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The log shows a failure in the debconf gtk frontend rather than in libpam-runtime itself, as quoted below. Reassigning to the debconf package. Setting up libpam-runtime (1.1.1-2ubuntu5) ... *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/perl: double free or corruption (fasttop): 0x0000000002264ef0 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/libc.so.6(+0x775b6)[0x7fbc08d925b6] /lib/libc.so.6(cfree+0x73)[0x7fbc08d98e53] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x1c8)[0x7fbc0953f548] /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0(+0x14d8)[0x7fbc033ab4d8] /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0(g_module_symbol+0x92)[0x7fbc033ab632] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x2016b4)[0x7fbc026296b4] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_type_module_use+0x74)[0x7fbc06bdadf4] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(gtk_theme_engine_get+0x35)[0x7fbc02629585] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x187885)[0x7fbc025af885] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x1893e0)[0x7fbc025b13e0] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x18a296)[0x7fbc025b2296] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x18a874)[0x7fbc025b2874] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x18aa01)[0x7fbc025b2a01] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x18abd8)[0x7fbc025b2bd8] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(gtk_rc_reparse_all_for_settings+0x23d)[0x7fbc025b2f2d] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(gtk_settings_get_for_screen+0xbd)[0x7fbc025d049d] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x1c3889)[0x7fbc025eb889] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_type_create_instance+0x405)[0x7fbc06bd9935] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(+0x1283c)[0x7fbc06bbd83c] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_newv+0x71a)[0x7fbc06bbecca] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_new+0xec)[0x7fbc06bbf50c] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(gtk_widget_get_default_style+0x1d)[0x7fbc0267e3dd] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(+0x258c92)[0x7fbc02680c92] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_type_create_instance+0x228)[0x7fbc06bd9758] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(+0x1283c)[0x7fbc06bbd83c] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_newv+0x291)[0x7fbc06bbe841] /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_new+0xec)[0x7fbc06bbf50c] /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0(gtk_window_new+0x41)[0x7fbc026953d1] /usr/lib/perl5/auto/Gtk2/Gtk2.so(XS_Gtk2__Window_new+0xc1)[0x7fbc02c774f1] /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.10(Perl_pp_entersub+0x5a5)[0x7fbc097ed045] /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.10(Perl_runops_standard+0x16)[0x7fbc097eb336] /usr/lib/libperl.so.5.10(perl_run+0x33c)[0x7fbc097933cc] /usr/bin/perl(main+0xec)[0x400d7c] /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xfd)[0x7fbc08d39c4d] /usr/bin/perl[0x400bc9] ======= Memory map: ======== 00400000-00401000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1178247 /usr/bin/perl 00601000-00602000 r--p 00001000 08:01 1178247 /usr/bin/perl 00602000-00603000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 1178247 /usr/bin/perl 01671000-02272000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap] 7fbbf4000000-7fbbf4021000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 7fbbf4021000-7fbbf8000000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 7fbbfb566000-7fbbfb57c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 523345 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 7fbbfb57c000-7fbbfb77b000 ---p 00016000 08:01 523345 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 7fbbfb77b000-7fbbfb77c000 r--p 00015000 08:01 523345 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 7fbbfb77c000-7fbbfb77d000 rw-p 00016000 08:01 523345 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 7fbbfb77d000-7fbbfb7a5000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1184497 /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libmurrine.so 7fbbfb7a5000-7fbbfb9a4000 ---p 00028000 08:01 1184497 /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libmurrine.so 7fbbfb9a4000-7fbbfb9a5000 r--p 00027000 08:01 1184497 /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libmurrine.so 7fbbfb9a5000-7fbbfb9a6000 rw-p 00028000 08:01 1184497 /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines/libmurrine.so 7fbbfb9a6000-7fbbfba80000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1180278 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 7fbbfba80000-7fbbfbc80000 ---p 000da000 08:01 1180278 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 7fbbfbc80000-7fbbfbc86000 r--p 000da000 08:01 1180278 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 7fbbfbc86000-7fbbfbc87000 rw-p 000e0000 08:01 1180278 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 7fbbfbc87000-7fbbfbc8c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1180188 /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 7fbbfbc8c000-7fbbfbe8c000 ---p 00005000 08:01 1180188 /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 7fbbfbe8c000-7fbbfbe8d000 r--p 00005000 08:01 1180188 /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 7fbbfbe8d000-7fbbfbe8e000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 1180188 /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 7fbbfbe8e000-7fbbfbeb3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1180288 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 7fbbfbeb3000-7fbbfc0b3000 ---p 00025000 08:01 1180288 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 7fbbfc0b3000-7fbbfc0b4000 r--p 00025000 08:01 1180288 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 7fbbfc0b4000-7fbbfc0b7000 rw-p 00026000 08:01 1180288 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 7fbbfc0b7000-7fbbfc0c1000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1180468 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.39 7fbbfc0c1000-7fbbfc2c0000 ---p 0000a000 08:01 1180468 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.39 7fbbfc2c0000-7fbbfc2c1000 r--p 00009000 08:01 1180468 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.39 7fbbfc2c1000-7fbbfc2c2000 rw-p 0000a000 08:01 1180468 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.39 7fbbfc2c2000-7fbbfc2c6000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 523453 /lib/libuuid.so.1.3.0 7fbbfc2c6000-7fbbfc4c5000 ---p 00004000 08:01 523453 /lib/libuuid.so.1.3.0 7fbbfc4c5000-7fbbfc4c6000 r--p 00003000 08:01 523453 /lib/libuuid.so.1.3.0 7fbbfc4c6000-7fbbfc4c7000 rw-p 00004000 08:01 523453 /lib/libuuid.so.1.3.0 7fbbfc4c7000-7fbbfc4e5000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1179034 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 7fbbfc4e5000-7fbbfc6e4000 ---p 0001e000 08:01 1179034 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 7fbbfc6e4000-7fbbfc6e5000 r--p 0001d000 08:01 1179034 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 7fbbfc6e5000-7fbbfc6e6000 rw-p 0001e000 08:01 1179034 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 7fbbfc6e6000-7fbbfc6fd000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1180313 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 7fbbfc6fd000-7fbbfc8fd000 ---p 00017000 08:01 1180313 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 7fbbfc8fd000-7fbbfc8ff000 r--p 00017000 08:01 1180313 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 7fbbfc8ff000-7fbbfc901000 rw-p 00019000 08:01 1180313 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 7fbbfc901000-7fbbfc966000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1180311 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 7fbbfc966000-7fbbfcb65000 ---p 00065000 08:01 1180311 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 7fbbfcb65000-7fbbfcb6b000 r--p 00064000 08:01 1180311 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 7fbbfcb6b000-7fbbfcb76000 rw-p 0006a000 08:01 1180311 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 7fbbfcb76000-7fbbfcb80000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 523417 /lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0dpkg: error processing libpam-runtime (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Aborted) ** Package changed: pam (Ubuntu) => debconf (Ubuntu) -- package libpam-runtime 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Aborted) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/603897 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