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VSCode crashin on ctrl + . (Linux Ubuntu 22.04) #251956

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Description

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Pressing Ctrl + . causes immediate crash of the VS Code desktop app.

This happens consistently across:

  • Stable build (code)
  • Insiders build (code-insiders)
  • Even when launched with all flags to disable GPU, extensions, sandboxing:

code --disable-extensions --disable-gpu --no-sandbox --disable-dev-shm-usage

Steps to Reproduce

  • Launch VS Code
  • Open any file (or no file)
  • Press Ctrl + .
  • App immediately closes without a crash dialog

What I Tried

  • Deleted all config/cache:
    rm -rf ~/.config/Code ~/.vscode ~/.cache/Code ~/.local/share/Code
  • Reinstalled both Stable and Insiders
  • Disabled all extensions and GPU features
  • Used keybinding overrides to unbind Ctrl + .
  • Tried xmodmap to remap the key
  • No GNOME global shortcut is conflicting
  • Tried both X11 and Wayland sessions

What Works

  • https://vscode.dev (Web version) works perfectly — no crash
  • All other keys work normally
  • Other Electron apps (like Discord) are stable

Conclusion

  • This seems to be a low-level Electron bug specific to Ctrl + . on some Linux/X11 setups.
  • Could be related to:
  • Input Method Editor (IME)
  • Chromium accessibility APIs
  • GPU input handling

Please let me know if a crash log or trace is needed. I can provide verbose logs (--verbose) or run Electron in debug mode.

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