Public bug reported:
I upgraded readline via apt upgrade.
As a results Octave (both gui and commandline version) hangs upon
startup.
Reverting to readline 8.2-6 fixed it.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: readline-common 8.3-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.15.0-4.4-generic 6.15.0
Uname: Linux 6.15.0-4-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Jul 26 11:42:28 2025
Dependencies:
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-09-22 (1038 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20220809.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: readline
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-06-11 (45 days ago)
** Affects: readline (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing
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Upgrade of readline to 8.3.1 breaks Octave
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