Please follow the link to a discussion about this problem in Ubuntu Forums. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1353223 Maybe some of the work arounds suggested in the thread may be helpful to others with similar problems.
This kind of problem seems common for different reasons. Some have it when they are using a weather applet and then myself who does not use them, and receives the freezing panels after a kernel update. -- After "Karmic" kernel updates, the panels are unresponsive. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500958 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