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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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Segmentation fault core dumped [duplicate]

GNU as compiler shows this error while running my executable ./hello which I get as a result of the proper compilation. The output is unexpected. Pls help using wsl for windows
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VLC crashes when opening any file, Ubuntu 20.04

My VLC player crashes every time I'm trying to open any video file. Removing/purging vlc, and reinstalling it does not change anything. I recently upgraded my distro to 20.04 from 19.10. I never had ...
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20.04 ubuntu lsb_release segfault python3.8

I am getting frequent error reports in the journal. kernel: python3[717001]: segfault at 6f000020 ip 00000000005b676e sp 00007ffd3c41da38 error 4 in python3.8[423000+28d000] Where the line numbers ...
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Segmentation fault in firefox and chromium after installing updates

Lubuntu 18.04.1 running flawlessly in VirtualBox for about two years, had a few updates to install yesterday. After the updates both firefox and chromium cannot start. When launching them from the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 suddenly freezes

Once or twice a day Ubuntu 20.04 suddenly freezes. No network (can't ssh into it anymore) graphics remain frozen no usb (so no keyboard, no mouse) no bluetooth (no mouse) Audio repeats 0,5 seconds ...
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Ubuntu 18.04; WickrMe Snap gives Segmentation Error

I'm installing WickrMe on my PCs. One is a laptop, the other is a tower. Both run the same Ubuntu 18.04 and the exact same set of programs, settings and everything else. On the laptop I had no problem ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 GNOME freeze with general protection fault in ttm_page_pool_get_pages

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04.4 on a MacBookPro11,5 with the default GNOME desktop, and I keep getting freezes where nothing works except moving the mouse pointer, there is no response to alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+...
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Ubuntu 18.04.4 + chrome + Xvfb - segmentation-fault after recent update

I'm experiencing segfault while trying to run Chrome (chrome-driver) on Xvfb on the newest 18.04.4: kernel: [4477762.555614] chrome[9285]: segfault at ffffd9d5e7f40996 ip 00007f36b211f2dd sp ...
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several segmentation fault for different processes

I have installed ubuntu desktop 18.04.4 recently and having problems of several segmentation faults from running different programs such as python, nano. The syslog looks like this: Feb 4 18:50:04 ...
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pop-theme causes gnome-control-center segmentation fault

Ubuntu 19.10 Gnome 3.28 I'm trying to run gnome-control-center Result: Segmentation fault (core dumped) Clear gnome-control-center .cache and .config Remove all gnome extensions Installed all ...
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Get a seg fault hen attempting to reconfigure X after upgrade 16.04 -> 18.04

I finally got around to upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 on my KDE desktop system, but now my second screen doesn't get recognized anymore, I've googled around but could not find what's working. Can anyone ...
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How to fix "Segmentation failed" on "shares-admin"?

I'm trying to share files on network, but whenever I run "shares-admin", the following error occurs: I already tried to install the samba UI but the same error occurs with it as well. Already ...
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feednix SegFault on lubuntu 18.04

After compiling & installing the feednix project (Lubuntu 18.04) it is fall in the SegFault. $ feednix Aborted Segmentation fault (core dumped) I create ~/.config/feednix/config.json with User-...
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Segmentation faulty tree... 50% error when running sudo apt upgrade [duplicate]

My PC run Ubuntu 18.04, and it was only recently formatted and reinstalled. When I run the command sudo apt upgrade I'm getting the following error: Reading package lists... Done Segmentation ...
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Segmentation fault (core dumped) while trying to install PyCBC

I am using ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (Desktop) and tried to install the package PyCBC according to the first line provided at https://pycbc.org/pycbc/latest/html/install.html That is, I ran: pip3 install ...
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Segmentation fault (core dumped) with apt upgrade [closed]

Ubuntu 19.04, upgraded from 18.04. lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 19.04 Release: 19.04 Codename: disco It has been working and ...
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Program seg faults locally, but not when run remotely

I have a machine running Ubuntu 16.04. When I sit down in front of the machine, and run a certian program (Quartus prime pro 18.0) I get a segmentation fault error: Segmentation fault (core dumped) ...
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Segmentation fault and missing libraries

I'm trying to run a proram called Realflow, it's a demo version, and when tried to run it gives me an error when launching ./realflow strings: 'usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6': No such ...
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-Segmentation faults- with basic commands, kernel crash and files corrupted after reboot

I have a weird problem with my new computer. I have built a pc using new pieces, and a friend’s GPU. After installing successfully ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS on a 480GB SSD (with a UEFI partition), it worked ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 nodejs and npm wont run show Aborted (core dump)

I installed nodejs and npm freshly after a removal via apt install nodejs apt install npm but if I put npm -v I get an Abort error and core dump 1: 0x948a70 node::Abort() [node] 2: 0x997982 ...
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gdebi-gtk Segmentation fault (core dumped)

$ gdebi-gtk Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused ...
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Chrome crashes with segmentation fault in Ubuntu 18.04

I have a machine equipped with a core i7, AMD Radeon RX580 and 8GB ram. I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 and have been experiencing some weird issues with some applications: Firefox crashes continually ...
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Google Chrome does not start: Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I am using Ubuntu 18.04.02 LTS. Today after starting the machine, I am unable to start Google Chrome. The version is latest as downloaded from Google. It prints an error as follows: Segmentation ...
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qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.12.1.run - gives segmentation fault

My OS - Ubuntu 16.04. I have downloaded qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.12.1.run. I run it from terminal. It is giving segmentation fault.
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signal: Segmentation fault(11) when shutdown PC

I have Kubuntu 18.10 with KDE Plasma 5.14.4 on a Lenovo ideapad 320 with upgraded RAM. Operating System: Kubuntu 18.10 KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.4 Qt Version: 5.11.1 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.52.0 ...
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Can't open PDF: "Segmentation Fault (core dumped)"

