See https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=414462 which says the app was trying to allocate too much memory for your system.
To verify whether it's the same problem, could you reinstall the problem package and try $ java -version to see if it fails, and $ java -Xmx384m -version to see if it succeeds? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/341397 is a possible dup. ** Bug watch added: Novell/SUSE Bugzilla #414462 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=414462 -- segfault updating package openjdk-6-jre-headless https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322353 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs