There is a wrong entry in the /usr/share/applications/nautilus.desktop file that causes it to crash.
Open this file in the text editor and move the top line that says X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=nautilus under the [Desktop Entry] section. Nautilus should start again. -- Lucid Beta 1: nautilus or plymouth crashes on login, blank desktop, no panels https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/542459 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs