This describes my problems as well. The problem occurs reliably every time I open two contacts, copy/paste an e-mail address from one to the other, then save the changed contact.
Here is some information that may be useful: Ubuntu 12.10 evolution 3.6.0-0ubuntu3 3.5.0-19-generic kernel Error messages from the crash are consistently: (evolution:16430): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `EABContactDisplay' (evolution:16430): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `result != 0' failed ** (evolution:16430): ERROR **: eab-contact-commit-duplicate-detected.ui: Invalid type function on line 61: 'eab_contact_display_get_type' Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) GDB reports a bunch of threads in "poll" and "pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2", and one thread: Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fffe33349c0 (LWP 20412)): #0 0x00007ffff4265c7f in g_logv () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #1 0x00007ffff4265e42 in g_log () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #2 0x00007ffff775a7e6 in e_load_ui_builder_definition () from /usr/lib/evolution/3.6/libevolution-utils.so.0 #3 0x00007fffc922fe11 in ?? () from /usr/lib/evolution/3.6/libecontacteditor.so.0 #4 0x00007fffc922f0de in ?? () from /usr/lib/evolution/3.6/libecontacteditor.so.0 #5 0x00007ffff47cbf57 in g_simple_async_result_complete () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 #6 0x00007ffff7036069 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libedataserver-1.2.so.17 #7 0x00007ffff70388e4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libedataserver-1.2.so.17 #8 0x00007ffff47cbf57 in g_simple_async_result_complete () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 #9 0x00007ffff47cc059 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 #10 0x00007ffff425eab5 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #11 0x00007ffff425ede8 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #12 0x00007ffff425f1e2 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #13 0x00007ffff4c3f9b5 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0 #14 0x00005555555573df in main () Happy to provide more information if necessary. -Mark -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/996903 Title: Evolution crashes ater attempting to save changes to a contact To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/996903/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs