I just ran into this issue on my x86_32 box (Gateway M460) when I upgraded to libc6-2.6.1-1ubuntu10 in Gutsy.
I just built the box from scratch yesterday using the Alternate install CD, loaded some additional programs (Java, Azureus, ATI restricted driver, etc...) and did sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Part way through the upgrade process (199 files left to upgrade) it tried to update e2fslibs to 1.40.2-1ubuntu1.1 Once it finished the "Setting up e2fslibs (1.40.2-1ubuntu1.1) ..." operation and started "Processing triggers for libc6 ..." i received the following lines: ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Segmentation fault (core dumped) dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139 after 5 or 6 retries and attempts to use "dpkg --configure -a" and dpkg --configure libc6", the only way I could get past the problem was to reboot into a recovery mode (gdm disabled) and reinstall. This corrected the first issue. I then rebooted the machine and completed the "apt-get upgrade" process, then for good measure re-ran both the "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" processes again. After one final reboot, gnome-terminal fails with the "Bus error (core dumped)" Using "sudo aptitude reinstall libc6" corrected this issue for now. -- 2.6.1-1ubuntu3 makes apps crash with Bus error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/137179 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