The desktop environment only matters for triggering the crash: it's a random crash, it's been happening for years in various distros with various desktops. It's already fixed in GSmartControl upstream.
https://github.com/ashaduri/gsmartcontrol/issues/13 https://github.com/ashaduri/gsmartcontrol/commit/939914a5ab31cad3e73ad8105b46245bd7abe88f ** Bug watch added: github.com/ashaduri/gsmartcontrol/issues #13 https://github.com/ashaduri/gsmartcontrol/issues/13 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1789454 Title: gsmartcontrol immediately crashes while running smartctl To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gsmartcontrol/+bug/1789454/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs