[Bug 1117682] [NEW] apt-get crashes with a segmentation fault

[Daniel Hartwig]

On 7 February 2013 04:45, msp3k <peek at nimbios.org> wrote:
> When trying to --reinstall multiple packages with apt-get, it crashes
> with a segmentation fault.  The command line: apt-get --reinstall
> install <2-or-more-packages...>

Provide a stacktrace and the complete output from the command,
including the full command line.

Have you tried using more than one set of packages, or has this only
failed while trying to install particular packages?

 status incomplete


** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  apt-get crashes with a segmentation fault

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  When trying to --reinstall multiple packages with apt-get, it crashes
  with a segmentation fault.  The command line: apt-get --reinstall
  install <2-or-more-packages...>

  Syslog shows:
  kernel: [ 3322.059837] apt-get[14417]: segfault at 7fa5c24d65bc ip 00007fa5bb931329 sp 00007fffb0170528 error 4 in libapt-pkg.so.4.12.0[7fa5bb8e1000+121000]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-37.58-generic 3.2.35
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Feb  6 15:39:44 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LANGUAGE=en_US:
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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