I found that this issue could also be triggered by chrome-remote-desktop After uninstall chrome-remote-desktop, this issue is gone. (In fact, disable remote connections also helps. Not necessary uninstall chrome-remote-desktop.)
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04.1 Package: gnome-terminal 3.28.2-1ubuntu1~18.04.1 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 chrome-remote-desktop 69.0.3497.7 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740106 Title: Gnome terminal not starting, timeout reached (bionic) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1740106/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs