This happened while installing Xfce with Synaptic.
chris@localhost:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04
chris@localhost:~$ apt-cache policy gnome-shell gnome-shell: Installed: 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1 Candidate: 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1 Version table: *** 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.18.4-0ubuntu3 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AssertionMessage: *** Error in `/usr/bin/gnome-shell': free(): invalid pointer: 0x00000000082dcf30 *** CrashCounter: 1 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Wed Aug 24 16:21:37 2016 DisplayManager: gdm3 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-24 (670 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-shell ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Signal: 6 SourcePackage: gnome-shell StacktraceTop: __libc_message (do_abort=do_abort@entry=2, fmt=fmt@entry=0x7fabad1e06b0 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c:175 malloc_printerr (ar_ptr=<optimized out>, ptr=<optimized out>, str=0x7fabad1dd48f "free(): invalid pointer", action=3) at malloc.c:5007 _int_free (av=<optimized out>, p=<optimized out>, have_lock=0) at malloc.c:3868 __GI___libc_free (mem=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2969 g_strfreev () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 Title: gnome-shell assert failure: *** Error in `/usr/bin/gnome-shell': free(): invalid pointer: 0x00000000082dcf30 *** UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo XsessionErrors: x-session-manager[7610]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... x-session-manager[14832]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... x-session-manager[5188]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry....
This happened while installing Xfce with Synaptic.
chris@localhost:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
chris@localhost:~$ apt-cache policy gnome-shell us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial- updates/ universe amd64 Packages dpkg/status 18.4-0ubuntu3 500 us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
gnome-shell:
Installed: 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1
Candidate: 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1
Version table:
*** 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
500 http://
ProblemType: Crash ature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15 gnome-shell' : free(): invalid pointer: 0x00000000082dcf30 *** gnome-shell gnome-shell DIR=<set> do_abort@ entry=2, fmt=fmt@ entry=0x7fabad1 e06b0 "*** Error in `%s': %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/ posix/libc_ fatal.c: 175 64-linux- gnu/libglib- 2.0.so. 0 gnome-shell' : free(): invalid pointer: 0x00000000082dcf30 *** manager[ 7610]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... manager[ 14832]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... manager[ 5188]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry....
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-shell 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: *** Error in `/usr/bin/
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Wed Aug 24 16:21:37 2016
DisplayManager: gdm3
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-24 (670 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
StacktraceTop:
__libc_message (do_abort=
malloc_printerr (ar_ptr=<optimized out>, ptr=<optimized out>, str=0x7fabad1dd48f "free(): invalid pointer", action=3) at malloc.c:5007
_int_free (av=<optimized out>, p=<optimized out>, have_lock=0) at malloc.c:3868
__GI___libc_free (mem=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:2969
g_strfreev () from /lib/x86_
Title: gnome-shell assert failure: *** Error in `/usr/bin/
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
XsessionErrors:
x-session-
x-session-
x-session-