I've also experienced this. In fact, it's a few different apps that all crash with the same error (compiz is doing the same for me, but it may be when it calls emerald that it happens).
** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Pidgin crashes with "Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)" unless started using "strace pidgin" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs