Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-terminal
Package: gnome-terminal ( 2.26.0-0ubuntu2 ) Description: Ubuntu upgraded from Intrepid to Jaunty using alternate iso and the latest packages over the net. After the upgrade completed ( with one small error in tzdata-java, which was rectified with a dpkg --configure -a )m I rebooted the system, and logged into GNOME. When I attempted to launch gnome-terminal, "There was an error creating the child process for this terminal" was the error it reported. Konsole on the other hand just spawned a new window and did not respond to anything after that. Fix: Searching on the net pointed me to these two links: 1. Launchpad Bug - SSH results in "There was an error creating the child process for this terminal" ( https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome- terminal/+bug/332517 ). 2. LinuxQuestions.org forum : http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/cant- start-a-terminal-200544/ Both the work arounds required that a line be added to /etc/fstab : devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 Rebooting after this edit fixed the issue. However, this seems more like a hack than a solution. Attachments: The bug report produced by 'apport-cli -fp gnome-terminal' after fixing /etc/fstab Current system, as reported by lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch) Release: 9.04 ** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: fstab gnome-terminal jaunty upgrade -- gnome-terminal does not launch on upgrade to jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360160 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
