and while launching vlc, repeatedly. the attachment might be of interest - it's an attempt to restart metacity from terminal after its crash.
** Attachment added: "metacity log.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/817980/+attachment/2408522/+files/metacity%20log.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/817980 Title: metacity crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/817980/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs