Public bug reported: I have several snaps that fails to launch, Bitwarden and VLC for example. Bitwarden when run from terminal just quits and no additional info is given. But VLC gives some information before it segfaults at least. Below is what comes from trying to run vlc
$ vlc VLC media player 3.0.8 Vetinari (revision 3.0.8-0-gf350b6b) [000000000128b510] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 2 QPainter::save: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints QPainter::worldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::opacity: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::opacity: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::font: Painter not active QPainter::setFont: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::worldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::opacity: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setFont: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::restore: Unbalanced save/restore QPainter::end: Painter not active, aborted Segmentation fault (core dumped) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: snapd 2.44.2+20.04 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu24 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Apr 8 19:57:37 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-05 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402) SourcePackage: snapd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.99-snapd.conf: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/99-snapd.conf'] ** Affects: snapd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ** Description changed: I have several snaps that fails to launch, Bitwarden and VLC for example. Bitwarden when run from terminal just quits and no additional info is given. But VLC gives some information before it segfaults at least. Below is what comes from trying to run vlc - vlc + $ vlc VLC media player 3.0.8 Vetinari (revision 3.0.8-0-gf350b6b) [000000000128b510] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 2 QPainter::save: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints QPainter::worldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::opacity: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::opacity: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::font: Painter not active QPainter::setFont: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::worldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::opacity: Painter not active QPainter::brush: Painter not active QPainter::pen: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::drawPath: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setOpacity: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active QPainter::setFont: Painter not active QPainter::setPen: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::setWorldTransform: Painter not active QPainter::restore: Unbalanced save/restore QPainter::end: Painter not active, aborted Segmentation fault (core dumped) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: snapd 2.44.2+20.04 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu24 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Apr 8 19:57:37 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-05 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402) SourcePackage: snapd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.99-snapd.conf: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/99-snapd.conf'] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871680 Title: Some snaps such as VLC crashes on start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1871680/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs