It isn't random... I have the same issue here... it did NOT happen until I upgraded to the 16 Kernel through Update Manager, and YES I too clicked off the icon on the Panel as described in the first post. Earlier Kernel stops it...
Intel , E1400 (Dual Core 64 bit), chipset Nvidia GEForce 9400 (Driver version 190.42), using karmic 9.10 with drivers. Monitor is Samsung SyncMaster 191T. -- Gnome panels continuously crash, then reload https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/465464 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs