i experienced the same bug with a crash in /var/crash so i confirm it i can't update the stuff because of an apport bug on my kubuntu :-)
so here is the text ProblemType: Crash Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Feb 28 20:42:29 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/apt-cache NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ProcCmdline: apt-cache policy ProcCwd: /home/romaric ProcEnviron: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcMaps: 08048000-08057000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 309551 /usr/bin/apt-cache 08057000-08058000 rw-p 0000f000 08:02 309551 /usr/bin/apt-cache 08058000-08079000 rw-p 08058000 00:00 0 [heap] b6282000-b7a82000 rw-s 00000000 08:02 1140341 /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin b7a82000-b7a89000 r--p 00000000 08:02 603373 /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-pkg4.6.mo b7a89000-b7ac8000 r--p 00000000 08:02 407962 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_CTYPE b7ac8000-b7ba8000 r--p 00000000 08:02 407453 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_COLLATE b7ba8000-b7baa000 rw-p b7ba8000 00:00 0 b7baa000-b7bac000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 700532 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libutil-2.7.so b7bac000-b7bae000 rw-p 00001000 08:02 700532 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libutil-2.7.so b7bae000-b7cf7000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 326071 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so b7cf7000-b7cf8000 r--p 00149000 08:02 326071 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so b7cf8000-b7cfa000 rw-p 0014a000 08:02 326071 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so b7cfa000-b7cfd000 rw-p b7cfa000 00:00 0 b7cfd000-b7d07000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 328917 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 b7d07000-b7d08000 rw-p 0000a000 08:02 328917 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 b7d08000-b7d2b000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 326075 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.7.so b7d2b000-b7d2d000 rw-p 00023000 08:02 326075 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.7.so b7d2d000-b7d2e000 rw-p b7d2d000 00:00 0 b7d2e000-b7e16000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 313839 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.9 b7e16000-b7e19000 r--p 000e8000 08:02 313839 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.9 b7e19000-b7e1b000 rw-p 000eb000 08:02 313839 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.9 b7e1b000-b7e21000 rw-p b7e1b000 00:00 0 b7e21000-b7eee000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 312328 /usr/lib/libapt-pkg-libc6.7-6.so.4.6.0 b7eee000-b7ef0000 rw-p 000cc000 08:02 312328 /usr/lib/libapt-pkg-libc6.7-6.so.4.6.0 b7ef4000-b7ef5000 r--p 00000000 08:02 412386 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_NUMERIC b7ef5000-b7ef6000 r--p 00000000 08:02 412387 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_TIME b7ef6000-b7ef7000 r--p 00000000 08:02 412388 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_MONETARY b7ef7000-b7ef8000 r--p 00000000 08:02 412390 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES b7ef8000-b7ef9000 r--p 00000000 08:02 407529 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_PAPER b7ef9000-b7efa000 r--p 00000000 08:02 412391 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_NAME b7efa000-b7efb000 r--p 00000000 08:02 408883 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_ADDRESS b7efb000-b7efc000 r--p 00000000 08:02 408884 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE b7efc000-b7efd000 r--p 00000000 08:02 407447 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT b7efd000-b7f04000 r--s 00000000 08:02 309690 /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache b7f04000-b7f05000 r--p 00000000 08:02 408885 /usr/lib/locale/fr_FR.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION b7f05000-b7f07000 rw-p b7f05000 00:00 0 b7f07000-b7f08000 r-xp b7f07000 00:00 0 [vdso] b7f08000-b7f22000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 325806 /lib/ld-2.7.so b7f22000-b7f24000 rw-p 00019000 08:02 325806 /lib/ld-2.7.so bf83f000-bf854000 rw-p bffeb000 00:00 0 [stack] ProcStatus: Name: apt-cache State: S (sleeping) Tgid: 19786 Pid: 19786 PPid: 19785 TracerPid: 0 Uid: 0 0 0 0 Gid: 0 0 0 0 FDSize: 32 Groups: 0 VmPeak: 40740 kB VmSize: 29584 kB VmLck: 0 kB VmHWM: 13104 kB VmRSS: 13104 kB VmData: 192 kB VmStk: 84 kB VmExe: 60 kB VmLib: 3356 kB VmPTE: 32 kB Threads: 1 SigQ: 0/5119 SigPnd: 0000000000000000 ShdPnd: 0000000000000000 SigBlk: fffffffe00000000 SigIgn: 0000000001001000 SigCgt: 0000000000000000 CapInh: 0000000000000000 CapPrm: 00000000fffffeff CapEff: 00000000fffffeff voluntary_ctxt_switches: 