Here's the crash with GDK_SYNCHRONIZE=1. It appears to be graphical. And I have a theory this maybe only happens on machines that default to hi- DPI (scale 200%) in the live session...
#6 0x00007fffef656c8d in _XError () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 #7 0x00007fffef653bb7 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 #8 0x00007fffef653c75 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 #9 0x00007fffef654b88 in _XReply () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 #10 0x00007fffef65057d in XSync () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 #11 0x00007fffef65061b in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 #12 0x00007fffef65760f in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 #13 0x00007fffef40d7b7 in XShmAttach () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6 #14 0x00007fffef18b82b in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #15 0x00007fffef18c05e in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #16 0x00007fffef189c81 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #17 0x00007fffef1868e8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #18 0x00007fffef16a585 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #19 0x00007fffef16a78c in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #20 0x00007fffef16ae28 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #21 0x00007fffef10e021 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #22 0x00007fffef157efc in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #23 0x00007fffef11657e in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #24 0x00007fffef10fb39 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #25 0x00007fffef108a55 in cairo_fill () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 #26 0x00007fffc2e66240 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #27 0x00007fffc1fd1e61 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #28 0x00007fffc2051a3b in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #29 0x00007fffc1fdbbd1 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #30 0x00007fffc1fe1897 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #31 0x00007fffc1f4879f in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #32 0x00007fffc1ccabde in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #33 0x00007fffc1daeed2 in ?? () ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #34 0x00007fffc1cc67ab in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #35 0x00007fffc1cc7095 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37 #36 0x00007fffc1005903 in WTF::RunLoop::performWork() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0.so.18 #37 0x00007fffc102e959 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0.so.18 #38 0x00007ffff4b9e0f5 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #39 0x00007ffff4b9e4c0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #40 0x00007ffff4b9e7d2 in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 #41 0x00007fffec971385 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0 #42 0x00007ffff494fdae in ffi_call_unix64 () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6 #43 0x00007ffff494f71f in ffi_call () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6 #44 0x00007ffff531bdda in ?? () from /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/_gi.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so #45 0x00007ffff531d9b8 in ?? () ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- from /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/_gi.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so #46 0x000000000045a0e3 in _PyObject_FastCallDict () #47 0x000000000054fd37 in ?? () #48 0x00000000005546cf in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to glib2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1751252 Title: ubiquity crashed in debconf.py:104 with ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '' Status in glib2.0 package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in glib2.0 source package in Bionic: Incomplete Status in ubiquity source package in Bionic: Triaged Bug description: https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/82f7f7e7923663c7b2123c7f1f49af29f6ff4d77 https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/735a2b847e0eeab6c8a7b954de5110e43889be15 --- Crashed in a VM in the middle of installation. The host is Bionic up to date. From the journal Feb 23 12:52:27 ubuntu kernel: traps: ubiquity[2646] trap int3 ip:7f5a76936961 sp:7ffde5090c50 error:0 in libglib-2.0.so.0.5400.1[7f5a768e6000+111000] Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: Exception during installation: Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: Traceback (most recent call last): Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 757, in <module> Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: install.run() Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 135, in run Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: self.copy_all() Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 505, in copy_all Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: self.db.progress('SET', 10 + copy_progress) Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 83, in <lambda> Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw)) Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 104, in command Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: status = int(status) Feb 23 12:52:41 ubuntu /install.py[6858]: ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '' ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: ubiquity 18.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.388 Date: Fri Feb 23 12:52:28 2018 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=fr keyboard-configuration/variantcode=oss InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.6 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180222) ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity -d ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=C.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.4+, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4 Signal: 5 SourcePackage: ubiquity StacktraceTop: ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 _XEventsQueued () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 XPending () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0 Title: ubiquity crashed with signal 5 in _XEventsQueued() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/1751252/+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

