Here's a backtrace from my attempt. In my case, I attempted using 'g' in the ncurses UI vs installing on the CLI as I had mixed results getting it to repeat on the normal CLI. method: gdb aptitude type: run press 'g' after aptitude loads.
Similarly, I had the issue occur if I tried shift+U to select all upgradeable packages for upgrade. #0 __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:58 set = {__val = {134217728, 140737309744532, 64, 1024, 140737488338600, 140737338622695, 140737488338432, 0, 140737488338464, 0, 140737488338592, 140737488338344, 140737488338312, 140737339102045, 140737488338616, 140737488339104}} pid = <optimized out> tid = <optimized out> #1 0x00007ffff556340a in __GI_abort () at abort.c:89 save_stage = 2 act = {__sigaction_handler = {sa_handler = 0x555557b1f4a0, sa_sigaction = 0x555557b1f4a0}, sa_mask = { __val = {140737349022755, 1024, 140737228880889, 140737228880891, 140737349023252, 140737201600631, 140737228880891, 140737228880886, 140737201600633, 140737228880893, 140737349023978, 93825000266448, 1, 93824999979264, 140737488338960, 140737488338960}}, sa_flags = 7, sa_restorer = 0x42} sigs = {__val = {32, 0 <repeats 15 times>}} #2 0x0000555555732a45 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #3 0x0000555555734b5f in ?? () No symbol table info available. #4 0x00005555557564e0 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #5 0x00005555557509ad in ?? () No symbol table info available. #6 0x0000555555750a98 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #7 0x0000555555751c5a in ?? () No symbol table info available. #8 0x00005555558286c6 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #9 0x00005555558187d4 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #10 0x00005555557a0066 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #11 0x00005555557a1c71 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #12 0x00005555556918d0 in ?? () No symbol table info available. #13 0x00007ffff71a2338 in cwidget::widgets::widget::handle_key(cwidget::config::key const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcwidget.so.3 No symbol table info available. #14 0x00007ffff7179406 in cwidget::widgets::passthrough::handle_key(cwidget::config::key const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcwidget.so.3 No symbol table info available. #15 0x00007ffff71a5ab3 in cwidget::widgets::widget::dispatch_key(cwidget::config::key const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcwidget.so.3 No symbol table info available. #16 0x00007ffff715a1f1 in cwidget::widgets::menubar::handle_key(cwidget::config::key const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcwidget.so.3 No symbol table info available. #17 0x00007ffff71a5ab3 in cwidget::widgets::widget::dispatch_key(cwidget::config::key const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcwidget.so.3 No symbol table info available. #18 0x00007ffff7127dc9 in cwidget::toplevel::input_thread::get_input_event::dispatch() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcwidget.so.3 No symbol table info available. #19 0x00007ffff711f6b5 in cwidget::toplevel::mainloop(int) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcwidget.so.3 No symbol table info available. #20 0x0000555555691a9a in ?? () No symbol table info available. #21 0x00005555555b45cd in ?? () No symbol table info available. #22 0x00007ffff554f2b1 in __libc_start_main (main=0x5555555b2ec0, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe6d8, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffe6c8) at ../csu/libc-start.c:291 result = <optimized out> unwind_buf = {cancel_jmp_buf = {{jmp_buf = {0, -2077195343954987300, 93824992664080, 140737488348880, 0, 0, -5298197743595440420, -5298185417430550820}, mask_was_saved = 0}}, priv = {pad = {0x0, 0x0, 0x7fffffffe6e8, 0x7ffff7ffe168}, data = {prev = 0x0, cleanup = 0x0, canceltype = -6424}}} not_first_call = <optimized out> #23 0x00005555555bda3a in ?? () No symbol table info available. On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Jonathan Seeley <sevale...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm having the same issue, both with 0.8.3-1+b2 and 0.8.4-1. >