14 nonvoluntary_ctxt_switches: 23 Signal: 11 Uname: Linux 2.6.24-8-generic i686 UserGroups: CoreDump: base64 H4sICAAAAAAC/0NvcmVEdW1wAA== 7H0NgBxFlX/nY+OwRo2Kip5iw6EksjM7Mzv7FXO6IQlkJSFrdgPR40x6Znp2252dGaZ7NrvInVHRi8r/LgpiRNTgKQQJGhWZiKgRUUFRggIGRQwaIMhX+DQKwv/36qO7er52NgS8j67sS093Vb169erVe/Xxuvr9y1acNGPGDE2G2dosTd4lNC8kNF17i5tG05wWLy47W/MFln8eYOPskPvwgKa1iOdufKGFx8/jMEeN1ym/jJ/JwBcfxTN9/lVeqRtnVMdvK7vRBU63L36zEn9gVnX8xu1evPbSGvFX83idg6/8AcRvvdrLr1fUn+J3NchfQPxeJf/mI/35Kb5wU1nln4++jUTfTfXxbyX6RHyUgy9+N+J33+SVv7WCfoov7C7Xbb+9VP5uLz/41VIZv+OX9emDHGq7f1kf/zzE7/2lh3/jSyvkC/Hr7/LVz8efPsRvvqt++esRv0PEr+fgi9+F+Hl/8MrfPddfPsXvfag+/r2I73vYy1/ZfhQ/MEX8+iniC1PEb5wifvMU8VuniN8xRfyuKeJ3P1y//zL+HZiCfwcayBdSFw745MsvP4jfqODfOqM6Xn+0Pv4o4g986PssfmAGAxlPeDYLPblk1epl9PjFiv5Uf79jpab1Az6/ggOFL57Lrz86fYZWGdJPcpnbvrcltOVv+H3aA+WD//BhRsf7BFDoADyLYM+4tmzj90kzj9HueN2Hv/8+QRfReDbvhS6N2mrAm/tq0mUUnHDKSI2YAr97rxfyWSs1qWvPLUiezVHoYTidA+VjmHwcKFMzPvvU/W+XfH458UPUIQFbNFvkIVxkWF7E9MaBsjRSR9DtJbNDkv9zxfUlrgXg4TXi+jLAx0/gvJU0ZgEzFRrfP4tKnDlrib2P8XntAs7jjW98Dsz48iv7vF+3p89b2XX7tj0z+1i9Ufj7T7jnpBX9p65ZO0X5zz6rPV/Bo7Di3qNWC0IQghCEIAQhCH+nQGPArZfyeTr9VufwEt5+BL+++8X8mhbXD7yYj5H2fmF2iMZI29/ZwsZYIx+YHXrimWfzT58zO0RjooP/b3aIxiZ7Pjw71IrrlXP5GJfGa68CDHU9WqYx2twzW0I0dori5kiNj99orLXjotkh+j2A6yvEdOyVYgz3zLPP5nd8dnYIpOcJxwFct1+orDtMIxxVaAmNgJa+7Y+U37x1dmjX4nvKJ+Ea/cF3yxlcxwEfAVwAuATQ9//2lX+M622AewBPAuZcPDv0asCbAX233lvuu+6P5dPwe+COX5fHcf0IIPrGfeVLcL0K8GPAgZF7yoUl15SfxO8dZ+0rv/qLyA/oApwEOA2QAYwDPgK4AHAJ4CrAjwHrkz8p34Prk4A5/zU7tPWYfeXNR11b7sLvkwCnAXZdsb88jmvh4WvKF+B6CeAqwI8BtwHuATwJ6Bu/s/zqL6F8QBfgJMBpgAxgHPARwAWAjRfvK1+F648BtwHuATwJmPNl1Gfdd8tvxrULcBLgNEAGMA6I/se+8gW4XgK4CrAePLwN13sATwLmYPzd9+t7y2/GtQtwEuA0QAYwfonXrvPE2tGX/vZQuWGbfrDFy3PvQ+XNG8Cb9+0r7/jovnL0I/tY3i2fuqscPevO8oHJO8uFiTvLGwFbAQcA0X+9s7zr3+4sr0ecxHP9fShz0f7ygdP3l6Pp/eW+5P66NLT9+13lPsAccT9z3vPTj6mSm+yW0DlX3eXSon8dv3ei/KvvKvdc7T3Pgg+7P3R3ef3mu8u7AY3w7j3/pvJUZQ8AX2Ht3eXNp3NcR+1/qLzr4rvLBy7B/WMo41GvjL6HWkKB1g1CEIIQhCAEIQhBCEIQ/n7h5bQVfNFN5aM0vof2ib0f/w093/iXh8rsXmvx3+966+2++63t/vuNd+7x5/+g/75vyH+/9Ynf+/PPr7g/zn+/d/edvvv1H/Lf7z3Nf9+3oCL9db/z39v+ez3lv9deX5F+/x1++jv9932f/ZUf3yb//cbvPCl5T/cPGaveQL+vLP73mBvRWst8zJvl7uJrAQmnJUTA5nBiTk3Pz8bvNGC+eLYJV3reIoDCmSXLdER6uaZEIargvw75tit4dvyR45ktgMKImS1oDfAQ3ZniupNWR0pOpkfTenHfXrKL7Vkr2Z7Np4ys2c7j1wydFO5hqdpXLFnXv3TZqUP9J/UvWTzUv+pUTXsXzXuV+m/7z5bQ+k9ymHdOSyh0fkto/+aW0BbcU1zPp1pCG3F/1HktobW49iF+4ydaQgcQr2322nQKemqR4uYrfMij56gPcTqIBiqfyqZyqUy1vFi98uqUtIDq/SEv/3pRP8Kt4X4zOjWFpCrwb+3hDYANgH+E7AVsA3wbcC1gF8Bbgf8CfAIYOYm8BHwWsAxgDigB9APWAVYD7AAZwE+CDgPcBHgCsCVgB8BbgT8DnAP4M+AZwAv+2hL6FWANwPCgLcBTgasBSQBNuBfAf8BuABwK+C3gHsBjwIuBewAXAO4AfAMYO7HWkKLAScDXgM4GvAWQCdgEPAeQAEwDvh3wBbAZYBvAq4D3Aj4HWAf4AmA9vGW0MsBrwOcAOgALAWcAjgDkAaUAO8HbAZsAVwG+DrgWsBPALcCfvfxYC3lf1I4Aq2VzI+OGVktl1x36qpI/+CqcE9PZ284xp7fXeN5ynCMrJHDdd2yQV9EMW84FmJGiuuWr/Zi4lrqLDM1oqXsdUverT5OGznLHsFl3dJTVER4bo/WeGyWHBt40ua6pct8ESUHj3PZdaeuUB+bpu1YmumsW+ZLjaf5HJFZFZOxcoygjLXupH5fRNHI3WtYttAxvhgzh7Krng9Dsw3nteFsBY/w3EpR4dUxZnEMz6sqN1w0zVHNzK47WSmgG5YnWTQ34LKuX6l0D3g/bjj2qFXdCCOl3LBRZO1TWrd8jRplpUy0aNpKaZa9rt9HloXGpjyWs65/SI14r1EwcqZt4se6dwxEzFLqHQPuQ7qtiFgn/1efRErvBVdrYrC9mMF39A9qo/miCTpG8+tOWU1pT1ktHrGy/I/Xyf/Fk6zljJQM1uhZZ90KtR4dWi4PAa8Wc/bY96A6RXGDOUxIq6MmEQkZzuUqIsj1CBJWyK4bWKG2QCFfdErDJeJnwVk34ON0MT/GaS/m161epeYqlmybRZTWrVYatFOzs/lxY1SzR9cNnqJmoOdmzsR13WB/dQThqo4q8G5q2hUSa28w0xRhj68b9ImsM2JY+G/d0PLIUP9guCse1ZxScZTSOsV1Q4pU9gYqOAhB+LuH2uPyusN/jfwbJ/7TG+ttqTevsEeMoikwhmFjhgtGarQ+asJ7vYL3wHTx1plK0DxCV/DQvEjbXD2PIPzbPuHd0zxKncfUmtcQ/tr8qz+JInp2KuXS/I3Nm5qaL9WdJmqLp+LPFPM6oqtPqT/NG7Ua87jFTbRDo6LqzzvrVI3/NVG/eqzxyt3/CT5v3YO23SbmrXLeLOfLlXJHfJmn8EXOcyvTxaaeT69ctnhwzeplK0GekMtPevkln2vJ/cB5SrrNfjrr0d1UO9WVpnrt1Hixorl2arzeQeVuPs9bX5A8l+3UaD3jeiUfta2arl6+6cmz2oQevc2s66g5KV9/0+U2aiW+PnTgfIVfmxuv/zS7PkT07f8KPXu4fLKyvkVB+maRz/pxiO8AJADdgLcC+gCLxfsaFmA3raP1HSjnZtTGQ24oyxFvAEzAhYBtgGsBPwRcB/gZ4JeAXwFuAdwKuB2wDzCy+EC5cr2N+LJT4cv6T7eEBj7DYR5+b/5sS2jrlpbQfNxT3MRF4AHuN12IeFyvR/z1FI/7nZ/2y9muT3p4By7g+AgX4SEcLP8Wf76G618+zeDpnb0XePkHBJ3zKvAuqGu//UjJvvYo+ajelfWa0m7XoJPwblTxXjhNvHVYQPXao+DZJPBW1r+3ebvnK2Iqu12LnsIWr1ySH2qP62u0R4+SjuRoZ0W6IUH3xPleOpI/VW5qyZG0Gwc/4+WTcqfyXeK//jNcTteDhm1CTqW8SzlX8xH+admNGvIQm9K++zNNMc6pKoHqP3Chwl/Bn1r1b2684C+C8m1S+CvbQeKvxbehuv1QCPfQshXLBpavOnVZk3ZVJUnQNV27Wsk44nMf6ZNdD5dfU0efk7/rPMS/HMDGSxf67bCqLxvpR/2zih3+tD9do3zN2FGPlU3ypbEpZnai5yKPXtn36tmBZu3EdNvLq9cQ64eV+xq17Jum0N33edi0rRwOfK4lpH8RtH6hJRTFPcX1/BfsPX7vvxi2H883IX4rrgcpz+enNY5VpFn0l895dEQ/x8unsqlcKpPKo7LUcqi/7FL68WZB51E10tW2bz4ymB06SskXrVevRvZNQUn41iv5m+NTLSZV9Psp7KC/VmIcoJRL7be5Bp+mYQd9RRD+HQoekhtqh1rt1fcFxR5/kcdXppta/3vFN8uXWqQTPddvVeynkDe1nST+gwrd1A9Ueawnn8x+foHL9Wbk2SnkWvYn2Y98coECp7Bnlc3L54EXK/Zc0FEpb83bM38RsWbsTS371Iz9V/I1tH+Lly5dvWxwUBP4Nyn1lfyX9a3JV1H/tRf77ZGq32rpM6Ir1qRdkSRSObsVvUptruKtpzcp3/IvKfkgMxO43/9l2Adcd1/SEhrB73m4HvVlkW/ZIdkvXwOTHTj4Ra9cKdP19HyzdoDo0lF3em++p854gXwqXo/4NwPaAO2AuHjPvhn7tVahm3gUupQD8W3zNs67vks5//Zexnm4dhvno3YZ5+XIpQo/m7Nfsqk9O6TIY0iUR2WoeOvbIR86Zje2fklZR6tHXyM7pKAkfPsVfCPTxVfRBdn8RMlP/CR8lfWdWo9LjPxvwRT2UC1/l1IOtTPx29cv5DzqEsWn4DIeX5luGnbP11DTszte1gWN9bubkPnJKPST/Kr9v6Y+EHRt/jLvFxNfaQnt+iLvD7IfSPlX5UDStU0pT+qdSnmhdJsvVd5DEuVXpmve3vjlvyl7o4jOtOyNUtSCqfv5qYtXLuP2X6mv5Lusby1+uvb/0op1SEUf1dM/vdMc96t25/ptXnkTX6rA36C8qJLvIGRm4nLoy+2QHVx3XoH5Gn7Px3Xedp6PymvWLjImIv0h2CmfYJC+33qZ4jf25cb6vFl9fwh0DSweWLZaE3QZ1DdhE+n8mM/VsXP0PukixGcAY4ACwAZsAPyV1r9w/SDgXMB/As4DfHpr83awoPCF2uzAFRyoHUe+xtty4qu8Pbfu4G0a/RpvV20Hb9utX/XaV5tqPYI1qrKecrmy3nEFL4dwq/iOqWv/ODJm9xQ8ExX0NGX3FLoI314F39bp4quoKtUzquQn/hG+ynrGmrcnDPVUdk8tf6dSDrUr8Vntl435zMWW8GxS0lP7z9tejSfWtP7mFE7PHnoNRfk2XqG00w6/vqmlf2S++V8V86tPYVx6GZd3KedSvpuW64r6TGGn3Qow+f+qYqeF3qxV7oBST1mfunLZyP6x0qfB9yqqxbxWoVvyWdJTj3/MznzVb9dU/XJI+oSL5iHZP1klRtfXFPt3eQUddehq1o5JEnunby8YiaSnR3Yo65rbG+vhZvU08zv4urKfhN97APo3keYbgCuRB9etuB/4hsgHepqxKz0KvYSr50oOhH/Ht3gZu67k5ey/ipc18S1e3vKreJn7r1TKbW5+pUgDl5utX1PWX0R5VIaKl/ReSOlfu+qV28h+KCUTPl3Jv3+6+CpEm+3/KPmJTwM16tG83vX0eSP7oZZ/UCmH2k+rlAtR7807lfW876ANxT1hmsZ8qaodR77p4SX5GKhR/vTsiFcE6/8KfpJHn9zX6gfyfYQruZxvRJ6DO7h8S7mW8lzZ/lPbkYbtU6lWWLotVyp8F/23VrnXK/eyPs31s5pKbXFT7VpdNZd/fd9SxhNX+vlVj3+Ub963/HZE1Sf19MeCxvvgg4OLT142eAh2RNXv867y6CJZUOmoRxfjA9LSOZTH1pkH0JkuCxDxS1r3QrrVzfr9iFoRhUwvf0XR999orHeb1cvT3x90Wa01M09p3s/Fj5 etc etc to qqqqqqq on lots of line then more letters Dependencies: libgcc1 1:4.2.3-2ubuntu1 libstdc++6 4.2.3-2ubuntu1 gcc-4.2-base 4.2.3-2ubuntu1 libc6 2.7-5ubuntu2 Disassembly: 0xb7c20173: Package: apt 0.7.9ubuntu12 PackageArchitecture: i386 Registers: eax 0x0 0 ecx 0x0 0 edx 0x805e0ac 134602924 ebx 0xb7eef664 -1209076124 esp 0xbf851adc 0xbf851adc ebp 0xbf851bf8 0xbf851bf8 esi 0xb7eefd98 -1209074280 edi 0xb7ec5600 -1209248256 eip 0xb7c20173 0xb7c20173 eflags 0x210246 [ PF ZF IF RF ID ] cs 0x73 115 ss 0x7b 123 ds 0x7b 123 es 0x7b 123 fs 0x0 0 gs 0x33 51 SourcePackage: apt Stacktrace: #0 0xb7c20173 in ?? () #1 0x3000342e in ?? () #2 0x2e30372e in ?? () #3 0x62000032 in ?? () #4 0x63343633 in ?? () #5 0x65383532 in ?? () #6 0x34303836 in ?? () #7 0x35616533 in ?? () #8 0x30396566 in ?? () #9 0x36316538 in ?? () #10 0x63396639 in ?? () unable to trace for 855 lines and to finish StacktraceTop: ?? () ?? () ?? () ?? () ?? () ThreadStacktrace: Title: apt-cache crashed with SIGSEGV -- apt-get crashed with SIGSEGV https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191115 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
