The issue is not an Ubuntu one but due to versions mismatch between the library and the binary due to ppa installs
** Package changed: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) => ubuntu-gnome ** Changed in: ubuntu-gnome Importance: Undecided => High ** Summary changed: - gnome-control-center segfaults on startup on 14.04 + gnome-control-center segfaults on startup on 14.04 (due to a ppa 3.10 library version) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309419 Title: gnome-control-center segfaults on startup on 14.04 (due to a ppa 3.10 library version) Status in Ubuntu GNOME: Confirmed Bug description: Freshly upgraded to 14.04. Can't launch System Preferences: /usr/bin /gnome-control-center.real segfaults on startup. Here's a backtrace with debug symbols: mg@platonas: ~ $ gdb /usr/bin/gnome-control-center.real GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.7-0ubuntu3) 7.7 Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu". Type "show configuration" for configuration details. For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>. Find the GDB manual and other documentation resources online at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/>. For help, type "help". Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word"... Reading symbols from /usr/bin/gnome-control-center.real...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/.build-id/cd/f1f1cd11687a7829f674776af077f8700f7fd7.debug...done. done. (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center.real [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". [New Thread 0x7fffeecf6700 (LWP 14214)] [New Thread 0x7fffee4f5700 (LWP 14215)] (gnome-control-center.real:14208): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot derive 'GnomeControlCenter' from non-fundamental parent type 'CcShell' (gnome-control-center.real:14208): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed (gnome-control-center.real:14208): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x0000000000409ee1 in gnome_control_center_show (center=0x0, app=0x7cc0f0) at gnome-control-center.c:1470 1470 gnome-control-center.c: Toks failas ar aplankas neegzistuoja. (gdb) bt #0 0x0000000000409ee1 in gnome_control_center_show (center=0x0, app=0x7cc0f0) at gnome-control-center.c:1470 #1 0x0000000000407306 in application_command_line_cb (application=0x7cc0f0, command_line=<optimized out>, shell=0x0) at control-center.c:121 #2 0x00007ffff1dc2adc in ffi_call_unix64 () at ../src/x86/unix64.S:76 #3 0x00007ffff1dc240c in ffi_call (cif=cif@entry=0x7fffffffd750, fn=0x407160 <application_command_line_cb>, rvalue=0x7fffffffd6c0, avalue=avalue@entry=0x7fffffffd660) at ../src/x86/ffi64.c:522 #4 0x00007ffff60a1bf8 in g_cclosure_marshal_generic (closure=0x7f6f00, return_gvalue=0x7fffffffd8a0, n_param_values=<optimized out>, param_values=<optimized out>, invocation_hint=<optimized out>, marshal_data=0x0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gclosure.c:1445 #5 0x00007ffff60a13b8 in g_closure_invoke (closure=0x7f6f00, return_value=0x7fffffffd8a0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fffffffd950, invocation_hint=0x7fffffffd8f0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gclosure.c:768 #6 0x00007ffff60b2d3d in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=node@entry=0x758a00, detail=detail@entry=0, instance=instance@entry=0x7cc0f0, emission_return=emission_return@entry=0x7fffffffda20, instance_and_params=instance_and_params@entry=0x7fffffffd950) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gsignal.c:3551 #7 0x00007ffff60ba6f9 in g_signal_emit_valist (instance=<optimized out>, signal_id=<optimized out>, detail=<optimized out>, var_args=var_args@entry=0x7fffffffdae8) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gsignal.c:3317 #8 0x00007ffff60bace2 in g_signal_emit (instance=instance@entry=0x7cc0f0, signal_id=<optimized out>, detail=detail@entry=0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gsignal.c:3363 #9 0x00007ffff67f07f3 in g_application_call_command_line (application=0x7cc0f0, arguments=<optimized out>, options=<optimized out>, exit_status=0x7fffffffdcdc) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gio/gapplication.c:870 #10 0x00007ffff67f2436 in g_application_real_local_command_line (application=0x7cc0f0, arguments=0x7fffffffdce0, exit_status=0x7fffffffdcdc) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gio/gapplication.c:924 #11 0x00007ffff67f25ab in g_application_run (application=0x7cc0f0, argc=argc@entry=1, argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffffde38) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gio/gapplication.c:2084 #12 0x0000000000407012 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffde38) at control-center.c:263 (gdb) thread apply all bt Thread 3 (Thread 0x7fffee4f5700 (LWP 14215)): #0 0x00007ffff5892fbd in poll () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:81 #1 0x00007ffff5dd1fe4 in g_main_context_poll (priority=2147483647, n_fds=2, fds=0x7fffe00010c0, timeout=-1, context=0x7fffe8011ac0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gmain.c:4028 #2 g_main_context_iterate (context=0x7fffe8011ac0, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gmain.c:3729 #3 0x00007ffff5dd230a in g_main_loop_run (loop=0x7fffe8011a50) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gmain.c:3928 #4 0x00007ffff6826e16 in gdbus_shared_thread_func (user_data=0x7fffe8011a90) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gio/gdbusprivate.c:273 #5 0x00007ffff5df6f15 in g_thread_proxy (data=0x692d90) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gthread.c:764 #6 0x00007ffff5b73182 in start_thread (arg=0x7fffee4f5700) at pthread_create.c:312 #7 0x00007ffff58a030d in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:111 Thread 2 (Thread 0x7fffeecf6700 (LWP 14214)): #0 0x00007ffff5892fbd in poll () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:81 #1 0x00007ffff5dd1fe4 in g_main_context_poll (priority=2147483647, n_fds=1, fds=0x7fffe80010e0, timeout=-1, context=0x68a960) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gmain.c:4028 #2 g_main_context_iterate (context=context@entry=0x68a960, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gmain.c:3729 #3 0x00007ffff5dd20ec in g_main_context_iteration (context=0x68a960, may_block=1) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gmain.c:3795 #4 0x00007fffeecfe1ad in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so #5 0x00007ffff5df6f15 in g_thread_proxy (data=0x643850) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./glib/gthread.c:764 #6 0x00007ffff5b73182 in start_thread (arg=0x7fffeecf6700) at pthread_create.c:312 #7 0x00007ffff58a030d in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:111 Thread 1 (Thread 0x7ffff7fb19c0 (LWP 14208)): #0 0x0000000000409ee1 in gnome_control_center_show (center=0x0, app=0x7cc0f0) at gnome-control-center.c:1470 #1 0x0000000000407306 in application_command_line_cb (application=0x7cc0f0, command_line=<optimized out>, shell=0x0) at control-center.c:121 #2 0x00007ffff1dc2adc in ffi_call_unix64 () at ../src/x86/unix64.S:76 #3 0x00007ffff1dc240c in ffi_call (cif=cif@entry=0x7fffffffd750, fn=0x407160 <application_command_line_cb>, rvalue=0x7fffffffd6c0, avalue=avalue@entry=0x7fffffffd660) at ../src/x86/ffi64.c:522 #4 0x00007ffff60a1bf8 in g_cclosure_marshal_generic (closure=0x7f6f00, return_gvalue=0x7fffffffd8a0, n_param_values=<optimized out>, param_values=<optimized out>, invocation_hint=<optimized out>, marshal_data=0x0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gclosure.c:1445 #5 0x00007ffff60a13b8 in g_closure_invoke (closure=0x7f6f00, return_value=0x7fffffffd8a0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fffffffd950, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- invocation_hint=0x7fffffffd8f0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gclosure.c:768 #6 0x00007ffff60b2d3d in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=node@entry=0x758a00, detail=detail@entry=0, instance=instance@entry=0x7cc0f0, emission_return=emission_return@entry=0x7fffffffda20, instance_and_params=instance_and_params@entry=0x7fffffffd950) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gsignal.c:3551 #7 0x00007ffff60ba6f9 in g_signal_emit_valist (instance=<optimized out>, signal_id=<optimized out>, detail=<optimized out>, var_args=var_args@entry=0x7fffffffdae8) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gsignal.c:3317 #8 0x00007ffff60bace2 in g_signal_emit (instance=instance@entry=0x7cc0f0, signal_id=<optimized out>, detail=detail@entry=0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gsignal.c:3363 #9 0x00007ffff67f07f3 in g_application_call_command_line (application=0x7cc0f0, arguments=<optimized out>, options=<optimized out>, exit_status=0x7fffffffdcdc) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gio/gapplication.c:870 #10 0x00007ffff67f2436 in g_application_real_local_command_line (application=0x7cc0f0, arguments=0x7fffffffdce0, exit_status=0x7fffffffdcdc) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gio/gapplication.c:924 #11 0x00007ffff67f25ab in g_application_run (application=0x7cc0f0, argc=argc@entry=1, argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffffde38) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gio/gapplication.c:2084 #12 0x0000000000407012 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffde38) at control-center.c:263 (gdb) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu56 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Apr 18 12:00:46 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-25 (631 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (0 days ago) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: activity-log-manager 0.9.7-0ubuntu14 deja-dup 30.0-0ubuntu4 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1309419/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
