This bug (or similar) also keeps happening on newer ubuntus, I am on 18.04. I am attaching a screenshot. Happy to provide more info if needed.
** Attachment added: "strace baobab / screenshot" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/baobab/+bug/1179834/+attachment/5303313/+files/Baobab2019-11-06%2019-38-10.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to baobab in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1179834 Title: baobab hangs at startup Status in baobab package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I run baobab nothing happens - I don't get a window or when started from a console any messages, even after waiting for several minutes. strace has this at the end with the hanging: geteuid() = 1000 getegid() = 1000 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLOUT}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLOUT}]) sendmsg(11, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"\0", 1}], msg_controllen=32, {cmsg_len=28, cmsg_level=SOL_SOCKET, cmsg_type=SCM_CREDENTIALS{pid=13565, uid=1000, gid=1000}}, msg_flags=0}, MSG_NOSIGNAL) = 1 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLOUT}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLOUT}]) sendto(11, "AUTH\r\n", 6, MSG_NOSIGNAL, NULL, 0) = 6 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLIN}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLIN}]) recvfrom(11, "REJECTED EXTERNAL DBUS_COOKIE_SH"..., 4096, 0, NULL, NULL) = 36 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLOUT}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLOUT}]) sendto(11, "AUTH EXTERNAL 31303030\r\n", 24, MSG_NOSIGNAL, NULL, 0) = 24 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLIN}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLIN}]) recvfrom(11, "OK 41b3c3c0a40c65fd7d45c7c85191f"..., 4096, 0, NULL, NULL) = 37 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLOUT}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLOUT}]) sendto(11, "NEGOTIATE_UNIX_FD\r\n", 19, MSG_NOSIGNAL, NULL, 0) = 19 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLIN}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLIN}]) recvfrom(11, "AGREE_UNIX_FD\r\n", 4096, 0, NULL, NULL) = 15 poll([{fd=11, events=POLLOUT}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=11, revents=POLLOUT}]) sendto(11, "BEGIN\r\n", 7, MSG_NOSIGNAL, NULL, 0) = 7 write(8, "\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 8) = 8 futex(0x14a0250, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1 eventfd2(0, O_NONBLOCK|O_CLOEXEC) = 13 write(13, "\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 8) = 8 poll([{fd=13, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0) = 1 ([{fd=13, revents=POLLIN}]) write(13, "\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 8) = 8 close(13) = 0 eventfd2(0, O_NONBLOCK|O_CLOEXEC) = 13 write(13, "\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 8) = 8 write(8, "\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 8) = 8 futex(0x14a0250, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1 futex(0x1618400, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1 futex(0x16183d0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1 poll([{fd=13, events=POLLIN}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=13, revents=POLLIN}]) poll([{fd=13, events=POLLIN}], 1, 4294967295) = 1 ([{fd=13, revents=POLLIN}]) read(13, "\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 16) = 8 poll([{fd=13, events=POLLIN}], 1, 4294967295^C <unfinished ...> ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: baobab 3.6.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue May 14 01:27:58 2013 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: baobab UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-28 (16 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/baobab/+bug/1179834/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
