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Problems related to an attempt made to access memory that the CPU cannot physically address. Also knows as segfault or bus error.

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MGLTools Segmentation Fault

I'm currently working as an intern for computational chemistry. One of the applications that we need is MGLTools which I installed using this website: https://bioconda.github.io/recipes/mgltools/...
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davfs2 segfault when browsing with Nautilus and Ubuntu 24.04

After updating to Ubuntu 24.04 with Gnome 46, Nautilus (files) shows the following error when browsing a davfs share: error opening directory 'transfer endpoint is not connected' This effectively ...
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cam -l segmentation fault (core dumped)

Ubuntu 22.04 Pi Zero 2 W I have updated / upgraded and added a swap file. Previous attempts to compile from source make no difference. dpkg -l | grep libcamera ii libcamera-dev:arm64 0~git20200629+...
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fsleyes segmentation fault (core dumped)

I use FSL's neuroimaging program FSLeyes for my work. Usually, I can start running the program from any directory by simply entering fsleyes into the command line. Today, my cat stood on my computer ...
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Segmentation fault (core dumped) when trying to delete\download\update grub

When I try to download new packages, or update anything, I get a Segmentation fault (core dumped) error. Initially, it appeared after I used grub customizer and tried to swap the windows and ubuntu ...
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Only root can send notification

I'm aware of the two other posts describing the same problem, however none of the solutions proposed there have worked for me. I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and using GNOME 42.9 as my Desktop ...
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Frequent SIGSEGV and Segmentation Fault errors on Ubuntu 22.04

I'm frequently getting "SIGSEGV" and "Segmentation Fault" errors when running various applications on Ubuntu 22.04 (dozens of times a day). This has been happening since I got a ...
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GpuWatchdog segfault error 6 in libcef.so likely on CPU 15 (core 7, socket 0)

Gnome freezes completely and doesn't recover when I alt+tab sometimes, I have this error in the logs: [ 59.269235] GpuWatchdog[7736]: segfault at 0 ip 00007fb3a3d92b86 sp 00007fb3989fd370 error 6 in ...
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Random Segmentation Faults and Python Errors - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I'm experiencing random segmentation faults and python errors I can't explain on one of my Ubuntu servers. I have been unable to reproduce these faults on any other server or on my development ...
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Browsers segfault regularly (chrome, firefox, brave)

I have a laptop (Lenovo Lenovo IP 5 15ARE05) only running ubuntu 23.04. I installed ubuntu on it and restored a backup on it. Since start web related content keeps crashing. Firefox, vscode, chrome, ...
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I get SIGSEGV error while I trying the debug the exe file on mackBook Pro Intel

I tried a lot of things, but I cannot find any usefull information. Can the error related to macOs?
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Encountering "Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault" error in python script

Recently my system got upgraded from ubuntu18.04.1 to ubuntu22.04.2 and as a result of which the following got upgraded as below: python 3.7.5 to python3.10.6 Mysql 5.7.38 to mysql 8.0.31 I see, ...
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Constant SIGSEGV or SIGILL errors in chrome 111 + apps crashing randomly

Here's one of the var/logs/syslog's during a chrome crash https://justpaste.it/55bs3 I'm on Ubuntu 22.04.2 using Kernel 6.1.1 (have to use this newer one to fix snap packages crashing) I also got the ...
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Is there a "reverse compatibility" mode for 22.04 LTS?

I have an app provided by my college as part of a course and when I run it on Ubuntu 22.04 it crashes with a segmentation fault. However if I run it on 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS it works fine. I have ...
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Segmenttation fault (core dumped) in snmpd after upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04

The 15 Ubuntu 18.04 systems within our company, I am upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04. The upgrade runs smoothly and takes +/- 40 minutes. However, I do have the problem that the snmpd crashed after a few ...
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Nmap service detection Segmentation fault (core dumped)

The Problem When I use nmap with the service detection flag(-sV) I get a Segmentation fault at the end of the scan. It doesn't matter which IP Address or domain, as long as it can scan it. I am using ...
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Snap applications give segmentation fault error

After about 20 minutes of using the OS, all snap applications will suddenly stop working (including the snap store itself). After closing them, they do not relaunch. Trying to open from terminal gives ...
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Solve "Something went wrong" error remotely

There are several similar questions about the annoying and useless "Oh no. Something went wrong" error message, but: no solutions worked for me (see below) I don't have a physical access to ...
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Codium and Nautilus crashing at boot with Signal 5 and SIGSEGV errors

Shortly after boot, I am getting a message "System program problem detected. Do you want to report the problem now?" when I click "Report problem" I get 2 pop-ups (attached screen ...
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How to get Blender 2.79 to work on Ubuntu 22.04.1?

I recently upgraded from 20.04.4 to 22.04.1. Despite some initial hiccups, so far it works great. HOWEVER, I am running into an issue with Blender. My system's hardware will not work for any ...
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Getting segfault on libapt-pkg.so.6.0.0 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I send bug reports for apt-get failures. Since apt-get fails, is there a way for me to get updates for this segfault? Hardware Model MSIMS-7865 Memory 8.0 GiB Processor AMD Athlon 5370 apu with radeon ...
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Is there a way to know what really caused a specific segfault?

I recently bought a new motherboard/cpu (Asus Rog Strix z690-a gaming wifi D4/Intel i7 12700K) and initially used my existing ubuntu 20.04 installation which I had installed when I had my previous ...
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Kubuntu Ksplashqml crashed

This is related to Ksplashqml crash on startup I dont have enough reputation yet, to post an answer, so i decided to give an answer via my own question... Yesterday, when i restarted my PC, I got an ...
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inkscape in WSL2 fails after installation Segmentation fault

I am trying to install inkscape on Windows10/WSL2/Ubuntu 20.04 and am encountering the below error. I have tried "apt purge" and "apt install" to no avail. I cannot find much ...
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where is my xfburn coredump

I'm trying to use xfburn in xubuntu-20.04.3, and it fails on several of my hosts. I'd like to submit a bug, but there's a problem. It ends with a message about SIGSEGV and "core dumped" ...
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Cheese not launching- (Error restoring saved CRTC)

I've been using Ubuntu 20.04 for about 4 months now and have launched cheese a few times without any issue. priyanshu@Inspiron-7501:~$ cheese (cheese:499251): Cogl-WARNING **: 17:34:35.299: winsys/...
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Segmentation fault (core dumped) / File Manager Search Bar

OS: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS 64 bits Gnome Version: 3.36.8 Kernel Version: 5.11.0-40-generic When I type something on file manager, the window simply crash. I opened the file manager via command line with ...
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Segmentation fault while installing Python 3.5: ensurepip

I got a segmentation fault while trying to install Python 3.5 on Ubuntu 21.10. $ guettli@p15:~$ pyenv install 3.5.8 Downloading Python-3.5.8.tar.xz... -> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.5.8/...
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Segfault causes chrome to crash randomly ubuntu 18.04

I'm trying to fix a problem with Chrome crashing. I checked the syslog and found that a segfault caused this: kernel: [27188.655825] chrome[1950]: segfault at 8 ip 000055e90851b3b0 sp 00007ffc7082dfe0 ...
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Ubuntu started randomly segfaulting after force power off due to usage of RAM

So I accidentally ran a script which used up all of the RAM on my ubuntu system, and I had to force it to power off. When I rebooted the system, programs would randomly segfault, even though I changed ...
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Gnuplot crashed unexpectedly - ubuntu 18.04LTS

I've been having an issue with gnuplot (Version 5.2 patchlevel 2) on ubuntu 18.04. When trying to zoom using the right click button, the window goes away. I removed and reinstalled it but this didn't ...
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Where do I find core dump files, and how do I view and analyze the backtrace (stack trace) in one?

When I run my C program on Ubuntu 20.04, I get this run-time error: Segmentation fault (core dumped) I really need to find and view the core file, but I can't find it anywhere. Where is it, and how ...
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Error - Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I just installed Mongodb compass in my Ubuntu OS(Ubuntu 20.04) I opened the termianal and typed mongodb-compass I got the error - Segmentation fault (core dumped). I also tried to open by clicking ...
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How to fix apport-retrace

I am attempting to help report a bug to an ubuntu package called gnome-recipes https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/recipes/-/issues/121. I am in the process of understanding how to create debug symbols ...
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Weex "Segmentation fault (core dumped)"

I have installed: WEEX by apt install weex on Ubuntu 20.04 When I try to use this program I get error: Segmentation fault (core dumped) on Ubuntu 20.04 But If I install this on Debian 10, Its working ...
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Segmentation fault when installing tripwire on Ubuntu 20.10

I am trying to install tripwire on Ubuntu 20.10. I have tried to install it with sudo apt install tripwire And then I've followed the usual steps outlined here. That gives me: $ sudo tripwire --init ...
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Many segmentation faults in applications after RAM upgrade

I have a Lenovo IdeaCentre 510A-15ARR on which I replaced Windows 10 Home with Kubuntu. Here is some basic info: System: Kernel: 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.18.5 ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 gnuplot has random segmentation faults

I am trying to draw the most basic plot using gnuplot in the terminal and simply entering : gnuplot> plot 'histogramme.dat' u 1:3 leads to : gnuplot> Segmentation fault (core dumped) I can ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.2 login loop due to segmentation fault in libpcre.so.3.13.3

Out of sudden I got this login loop issue in my laptop. From var/log/syslog I can able to find out it is segfault issue gnome-session-b[2739]: segfault at 7ffe34d8xx50 ip 00007ffe34d8dxxx error 6 in ...
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'sudo'- Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I get "Segmentation fault (core dumped)" massage in output of any command in my shell with sudo. for example sudo install any app or rm any file and ...
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Segmentation fault while upgrading on 20.04

sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages were automatically installed and ...
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Resolving the issue of Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I'm using a Ubuntu 18.04 guest OS in Oracle VirtualBox. I was successfully running sRNAscanner with different inputs until a few days ago. Now I'm getting a segmentation fault (core dumped) error ...
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Why does "nautilus --version" display "segmentation fault"?

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 and it runs quite fine. But when I issue the command nautilus --version in the terminal, I get this strange output: GNOME nautilus 3.38.1 Segmentation fault (core dumped) Why ...
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How to install tracegraph into ubuntu 20.04 LTS

tracegraph202 is a very old and obsolete tool and is incompatible to Linux still my University thought that it was a good idea to ask the students to install that. I tried installing that from here, ...
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xorg segfaults after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04.1 - how to proceed?

I just finished upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04.1 and after restarting I get a black screen with a blinking cursor (but can't type). From Xorg.0.log: [ 10.307] (II) Loading sub module "fb" [ ...
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Segmentation fault / fail to boot after CPU upgrade?

My machine is a HP ProDesk 400 G4 SFF running Ubuntu Server 20.04. It was running just fine with the original Intel i5-6500 CPU, but upon upgrading to an i7-6700 the system will no longer boot. I've ...
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New Ryzen 3950X segfaults and XID errors

Couple of weeks ago I upgraded my Ryzen 2700X to Ryzen 3950X and am seeing regular freezes on my Ubuntu setup. I have 2 RTX 2080 TIs in the system, and 64GB RAM running on 2100Mhz using an X570 board. ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.4 startup stuck after package updates / mesa segmentation fault

TL;DR /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[5106]: (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x56131d0000f7 The startup problem I shut down Ubuntu 18.04.4 on my machine today and cold-started it somewhat later. Now ...
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I cannot open certain apps (Discord, Ubuntu Software Center etc.)

I cannot open some certain apps (discord, ubuntu software center etc.) while using Ubuntu 20.04. Terminal said segmentation fault (core dumped). $ discord segmentation fault (core dumped) error ...
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Unable to upgrade my make version

I tried this cd /tmp wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-4.1.tar.gz tar xvf make-4.1.tar.gz cd make-4.1/ ./configure make sudo make install cd .. rm -rf make-4.1.tar.gz make-4.1 but on the make and ...
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