This bug comes from a buggy .desktop files, like /usr/share/applications/Swiftfox.desktop which should not contains a MimeType field The assert has been turned into a warning in trunk, see attached patch backported from r781958.
Workaround: - use "sudo update-desktop-database -v 2>&1|grep invalid" to find which .desktop files make kbuildsycoca4 crashes - remove it or correct it ** Attachment added: "kubuntu_02_allow_malformed_desktop_files.diff" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12522463/kubuntu_02_allow_malformed_desktop_files.diff -- kbuildsycoca4 aborts after upgrade KDE 4.0.1 -> 4.0.2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/199145 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