The first crash in your log is bug 1782984. You can avoid that by logging into 'Ubuntu on Wayland'.
The remaining crashes (signal 11) I can't yet identify so please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Missing_a_crash_report_or_having_a_.crash_attachment Your package update problem seems to be caused by either: * PPAs * the 'proposed' pocket * a broken upgrade for other reasons. If you can't fix it then please just reinstall Ubuntu from scratch and be careful to never use PPAs and never enable 'proposed'. ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1966440 Title: gnome-shell crashes often when using the menu (start) button To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1966440/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs