Public bug reported:
Nautilus crashed on me recently and later I noticed all icons
disappeared from the gnome desktop, (current ubuntu hardy with all
updates to this date). In addition right-clicking on the desktop
wouldn't work (and similar things like rubber-band selecting icons
(which weren't displayed in any case)). After a reboot, removing any
tmp files, full shutdown and reboot, and restarting and trying
everything else I could think of, if I started nautilus from a gnome-
terminal, and shut it down again properly and my icons, right-click
abilities, etc. returned. I'm unable to duplicate this (how do I force
nautilus to crash poorly to begin with? I don't remember what I was
doing!) I post this bug in case it is useful to pass upstream and as a
record in case anyone else encounters the same problem. The clue to
restart nautilus was given by this old fedora post:
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Fedora/2004-07/5596.html and I
thought it worth trying.
Bug exists but is non-critical, but impacts ability for inexperienced
user to use the gnome UI. I'm not entirely sure the nautilus is the
source of the bug, but restarting it cured the symptoms. It might be a
GDM bug. Sorry that this isn't very helpful.
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Nautilus crash makes desktop icons and right-click vanish until restart
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/248372
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