: Asus WMI hotkeys
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
type: slave
source: keyboard
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 0
Gdk-Message: input device:
name: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad
type: slave
source: indirect touch
mode: disabled
has cursor: 0
touches: 5
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 2: horizontal, increment 77.000000
Gdk-Message:
scroll valuator 3: vertical, increment 77.000000
Gdk-Message: Detectable autorepeat supported.
gtk-modules setting changed to: canberra-gtk-module
Loading module list: canberra-gtk-module
gtk-modules setting changed to: canberra-gtk-module
Loading module list: canberra-gtk-module
Error constructing proxy for
org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Error calling
StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Terminal:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process
org.gnome.Terminal exited with status 8
And no terminal starts
