[Bug 1282542] Re: (synaptic:3405): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > 0' failed

[Kevin]

Maybe another clue, this from installing boot-repair, similar but
different error message at the end.

sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  boot-sav boot-sav-extra gawk gksu glade2script libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
  libgksu2-0 syslinux-common
Suggested packages:
  dmraid lvm2 mbr mdadm clean-ubiquity os-uninstaller gawk-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  boot-repair boot-sav boot-sav-extra gawk gksu glade2script
  libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libgksu2-0 syslinux-common
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 2,418 kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,862 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main gawk i386 1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2 [730 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/ saucy/main glade2script all 3.2.2~ppa47~saucy [42.3 kB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/ saucy/main boot-sav all 3.199~ppa40~saucy [430 kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe libgksu2-0 i386 2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4 [71.4 kB]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe gksu i386 2.0.2-6ubuntu2 [27.5 kB]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl all 1.3-10 [10.4 kB]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main syslinux-common all 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1 [917 kB]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/ saucy/main boot-repair all 3.199~ppa40~saucy [47.2 kB]
Get:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/ saucy/main boot-sav-extra all 3.199~ppa40~saucy [142 kB]
Fetched 2,418 kB in 5s (408 kB/s)                                            
Selecting previously unselected package gawk.
(Reading database ... 184614 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gawk_1%3a4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking gawk (1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package glade2script.
Preparing to unpack .../glade2script_3.2.2~ppa47~saucy_all.deb ...
Unpacking glade2script (3.2.2~ppa47~saucy) ...
Selecting previously unselected package boot-sav.
Preparing to unpack .../boot-sav_3.199~ppa40~saucy_all.deb ...
Unpacking boot-sav (3.199~ppa40~saucy) ...
Selecting previously unselected package boot-repair.
Preparing to unpack .../boot-repair_3.199~ppa40~saucy_all.deb ...
Unpacking boot-repair (3.199~ppa40~saucy) ...
Selecting previously unselected package boot-sav-extra.
Preparing to unpack .../boot-sav-extra_3.199~ppa40~saucy_all.deb ...
Unpacking boot-sav-extra (3.199~ppa40~saucy) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libgksu2-0.
Preparing to unpack .../libgksu2-0_2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgksu2-0 (2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package gksu.
Preparing to unpack .../gksu_2.0.2-6ubuntu2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking gksu (2.0.2-6ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl.
Preparing to unpack .../libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl_1.3-10_all.deb ...
Unpacking libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl (1.3-10) ...
Selecting previously unselected package syslinux-common.
Preparing to unpack .../syslinux-common_3%3a4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1_all.deb ...
Unpacking syslinux-common (3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.46ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gawk (1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up glade2script (3.2.2~ppa47~saucy) ...
Setting up boot-sav (3.199~ppa40~saucy) ...
Setting up boot-repair (3.199~ppa40~saucy) ...
Setting up boot-sav-extra (3.199~ppa40~saucy) ...
Setting up libgksu2-0 (2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/libgksu/debian/gconf-defaults.libgksu-sudo to provide /usr/share/gconf/defaults/10_libgksu (libgksu-gconf-defaults) in auto mode
Setting up libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl (1.3-10) ...
Setting up syslinux-common (3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1) ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up gksu (2.0.2-6ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.46ubuntu1) ...

(gksudo:10272): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion 'value !=
NULL' failed

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Title:
  (synaptic:3405): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion
  'pid > 0' failed

Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Got that new error each time i'm upgrading a package from synaptic

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: libc-bin 2.18-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-10.30-generic 3.13.3
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-10-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Thu Feb 20 13:26:55 2014
  Dependencies:
   gcc-4.9-base 4.9-20140217-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.18-0ubuntu7
   libcap2 1:2.22-1.2ubuntu2
   libgcc1 1:4.9-20140217-0ubuntu1
   multiarch-support 2.18-0ubuntu7
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-25 (117 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20131021.1)
  SourcePackage: eglibc
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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