I'm reopening this bug, raising its severity and updating the description now that the new glib version has reached disco.
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Critical ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Triaged ** Summary changed: - gnome-control-center crashed with SIGSEGV in __GI___libc_free() + gnome-control-center refuses to open if you try to open the Details panels ** Description changed: - Segmentation fault while trying to run via cli , the gnome setting - doesn't working when click on setting menu + Workaround + ========== + Run this command in your terminal: + gsettings reset org.gnome.ControlCenter last-panel + + Issue + ===== + If you try to open the Details panel, gnome-control-center will crash. + It will then refuse to open. + + Upstream Bug Report + =================== + https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/issues/285 + + See also + https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/merge_requests/387 + + Original Bug Report + =================== + Segmentation fault while trying to run via cli , the gnome setting doesn't working when click on setting menu ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.30.2-4ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.19.0-12.13-generic 4.19.18 Uname: Linux 4.19.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu20 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Feb 1 14:38:32 2019 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-04 (643 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170503) ProcCmdline: gnome-control-center SegvAnalysis: - Segfault happened at: 0x7f783f52232d <__GI___libc_free+29>: mov -0x8(%rdi),%rax - PC (0x7f783f52232d) ok - source "-0x8(%rdi)" (0xfffffff8) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! - destination "%rax" ok + Segfault happened at: 0x7f783f52232d <__GI___libc_free+29>: mov -0x8(%rdi),%rax + PC (0x7f783f52232d) ok + source "-0x8(%rdi)" (0xfffffff8) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! + destination "%rax" ok SegvReason: reading unknown VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: gnome-control-center StacktraceTop: - __GI___libc_free (mem=0x100000000) at malloc.c:3085 - g_unix_mount_free () at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 - () - () - g_type_create_instance () at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 + __GI___libc_free (mem=0x100000000) at malloc.c:3085 + g_unix_mount_free () at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 + () + () + g_type_create_instance () at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Title: gnome-control-center crashed with SIGSEGV in __GI___libc_free() UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2018-11-06 (92 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirt lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo ** Description changed: Workaround ========== Run this command in your terminal: gsettings reset org.gnome.ControlCenter last-panel + + and then avoid opening the Details panels Issue ===== If you try to open the Details panel, gnome-control-center will crash. It will then refuse to open. Upstream Bug Report =================== https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/issues/285 See also https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/merge_requests/387 Original Bug Report =================== Segmentation fault while trying to run via cli , the gnome setting doesn't working when click on setting menu ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.30.2-4ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.19.0-12.13-generic 4.19.18 Uname: Linux 4.19.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu20 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Feb 1 14:38:32 2019 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-04 (643 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170503) ProcCmdline: gnome-control-center SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x7f783f52232d <__GI___libc_free+29>: mov -0x8(%rdi),%rax PC (0x7f783f52232d) ok source "-0x8(%rdi)" (0xfffffff8) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%rax" ok SegvReason: reading unknown VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: gnome-control-center StacktraceTop: __GI___libc_free (mem=0x100000000) at malloc.c:3085 g_unix_mount_free () at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 () () g_type_create_instance () at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Title: gnome-control-center crashed with SIGSEGV in __GI___libc_free() UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2018-11-06 (92 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirt lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1814949 Title: gnome-control-center refuses to open if you try to open the Details panels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1814949/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs