Public bug reported: The bug was reported already here: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=743910#5
I can confirm the problem and its solution. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: emacs24 24.3+1-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jun 18 12:18:49 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-27 (475 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) SourcePackage: emacs24 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-18 (0 days ago) ** Affects: emacs24 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1331410 Title: Inferior Octave hangs with octave_3.8.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/+bug/1331410/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs