I have the same problem when launching Qemu - using VirtManager - and another software like Discord or Quodlibet. You'll find a lot of log in this bug report: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/70110

I use gnome-shell-extension-appindicator, and the crashes don't occur anymore when I disable that specific extension using gnome-tweaks. Both Element and gajim have an appindicator/"systray" icon which will end up using that extension if it is enabled.

fredbezies: VirtManager also has an appindicator icon, I don't know about Discord and Quodlibet, though.

They have one too. I'm using this extension: https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator to have tray icons to switch easily between apps.

Having to remove this extension is not really an option for me. Anyway if this application is related to the crash, well, I will deactivate it.

Same happens here, and also seems related to the appindicator extension, installed from the community repo:
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator 35-1

Also, as mentioned in the original post, downgrading gjs to 1.66.2-1 works around the issue.

I also have the very same issue. On top of that, each time it segfaults GNOME states that GNOME Display Manager is required but I guess that's due to my startx setup.

Is this something the appindicator needs to fix?

2:1.68.0-2 was not an attempt to fix this issue, right?
Because here GNOME still crashes.

When I just disable all GNOME user extensions GNOME session doesn't crash anymore.
`gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-user-extensions true`

Varakh, bbo2adwuff: Which GNOME shell extensions are you using? That info might be helpful in finding out if it's a bug in gnome-shell-extension-appindicator or a more generic problem with gjs 1.68.0.

I am using the following extensions:

always-indicator@martin.zurowietz.de
appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com
dash-to-dock@micxgx.gmail.com
keypadTiling@abakkk.framagit.org
workspace-indicator@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

Can you try disabling only "appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com" but enabling enabling all of the other extensions, re-login into GNOME and check if that makes the crashes stop on your machine?

I guess it's not only appindicator, as I'm only using:

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/258/notifications-alert-on-user-menu/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/600/launch-new-instance/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/352/middle-click-to-close-in-overview/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1720/weeks-start-on-monday-again/

Disabling appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com works for me, but as bbo2adwuff stated, maybe it's not just this extension.

Thanks for diving into this hardfalcon.

PS: I don't know, but without appindicator, no single app which uses such an icon is shown. Personally I cannot deal with that, especially apps which act like a background service need this, e.g. Nextcloud, Syncthing. Still don't know why GNOME devs are strictly against it. So for me I'll for now ignore the gjs update. :/

dont use appidicator - also affected


NetworkSpeed@m0hithreddy
volume_scroll@qord.si
runcat@kolesnikov.se
middleclickclose@paolo.tranquilli.gmail.com
vpn-snx-indicator@als.kz
executor@raujonas.github.io
lockkeys@vaina.lt
NordVPN_Connect@poilrouge.fr
sound-output-device-chooser@kgshank.net
remove-rounded-corners@markbokil.com
impatience@gfxmonk.net
caffeine@patapon.info
shutdown-timer-gnome-shell-extension
remove-dropdown-arrows@mpdeimos.com
autohide-battery@sitnik.ru
suspend-to-topbar@zeplia.com
Vitals@CoreCoding.com
status-area-horizontal-spacing@mathematical.coffee.gmail.com
trayIconsReloaded@selfmade.pl
tray-icons@zhangkaizhao.com
user-theme@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
arch-update@RaphaelRochet

Just to confirm the bug. It's not only appindicator. I didn't downgrade to 1.66* but since I need some sort of app indicator on the tray I left enabled only Tray Icons reloaded and disabled Kstatusnotifier. Crashes *seem* to be gone...for now.

I'm also having this, downgrading gjs fixed it for me also. Installed extensions:

appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com
apps-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
arch-update@RaphaelRochet
dash-to-dock@micxgx.gmail.com
disable-force-quit@kingodz.gmail.com
shell-volume-mixer@derhofbauer.at
user-theme@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com

Related upstream issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gjs/-/issues/395

... and the pending merge request attempting to fix this: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gjs/-/merge_requests/593

I have the same issue, fixed by downgrading to 1.66 for now.