Seafile-client 8.0.1 crashes the desktop (archlinux/gnome/x.org; works fine in wayland)

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Hi,

After upgrading my archlinux system this weekend to gnome 40 and seafile-client 8.0.1 (along with all its dependencies from AUR), I noticed whenever seafile client starts, the desktop seems to crash and restart (can’t actually tell if it’s just gnome shell, the whole DE, the X server or something else). After that, both the client and the applet run normally. Then, if I kill or quit seafile client, the desktop crashes and restarts again.

I then ran the same gnome desktop in a wayland session, and didn’t notice any hiccups; seafile client starts and quits normally.

Please help.

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UPDATE:

It was an issue related to the AppIndicator Extension (https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator), and it also affected other applications.

After updating to the latest version, the issue disappeared.

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