Public bug reported: When attempting to activate the GNOME Terminal on my heavily-modified Ubuntu 24.04.x LTS system, I have noted that the terminal emulator is unable to launch properly after logging out of my first graphical system and logging into a second, third, or later successive graphical system. Even when operating on my vanilla GNOME desktop installation under Xorg, I have noted that my GNOME Terminal is not currently in an operable state. When starting an X session from a tty, I have also been unable to operate the GNOME Terminal.
I had expected an operational GNOME terminal emulator, regardless of the number of attempts or X sessions that the terminal had passed through. Initially, the problem had been attributed to my initialization of VNC desktops, but I believe I had later identified the problem as the issue of multiple X sessions, regardless of concurrency status. Output from `lsb-release -rd` (sorry if this issue tracker does not support Markdown formatting): lsb_release -rd No LSB modules are available. Description: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS Release: 24.04 Output from `apt-cache policy gnome-terminal`: gnome-terminal: Installed: 3.52.0-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 3.52.0-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 3.52.0-1ubuntu2 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: gnome-terminal 3.52.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-24.24~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11 Uname: Linux 6.11.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass Date: Wed Apr 23 20:05:25 2025 InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-12-30 (115 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240827.1) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: gnome-terminal UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble ** Attachment added: "This image contains the default terminal/console output of the `gnome-terminal` command from a separate terminal emulator that continues to function on my system." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2108956/+attachment/5873940/+files/2025-04-23-223324_804x83_scrot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2108956 Title: GNOME terminal crashes on second and later graphical logins without a reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/2108956/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs