Package: man-db Version: 2.6.0-1 Severity: normal Downgrading to 2.5.9-4 works around this problem.
To reproduce: # apt-get --reinstall install audacity ... Processing triggers for man-db ... %m{%S%n%s}%1+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ '[' '!' '' ']' %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ '[' '' ']' %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst triggered /usr/share/man %m{%S%n%s}%1+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ '[' '!' 1 ']' %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ '[' -z '' ']' %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ exec %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ '[' '' ']' %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ exec %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ DEBCONF_REDIR=1 %%m{%S%n%s}%1+ export DEBCONF_REDIR %m{%S%n%s}%1+ db_version 2.0 %m{%S%n%s}%1+ _db_cmd 'VERSION 2.0' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ IFS=' ' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ printf '%s\n' 'VERSION 2.0' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ IFS=' ' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ read -r _db_internal_line %m{%S%n%s}%1+ RET=2.0 %m{%S%n%s}%1+ case ${_db_internal_line%%[ ]*} in %m{%S%n%s}%1+ return 0 %m{%S%n%s}%1+ '[' triggered = triggered ']' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ run_mandb -pq %m{%S%n%s}%1+ db_get man-db/auto-update %m{%S%n%s}%1+ _db_cmd 'GET man-db/auto-update' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ IFS=' ' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ printf '%s\n' 'GET man-db/auto-update' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ IFS=' ' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ read -r _db_internal_line %m{%S%n%s}%1+ RET=true %m{%S%n%s}%1+ case ${_db_internal_line%%[ ]*} in %m{%S%n%s}%1+ return 0 %m{%S%n%s}%1+ '[' true = true ']' %m{%S%n%s}%1+ perl -e '@pwd = getpwnam("man"); $( = $) = $pwd[3]; $< = $> = $pwd[2]; exec "/usr/bin/mandb", @ARGV' -- -pq /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst: line 6: 7733 Segmentation fault perl -e '@pwd = getpwnam("man"); $( = $) = $pwd[3]; $< = $> = $pwd[2]; exec "/usr/bin/mandb", @ARGV' -- "$@" %m{%S%n%s}%1+ true %m{%S%n%s}%1+ exit 0 ... Cheers, -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages man-db depends on: ii bsdmainutils 8.2.2 collection of more utilities from ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.38 Debian configuration management sy ii dpkg 1.16.0.1 Debian package management system ii groff-base 1.21-5 GNU troff text-formatting system ( ii libc6 2.11.2-11 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgdbm3 1.8.3-9 GNU dbm database routines (runtime ii libpipeline1 1.2.0-1 pipeline manipulation library ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime man-db recommends no packages. Versions of packages man-db suggests: ii chimera2 [www-brow 2.0a19-5.1+b1 Web browser for X ii chromium [www-brow 10.0.648.204~r79063-1 Chromium browser ii elinks [www-browse 0.12~pre5-2 advanced text-mode WWW browser ii epiphany-browser [ 2.30.6-2 Intuitive GNOME web browser ii galeon [www-browse 2.0.7-2.1+b1 GNOME web browser for advanced use ii groff 1.21-5 GNU troff text-formatting system ii iceape-browser [ww 2.0.13-1 Iceape Navigator (Internet browser ii iceweasel [www-bro 3.5.18-1 Web browser based on Firefox ii less 436-1 pager program similar to more ii links2 [www-browse 2.3~pre1-1 Web browser running in both graphi ii lynx-cur [www-brow 2.8.8dev.8-1 Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS sup ii w3m [www-browser] 0.5.3-2 WWW browsable pager with excellent -- debconf information: man-db/build-database: true man-db/rebuild-database: true * man-db/install-setuid: true man-db/auto-update: true -- Cristian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org