[Bug 1828432] Re: update-notifier crashes on login

[Raphael van Uffelen]

Dear all, I seem to have the same problem. Will try to post a backtrace,
but for now this may be a first step:

update-notifier --debug-misc
(update-notifier:5568): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.656: watch_fast: "/com/ubuntu/update-notifier/" (establishing: 0, active: 0)
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:22.656: livepatch_check ()
(update-notifier:5568): GLib-DEBUG: 13:40:22.656: posix_spawn avoided (automatic reaping requested) (fd close requested) 
(update-notifier:5568): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.657: watch_established: "/com/ubuntu/update-notifier/" (establishing: 1)
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:22.658: Name com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar does not exist on the session bus

(update-notifier:5568): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.658: watch_fast: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (establishing: 0, active: 0)
(update-notifier:5568): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.658: unwatch_fast: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (active: 0, establishing: 1)
(update-notifier:5568): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.658: watch_established: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (establishing: 0)
(livepatch-notification:5574): GLib-GIO-DEBUG: 13:40:22.683: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation dconf (DConfSettingsBackend) for ‘gsettings-backend’
(livepatch-notification:5574): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.683: watch_fast: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (establishing: 0, active: 0)
(livepatch-notification:5574): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.684: unwatch_fast: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (active: 0, establishing: 1)
(livepatch-notification:5574): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.685: watch_established: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (establishing: 0)
(livepatch-notification:5574): GLib-GIO-DEBUG: 13:40:22.688: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation gvfs (GDaemonVfs) for ‘gio-vfs’
(livepatch-notification:5574): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.714: watch_fast: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (establishing: 0, active: 0)
(livepatch-notification:5574): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.714: unwatch_fast: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (active: 0, establishing: 1)
(livepatch-notification:5574): dconf-DEBUG: 13:40:22.714: watch_established: "/org/appmenu/gtk-module/" (establishing: 0)
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:24.335: trayapplet_create()
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:24.335: tray_applet_ui_ensure: software-update-available
(update-notifier:5568): GLib-DEBUG: 13:40:24.340: posix_spawn avoided (fd close requested) 
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:25.960: trayapplet_create()
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:25.960: tray_applet_ui_destroy: hook-notifier
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:25.960: trayapplet_create()
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:25.960: trayapplet_create()
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:27.331: crashreport_check
(update-notifier:5568): GLib-DEBUG: 13:40:27.331: posix_spawn avoided (fd close requested) 
(update-notifier:5568): GLib-DEBUG: 13:40:27.338: posix_spawn avoided (fd close requested) 
(update-notifier:5568): GLib-DEBUG: 13:40:27.413: posix_spawn avoided (fd close requested) 
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:27.489: crashreport found running apport now
** (update-notifier:5568): DEBUG: 13:40:27.489: fire up the crashreport tool
(update-notifier:5568): GLib-DEBUG: 13:40:27.490: posix_spawn avoided (fd close requested)

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Title:
  update-notifier crashes on login

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  This looks like a truly ancient bug: #12072. And a slightly less
  ancient one #38535. But here it is in 19.04.

  Every time I log into gnome, I see a "System problem detected" dialog.
  I click on the button to report the problem, and the dialog
  disappears. While the dialog is up, the update-notifier icon is in the
  dock to the left. It disappears with the system problem dialog. I'm
  guessing it's that that breaks, but there's no other visible
  indication of what it is that's crashing. It's really annoying. :-)
  Annoying enough I'm considering just removing update-notifier, but it
  wants to remove  ubuntu-desktop-minimal ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
  update-manager as well, which maybe doesn't seem like a great idea.
  But maybe it's the only way...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
  Package: update-notifier 3.192.18
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-13.14-generic 5.0.6
  Uname: Linux 5.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu May  9 16:07:43 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-11 (240 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180214)
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-01-13 (115 days ago)

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