Since people might get hit by this problem, I'm including a possible solution to it.
WARNING, it will remove most of your packages (and install some) and their configuration. How to somewhat refresh Ubuntu by removing almost all packages and reinstalling ubuntu-desktop: 1. Download the attached file: leftpackages.list 2. Run the following lines in the folder where the leftpackagest.list file is located: rm minimum.list # make list of packages to remove which are not in leftpackages.list dpkg --get-selections | while read line; do if ! cat leftpackages.list | grep "$line" > /dev/null; then echo "$line" | sed -e 's/\([^e]\)install/\1deinstall/' >> minimum.list; else echo "$line" >> minimum.list; fi; done # mark those packages that should be removed sudo dpkg --set-selections < minimum.list # remove them sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade # remove their config sudo aptitude purge '~c' 3. Install ubuntu desktop: sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop --install-recommends ** Attachment added: "leftpackages.list" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1893168/+attachment/5405337/+files/leftpackages.list -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893168 Title: groovy gnome-shell crash To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1893168/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
