Possible duplicate: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome- terminal/+bug/1740106
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1772259 Title: gnome-terminal won't start Status in gnome-terminal package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On Ubuntu 18.04 gnome-terminal doesn't start after leaving the computer on for a while (or maybe after sleep). strace inside xterm reveals this: stat("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_PH/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale/en.ISO8859-1/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en.ISO8859-1/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale/en_US.ISO8859-1/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_US.ISO8859-1/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat("/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo", 0x7fffe6d50960) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) pipe2([5, 6], O_CLOEXEC) = 0 clone(child_stack=NULL, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0x7fd74a996a10) = 10042 close(6) = 0 read(5, "", 50000) = 0 close(5) = 0 wait4(10042, # Error creating terminal: Timeout was reached [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], 0, NULL) = 10042 --- SIGCHLD {si_signo=SIGCHLD, si_code=CLD_EXITED, si_pid=10042, si_uid=1000, si_status=0, si_utime=4, si_stime=0} --- rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {sa_handler=SIG_DFL, sa_mask=[], sa_flags=SA_RESTORER, sa_restorer=0x7fd74a5c0890}, {sa_handler=0x7fd74814a880, sa_mask=[], sa_flags=SA_RESTORER|SA_RESTART|SA_NOCLDSTOP, sa_restorer=0x7fd74a5c0890}, 8) = 0 munmap(0x7fd74a7f4000, 135168) = 0 sigaltstack(NULL, {ss_sp=0x15d3b80, ss_flags=0, ss_size=8192}) = 0 sigaltstack({ss_sp=NULL, ss_flags=SS_DISABLE, ss_size=0}, NULL) = 0 futex(0x7fd748ffb82c, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 2147483647) = 0 exit_group(0) = ? +++ exited with 0 +++ Thanks for your help. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-terminal 3.28.1-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun May 20 21:00:23 2018 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-28 (964 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) SourcePackage: gnome-terminal UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1772259/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp