ubiquity crashes in start_slideshow - Could not locate webkit_web_context_get_default: 'webkit_web_context_get_default': /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0.so.18: undefined symbol: webkit_web_context_get_default

Bug #1752535 reported by errors.ubuntu.com bug bridge
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
High
Unassigned
webkit2gtk (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding ubiquity. This problem was most recently seen with package version 18.04.2, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/f8cb12490c4fbefafd401bb31ee43efc0166b8cc contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 655, in <module>
    main(oem_config)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 641, in main
    install(query=options.query)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 274, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 818, in run
    self.start_slideshow()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 898, in start_slideshow
    context = WebKit2.WebContext.get_default()
GLib.GError: g-invoke-error-quark: Could not locate webkit_web_context_get_default: 'webkit_web_context_get_default': /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0.so.18: undefined symbol: webkit_web_context_get_default (1)

Tags: bionic
summary: - /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity:GLib.GError:/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity@655:main:install:run:start_slideshow
+ ubiquity crashes in start_slideshow - Could not locate
+ webkit_web_context_get_default: 'webkit_web_context_get_default':
+ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0.so.18: undefined
+ symbol: webkit_web_context_get_default
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

From errors.u.c it started on Feb 27th on Bionic.

affects: webkit (Ubuntu) → webkit2gtk (Ubuntu)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in webkit2gtk (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The issue there is

Failed to load shared library 'libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37' referenced by the typelib: libGL.so.1: невозможно открыть разделяемый объектный файл: Нет такого файла или каталога

so libGL seems to be missing from the system

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Georgi Boiko (pandasauce) wrote :

How is this not listed under bionic? It is currently impossible to install daily image because of this bug - the installer crashes.

tags: removed: artful yakkety zesty
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Simon Quigley (tsimonq2) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to submit this bug report. Ubiquity is now unmaintained, and is replaced by either the Ubuntu Desktop Inser or Calamares starting with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Therefore, this bug is being closed as Won't Fix. If you believe this was done in error, feel free to re-open the bug. If yave any general questions about Ubuntu, please open a topic on the Ubuntu Discourse instance: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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