Also on Ubuntu 14.04. This has never happened to me before, as fas as I'm aware, and now twice in a row:
$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty Versions: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1 compiz-plugins 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1 gnome-session 3.9.90-0ubuntu12.1 Log: Oct 20 09:31:57 walter-laptop kernel: [ 3194.670620] traps: compiz[2844] trap divide error ip:7fa42242f8de sp:7ffe62e4e6 f0 error:0 in libstaticswitcher.so[7fa422422000+20000] Oct 20 09:32:05 walter-laptop gnome-session[2708]: WARNING: Application 'compiz.desktop' killed by signal 8 Oct 20 09:32:05 walter-laptop gnome-session[2708]: WARNING: App 'compiz.desktop' respawning too quickly Oct 20 09:32:05 walter-laptop gnome-session[2708]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... Oct 20 09:50:20 walter-laptop kernel: [ 4297.934327] traps: compiz[6100] trap divide error ip:7f60420008de sp:7ffd526a9ad0 error:0 in libstaticswitcher.so[7f6041ff3000+20000] Oct 20 09:50:20 walter-laptop gnome-session[5931]: WARNING: Application 'compiz.desktop' killed by signal 8 Oct 20 09:50:20 walter-laptop gnome-session[5931]: WARNING: App 'compiz.desktop' respawning too quickly Oct 20 09:50:20 walter-laptop gnome-session[5931]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... # # 7fa42242f8de−7fa422422000 = d8de # addr2line -Cfe /usr/lib/compiz/libstaticswitcher.so 0xd8de StaticSwitchScreen::getWindowPosition(unsigned int, int*, int*) ??:? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to compiz-plugins-main in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889250 Title: compiz crashes when using static switcher Status in compiz-plugins-main package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Static switcher sometimes crashes (sorry, can't reliably reproduce yet), forcing compiz to reload This appears in /var/log/syslog: Nov 11 14:06:26 godel kernel: [ 9838.704501] compiz[19986] trap divide error ip:7f06d5f6514c sp:7fffcee10160 error:0 in libstaticswitcher.so[7f06d5f57000+1e000] Nov 11 14:06:26 godel gnome-session[19907]: WARNING: Application 'compiz.desktop' killed by signal Nov 11 14:06:26 godel gnome-session[19907]: WARNING: App 'compiz.desktop' respawning too quickly Nov 11 14:06:26 godel gnome-session[19907]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: compiz-plugins-main-default 1:0.9.6-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Nov 11 14:37:00 2011 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/tcsh SourcePackage: compiz-plugins-main UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (25 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-plugins-main/+bug/889250/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp