exactly what was said above even a fresh Ubuntu 26 install fresh home with unity installed alt - tabbing causing a desktop crash loop all apps close as compiz reloads its self
upgraded from 25 - 26 and it happened wasted a month trying to work out how my home profile could have been corrupted did a fresh install same thing even after removing unitymtgrabhandles still happened also tried removing scale/expo/ezoom/animation uname -a Linux aio 7.2.6-070206-generic #202609141300 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Sep 14 15:22:52 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux aio@aio:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Release: 26.04 Codename: resolute aio@aio:~$ Here's the Unity/compiz package set on the system: Core session - unity 7.7.1+26.04.20260306-0ubuntu3 — the shell itself (provides libunityshell.so, the crashing library) - unity-session 49.4 - unity-services, unity-schemas, unity-asset-pool, unity-tweak-tool, unityhub, unity-greeter Compositor - compiz 1:0.9.14.2+25.10.20250930-0ubuntu3 - compiz-core, compiz-gnome - compiz-plugins, compiz-plugins-default, compiz-plugins-extra - compizconfig-settings-manager (CCSM), libcompizconfig0 Libraries - libunity-core-6.0-9, libunity9, libunity-misc4, libunity-protocol-private0 - libunity-control-center1, libunity-settings-daemon1 - libunity-scopes-json-def-desktop Unity shell components - unity-settings-daemon + -schemas, unity-control-center - unity-indicator-appearance, unity-accessibility-profiles - unity-lens-applications, unity-lens-files - unity-scope-home, unity-scopes-master-default, unity-scopes-runner Also present (the GTK-module path) - appmenu-gtk3-module, appmenu-registrar, vala-panel-appmenu, indicator-appmenu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2170564 Title: compiz crashes with SIGSEGV in unityshell IconRenderer::PreprocessIcons during Alt-Tab switcher draw To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/2170564/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
