Hi all, here is a workaround: edit /etc/nsswitch.conf
find hosts: line and move wins to the end of this line: Here is mine after the change: hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 wins After this change, my firefox and thunderbird didn't abort. -- Firefox 3.0.3: Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294344 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