Bug appears after updating curl from 7.38.0-3ubuntu3 to 7.42.1-2ubuntu1. Downgrading to 7.38.0-3ubuntu3 fixes the problem
** Also affects: curl Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1457754 Title: "E: Method http has died unexpectedly" when run under lxc on wily apt 1.0.9.9ubuntu1 Status in Curl - transfer files with URL syntax: New Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in lxc package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: lxc-create -t download -n wily-gui -- -d ubuntu -r wily -a amd64 + some config according to https://www.stgraber.org/2014/02/09/lxc-1-0 -gui-in-containers/ + https://www.stgraber.org/2014/01/17/lxc-1-0 -unprivileged-containers/ + enabling network. --- root@wily-gui:/home/ubuntu# apt update E: Method http has died unexpectedly! E: Sub-process http received a segmentation fault. --- Downgrading apt to https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/1.0.9.7ubuntu4 in the LXC rootfs seems to fix the issue. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/curl/+bug/1457754/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp