It looks like this crash is caused by something in compiz.desktop. I can replicate the crash reliably with these commands:
mkdir ~/test cp /usr/share/applications/compiz.desktop ~/test/ nautilus ~/test The other files seem ok, but I didn't do an exhaustive check (yet). But files beginning with a*, b* and c*, except compiz.desktop, do not cause a crash. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Summary changed: - nautilus crashes and desktop icons disappears + /usr/share/applications/compiz.desktop, maybe other .desktop files, can crash nautilus -- /usr/share/applications/compiz.desktop, maybe other .desktop files, can crash nautilus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs