[Bug 1684973] [NEW] Crashes (segfault) under Wayland in Ubuntu GNOME 17.04

[Jesse]

Public bug reported:

While trying to run gdebi-gtk to install a .deb package, program won't
open under Wayland session. Running from terminal produces the
following:

No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

BUG DISCOVERED RUNNING
Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 x64
GNOME 3.24.0 desktop environment
Wayland session
Linux kernel 4.10.0-19-generic

** Affects: gdebi (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Crashes (segfault) under Wayland in Ubuntu GNOME 17.04

Status in gdebi package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  While trying to run gdebi-gtk to install a .deb package, program won't
  open under Wayland session. Running from terminal produces the
  following:

  No protocol specified
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  No protocol specified
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  No protocol specified
  Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)

  BUG DISCOVERED RUNNING
  Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 x64
  GNOME 3.24.0 desktop environment
  Wayland session
  Linux kernel 4.10.0-19-generic

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