I'm new user in Linux system (I'm using Lubuntu 18.04 LTS), and I'm learning english yet, sorry if i made a mistake I'm having trouble opening PDF documents. when I try to open my default reader (...
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Segfaults related to Cameras IPC

I keep getting these strange seg faults with Firefox. Every time I open the lid of my laptop after suspend, Firefox freezes and only force quit helps. This has started a couple of weeks ago. When I ...
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prelink-rtld: segfault at 318

I'm noticing the following error in my server (Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS). Could you please advise on this? Oct 22 01:29:27 xxxxxxxxx kernel: [1452400.314336] prelink-rtld[57301]: segfault at 318 ip ...
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Evince produces segmentation fault

Recently I have installed Ubuntu 18.04.1 on my laptop (Dell Precision M4700, 16GB RAM), it's quite pure at the moment. The problem is that Evince 3.30.0 produces segmentation fault (core dumped) on ...
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Kernel panic at boot and many programs segfault / core dump

Today I booted up an Ubuntu computer I last used when it was working fine 2 weeks ago, and now every kernel I have (4.15.x and 4.13.x) panics at the beginning of boot, including in recovery mode. I ...
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Compiz Segfaults (Flashing Desktop)

Starting a couple of months ago, I began having issues in Firefox related to something called "r300_dri.so". I disabled Webgl on the "about:config" page in Firefox and that stopped the crashing. ...
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ubuntu-software crashes after opening

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and last night I had an update to the version. now when I'm trying to run the ubuntu-software\gnome-software and after it loads it writes "software catalog is being loaded" ...
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Putty segmentation fault

I have just installed PuTTY with sudo apt-get install putty command. When I try to run it, I immediately receive Segmentation fault (core dumped) error. How can I fix this?
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Gnome shell segfaults - how to debug?

Gnome shell randomly segfaults: gnome-session[1703]: gnome-session-binary[1703] WARNING: Application 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' killed by signal 11 I'm guessing it's some extensions' fault but i ...
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Problem with gnome-control-center (Segmentation fault) [closed]

I've been trying to fix this issue for a couple of days. I'm using Ubuntu 17.10. If I try to execute gnome-control-center, I get a "segmentation fault" message. If I use strace -e open gnome-...
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All electron apps crash me to login screen

Basically, as the title says, any electron app I try to run (atom, slack and vscode specifically) crash me out to the desktop. I was able to run slack for a long time on my machine, but when I ...
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Where can I get apport traceback information after I've submitted my crash report

I've been getting alot of segv crashes in gnome-shell and although the apport window has alot of info, it's not very user friendly (window is really small, no way of searching, no way of saving a copy ...
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apt upgrade leads to man-db segmentation fault and broken system

When upgrading my 16.04 server (due to Intel CPU bugs) via "apt upgrade" the installation stopped saying this: Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7....
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ubuntu 16.04 update gives segmentation fault [duplicate]

performing sudo apt-get update gives the following error: ** (appstreamcli:5640): WARNING **: No origin found for file packages.microsoft.com_repos_vscode_dists_stable_main_dep11_Components-amd64.yml....
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virtualbox suddenly stopped working, Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I was working with virtualbox on ubuntu 14.04 suddenly it closed and didn't start afterward. when I tried to load it from terminal it showed me LibQtCore.so.4 file too short, which I've fixed it by ...
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Using wmctrl with zenity prompt causes budgie-wm segmentation fault [closed]

I'm attempting to write a bash script that switches between workspaces with some dialog prompts along the way. I'm running Ubuntu 17.04 with Budgie remix. When using wmctrl or zenity separately, they ...
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How can I find the cause of the segfaults I'm receiving from a fresh 17.10 install?

I just installed 17.10 and I'm getting segfault errors from apt as well as Firefox. The two issues might be unrelated, but I haven't been able to come up with a cause. For apt, I get symptoms that ...
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apt-get - Segmentation fault: Error Processing package libc-bin

Hi I am struggling with this for the past one month. sudo apt-get upgrade and sudo apt-get autoremove is erroring out with following error E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. When I am running ...
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Cannot access System Settings. Unity-control-center crashed. Should I just wait for a fix upstream?

I know this is a confirmed bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1544819 But it was almost a year ago, and I don't see any solutions. Was it supposed to be fixed ...
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Segmentation fault on Ubuntu 16.04

I have a problem using screen command on Ubuntu 16.04. I am working on a C++ project, and using servers with Ubuntu to simulate my code. Segmentation faults started to appear after updating from ...
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Segmentation fault (core dumped) Apache Directory Studio

I am facing a problem: For three years I have been using Apache Directory Studio without any problem, and suddenly, it doesn't launch. I tried to launch from terminal and the error output is: ...
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Scilab 6.0.0 segmentation fault (core dumped) on start

I have Scilab 6.0.0 on ubuntu 16.04 LTS and it was working great until yesterday. I tried to execute the program via terminal (./bin/scilab) and I got the error "Segmentation fault (core dumped)". I'...
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Segmentation fault (core dumped) - linux kernel problem

Can someone help me to fix issue with "Segmentation fault (core dumped)" on Ubuntu 16.04. Whatever program I am trying to install (e.g. Aptana Studio 3; liclipse_4.0.0) I get this error when running ...
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Segmentation fault while trying to build Unreal Engine

I'm following a tutorial at https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Building_On_Linux on building Unreal Engine on Linux. However, the step after the make command, it gives a segmentation fault and says the ...
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Segmantation fault, during Eclipse and LiClipse starting

Neither Eclipse nor LiCLipse cannot be started. Both of them start with the Segmentation fault (core dumped) problem. I try to reinstall with eclipse-installer and from packages, but none of them ...
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