@3v1n0 (Marco Trevisan) has pointed out https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/1651 as a possible fix
** Description changed: When I click on a VPN connection in the Gnome top bar to enable or disable the connection the entire desktop session crashes and dumps me at the session login screen. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Hirsute Hippo (development branch) Release: 21.04 $ loginctl show-session $(awk '/tty/ {print $1}' <(loginctl)) -p Type | awk -F= '{print $2}' wayland $ apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: Installed: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy gnome-shell gnome-shell: - Installed: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 - Candidate: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 500 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 + Candidate: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + $ dpkg-query -W|grep mutter + gir1.2-mutter-7:amd64 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 + libmutter-7-0:amd64 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 + mutter 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 + mutter-common 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: network-manager 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.10.0-14.15-generic 5.10.11 Uname: Linux 5.10.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu59 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Mar 8 14:12:44 2021 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-21 (1416 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170404) RebootRequiredPkgs: libssl1.1 libssl1.1 SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN running 1.30.0 connected started full enabled enabled disabled enabled enabled ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1918190 Title: Enabling/Disabling VPN crashes window manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1918190/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs