Cinnamon crashes when pressing the [Windows] key #63
Description
Problem
When pressing the [Windows] key, to open the LM menu, the message panel "Cinnamon just crashed" is shown.
Reproduction
- boot from .iso file Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon beta using a Ventoy 1.1.10 bootloader
- install [veracrypt-1.26.24-Ubuntu-24.04-amd64.deb] using Captain GUI installer
- check: Veracrypt is installed OK
- note: the Veracrypt GUI is not started
- open Xed
- open Archive manager
- open Firefox
- open Terminal
- press [Windows] key
- the message panel "Cinnamon just crashed" is shown, containing the message:
You are currently running in fallback mode.
If you suspect the source of <...> using the checkbox below.
Do you want to restart Cinnamon?
- click the □ before "Disable downloaded applets, desklets and extensions"
- click the [Yes] button
- check: everything works normally
- check: the taskbar is OK
- note: the "Ibus" icon has appeared in the system tray (clapper with green dot)
- left-click the Ibus icon
- check: a [English - English (US)] button appears in the left-above corner of the desktop
- click the [English - English (US)] button
- check: noting happens
- right-click the Ibus icon
- check: a menu with the options "Preferences, Emoji Choice, About, Restart, Quit" appears in the left-above corner of the desktop
- go to [LM menu\Administration\Software Information\Crash reports]
- check: the following report is shown:
Sat 2025-12-27 14:52:30 CET 2110 /usr/bin/cinnamon
- note: the log is in the "Information" section below
Information
Crash Report
2025-12-27-14.52-Crash-Report-Cinnamon-on-Linux-Mint-22.3-beta-Cinnamon.log
Inxi
2025-12-27-12.20-Inxi-Asus-P5G31.log
Keyboard
Dell SK-8115, US International, 105 keys, USB 2.0
Kind regards, Odie