Public bug reported: Almost every time I tried to install a package which processes trigger for man-db at the end of the setting up phase using apt, I get the segfault. The message "Segmentation fault (Core dumped)" appears.
I expected mandb to finish repopulating the mandb database so all the manual pages can be accessed via the "man" command. Instead, I got segmentation faults whenever it tries to populate mandb database. It seems that there are invalid characters passed somewhere, but it shouldn't cause segmentation faults like this. Here's an example of man-db segfaulting whenever I try to install a package: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/wXsnfWvs8t/ Here's the output of dmesg: https://termbin.com/wtfd Here's the output of mandb --debug: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/7RbFrFv5t9/ Output of lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu Eoan Ermine (development branch) Release: 19.10 Output of apt-cache policy man-db: man-db: Installed: 2.8.6-1 Candidate: 2.8.6-1 Version table: *** 2.8.6-1 500 500 http://sy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: man-db 2.8.6-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.2.0-8.9-generic 5.2.0 Uname: Linux 5.2.0-8-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME Date: Sun Aug 4 13:00:02 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-08-03 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Alpha amd64 (20190801) SourcePackage: man-db UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: man-db (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 eoan man-db -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838871 Title: man-db segmentation fault after processing trigger To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1838871/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
