Can you get a backtrace with libgtk2.0-0-dbg and libglib2.0-0-dbg installed (maybe even gedit-dbgsym from http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash)?
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Needs Info -- gedit crashes when choosing "add line numbers" https://launchpad.net/bugs/79280 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs