This bug-coreutils thread is also relevant. It suggests a version mismatch between coreutils and gettext.
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils@gnu.org/msg07807.html -- dd segv's unless status=noxfer flag used https://launchpad.net/bugs/59624 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
