After some more research I found a solution: Add
kernel.shmmax = 536870912 to /etc/sysctl.conf and apply the setting with sysctl -p -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1520211 Title: EOG tries to open an image, but crashes: eog: ../../../../src/cairo- xlib-surface-shm.c:619: _cairo_xlib_shm_pool_create: Assertion `*ptr != ((void *)0)' failed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eog/+bug/1520211/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs