[Bug 1315398] [NEW] thunderbird does not launch

[jo]

Public bug reported:

after todays update when i launched thundirbird it did not launch

so i restarted pc laptop to update to take effect.
then i tried to launch thunderbird from terminal to see the error. but it gave following error and exited

(process:4161): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion
'sys_page_size == 0' failed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: thunderbird 1:24.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  j0053      2708 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   j0053      2708 F...m pulseaudio
BuildID: 20140428202053
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri May  2 16:52:40 2014
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-24 (768 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120324)
IpRoute:
 default via 220.224.141.129 dev ppp0  proto static 
 220.224.141.129 dev ppp0  proto kernel  scope link  src 115.241.178.121
MostRecentCrashID: bp-5259a479-fe90-4aec-8d4a-217b32130913
PrefSources:
 prefs.js
 [Profile]/extensions/{efcbec50-6821-11db-bd13-0800200c9a66}/defaults/preferences/prefs.js
 /usr/lib/thunderbird/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}/defaults/preferences/lightning.js
 /usr/lib/thunderbird/extensions/{a62ef8ec-5fdc-40c2-873c-223b8a6925cc}/defaults/preferences/preferences.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=24.5.0/20140428202053 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 djview-plugin       4.9-4ubuntu3
 totem-mozilla       3.10.1-1ubuntu4
 google-talkplugin   5.2.4.0-1
 mozilla-libreoffice 1:3.5.5~rc3-0ubuntu1~ppa1
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-30 (92 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68AHH Ver. F.09
dmi.board.name: 1423
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 53.1D
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68AHHVer.F.09:bd06/29/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook4420s:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1423:rvrKBCVersion53.1D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 4420s
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty

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