well - I'm no longer using Ubuntu 17 so I can't easily verify whether
synaptic crashes or not.
However Ubuntu 18 doesn't have that problem.
On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 9:24 PM, gf <1757...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Hello David,
> Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with synaptic.
> You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu has been updated since
> then.
>
> Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close
> the ticket?
> If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution
> to this bug?
> If you are, could you let us know, and in the current version, run the
> following (only once):
> apport-collect 1757460
> and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for
> this particular issue.
>
> Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.
> G
>
> ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu)
>Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
> synaptic as normal user seg faults
>
> Status in synaptic package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I started synaptic in a terminal window as a normal user. I replied OK
> to the warning that normal users can't change anything. Got the
> following
>
> $ synaptic
> Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is
> discouraged.
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>
> Not good!
>
> $ lsb_release -rd
> Description: Ubuntu 17.10
> Release: 17.10
>
> $ apt-cache policy synaptic
> synaptic:
> Installed: 0.84.2
> Candidate: 0.84.2
> Version table:
>*** 0.84.2 500
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe amd64
> Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
> Package: synaptic 0.84.2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42-generic 4.13.13
> Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
> Architecture: amd64
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Wed Mar 21 09:23:31 2018
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-19 (1 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64
> (20180105.1)
> ProcEnviron:
>TERM=xterm-256color
>PATH=(custom, no user)
>XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=
>LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: synaptic
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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