Public bug reported: I installed the latest updates available for vlc. During the installation of the updates, I got the following error
Processing triggers for vlc-nox (2.2.2-3build1) ... Segmentation fault (core dumped) WARNING: Regenerating VLC plugin cache failed. Please run 'vlc-cache-gen -f /usr/lib/vlc/plugins' manually. vlc-cache-gen crashed with a segmentation fault when I ran $ /usr/lib/vlc/vlc-cache-gen -f /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/ Segmentation fault (core dumped) Even vlc crashes with a segmentation fault $ vlc VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) Segmentation fault (core dumped) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: vlc 2.2.2-3build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-4.19-generic 4.4.1 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-4-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Feb 13 01:23:06 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-18 (55 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-02-08 (4 days ago) ** Affects: vlc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1545132 Title: vlc segfaults alongwith vlc-cache-gen which failed during the update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1545132/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs