Ok... happens for me without pidgin running or even without having it installed.
Feb 4 21:26:57 k1 kernel: [15554.787736] cinnamon[1815] general protection ip:7f800e1d10a8 sp:7fff71de4bb0 error:0 in libglib-2.0.so.0.3000.0[7f800e171000+f4000] Feb 4 21:26:57 k1 gnome-session[1592]: WARNING: Application 'cinnamon.desktop' killed by signal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889706 Title: Gnome-shell randomly crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/889706/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs