I just realized that probably the maximum file size on that particular file system where I wanted to create the bzip2 file was exceeded. So it's not a serious bug, but there should be an instructive error message instead of a plain crash.
-- [apport] bzip2 crashed with signal 25 in __kernel_vsyscall() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113747 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs