It would appear I have the same issue as the others on this list and I am running sid. I'll try and provide all the information the others have supplied as well as the gdb output. I'm also here for questions if it helps resolve this bug faster.
Package: inkscape Version: 0.44-1 Followup-For: Bug #330604 This is the error I get upon starting it up. Also note that it keeps running until I Ctrl+C: --- *** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x085ef9c8 *** Emergency save activated! Emergency save completed. Inkscape will close now. If you can reproduce this crash, please file a bug at www.inkscape.org with a detailed description of the steps leading to the crash, so we can fix it. --- I don't know how to get this info so I am modifying Guillaume's by hand: --- -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Shell: /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-1-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US --- Here's the gdb output (incl. bt): --- (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/inkscape (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread -1495889376 (LWP 9224)] (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) *** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x085f2ed0 *** Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted. [Switching to Thread -1495889376 (LWP 9224)] 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () (gdb) (gdb) bt #0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0xa6f33821 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #2 0xa6f34fb9 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #3 0xa6f68c4a in __fsetlocking () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #4 0xa6f704df in mallopt () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #5 0xa6f70582 in free () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #6 0xa7270421 in g_free () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #7 0xa6ca34da in internal_drawing_area_use_pen_gc () from /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libsmooth.so #8 0xa6cbc076 in theme_init () from /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libsmooth.so #9 0xa6cbc0e4 in theme_init () from /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libsmooth.so #10 0xa72decbb in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #11 0xa79f98f5 in gtk_rc_style_unref () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #12 0xa7a21d03 in gtk_style_attach () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #13 0xa72ded53 in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #14 0xa79fa4d2 in gtk_rc_add_widget_name_style () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #15 0xa72ded53 in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #16 0xa79f98f5 in gtk_rc_style_unref () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #17 0xa7256098 in g_datalist_clear () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #18 0xa72e0f20 in g_object_class_override_property () ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #19 0xa79ddce6 in gtk_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #20 0xa7ab7fe9 in gtk_widget_freeze_child_notify () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #21 0xa79abc33 in gtk_label_get_layout () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #22 0xa78e4fb4 in gtk_accel_group_new () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #23 0xa72ded53 in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #24 0xa72df099 in g_object_run_dispose () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #25 0xa79df3ae in gtk_object_destroy () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #26 0xa7ab4565 in gtk_widget_destroy () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #27 0xa79cc3ca in _gtk_menu_item_is_selectable () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #28 0xa792eca9 in gtk_container_foreach () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #29 0xa792f5de in _gtk_container_dequeue_resize_handler () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #30 0xa79ce644 in gtk_menu_item_new_with_label () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #31 0xa72e9d7b in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #32 0xa72dafc9 in g_value_set_boxed () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #33 0xa72dcafc in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #34 0xa72ed626 in g_signal_chain_from_overridden () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #35 0xa72ee379 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #36 0xa72ee529 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #37 0xa79df59f in gtk_object_destroy () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #38 0xa7ab4383 in gtk_widget_hide () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #39 0xa72df091 in g_object_run_dispose () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #40 0xa79df3ae in gtk_object_destroy () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #41 0xa7ab4565 in gtk_widget_destroy () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #42 0xa79ceed1 in gtk_menu_shell_select_first () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #43 0xa792eca9 in gtk_container_foreach () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #44 0xa792f5de in _gtk_container_dequeue_resize_handler () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #45 0xa79c691f in gtk_menu_attach_to_widget () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #46 0xa72e9d7b in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #47 0xa72dafc9 in g_value_set_boxed () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #48 0xa72dca0b in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #49 0xa72ed626 in g_signal_chain_from_overridden () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #50 0xa72ee379 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #51 0xa72ee529 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #52 0xa79df59f in gtk_object_destroy () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #53 0xa7ab4383 in gtk_widget_hide () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #54 0xa72decbb in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #55 0xa72def88 in g_value_set_object () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #56 0xa72fe59c in g_value_unset () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #57 0xa72ee396 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #58 0xa72ee529 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #59 0xa792f707 in gtk_container_remove () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #60 0xa7ab435d in gtk_widget_hide () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #61 0xa72decbb in g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 #62 0xa79c65b4 in gtk_menu_detach () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #63 0xa79e10be in gtk_option_menu_remove_menu () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #64 0x0826939a in Gtk::manage<Gtk::RadioMenuItem> () #65 0x08249155 in Gtk::manage<Gtk::RadioMenuItem> () #66 0x08235adb in Gtk::manage<Gtk::RadioMenuItem> () #67 0x0823b492 in Gtk::manage<Gtk::RadioMenuItem> () #68 0x0821184d in Gtk::manage<Gtk::RadioMenuItem> () #69 0x0807b9ea in std::list<sigc::slot_base, std::allocator<sigc::slot_base> >::erase () #70 0x0807bfad in std::list<sigc::slot_base, std::allocator<sigc::slot_base> >::erase () #71 0x080723c5 in ?? () #72 0x08154a13 in std::vector<Glib::ustring, std::allocator<Glib::ustring> >::_M---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- _insert_aux () #73 0x080727cd in ?? () #74 0xa6f1fea8 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #75 0x08071e11 in ?? () (gdb) --- Hope that helps. I'm new to this whole thing so try to be clear and friendly and I'm more than willing to try anything you recommend. Thanks.