I think this is the same bug as in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/365638 This bug also affects me.
Distro: Ubuntu 64bit Release: 9.04 $apt-cache policy vlc vlc: Installed: 0.9.9a-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 0.9.9a-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 0.9.9a-2ubuntu1 0 I get the same error message with: VLC media player 1.0.0-pre1 Goldeneye VLC version 1.0.0-pre1 Goldeneye Compiled by m...@desktop. Compiler: gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) Backtrace in gdb for both versions of vlc gives: (gdb) backtrace #0 0x00007ffa75af1610 in ?? () #1 0x00007ffa910f8459 in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #2 0x00007ffa909dbfcd in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6 #3 0x0000000000000000 in ?? () -- vlc crashed with SIGSEGV in start_thread() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/323577 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