I have encountered this problem too just now, with an up-to-date jaunty machine.
After adding some debug messages, I get: ImportError: could not import gobject (error was: '/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/_glib.so: undefined symbol: Py_InitModule4_64') Error in sys.excepthook: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 38, in apport_excepthook from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 1, in <module> from apport.report import Report File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 14, in <module> import subprocess, tempfile, os.path, urllib, re, pwd, grp, os, sys File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 401, in <module> import select ImportError: No module named select Original exception was: ImportError: could not import gobject (error was: '/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/_glib.so: undefined symbol: Py_InitModule4_64') Rhythmbox-ERROR **: Failed to initialize pygobject aborting... Aborted (core dumped) Someone should be linking to libpython... 1. Either the pygobject module could link to libpython; 2. Or, rhythmbox should link to libpython. Apparently, neither one is linking to libpython, and so python modules fail to load due to missing symbols. Attaching patch to make the error more evident (init_pygobject should be considered deprecated in favor of pygobject_init!). ** Attachment added: "p.diff" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26175509/p.diff -- rhythmbox crashed with SIGSEGV in rb_python_module_load_with_gil() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351524 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs