Still happens with 9.10 kubuntu release. See below ============================================= $ startkde *** glibc detected *** ksplashx: double free or corruption (out): 0x09bbf480 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xd51ff1] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xd536f2] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x6d)[0xd567cd] /usr/lib/libX11.so.6[0xa23669] ksplashx[0x8057871] ksplashx[0x805a8df] ksplashx[0x804a7f5] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6)[0xcfdb56] ksplashx[0x804a631] ======= Memory map: ======== 00110000-00136000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3828 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.37.0 00136000-00137000 r--p 00025000 08:01 3828 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.37.0 00137000-00138000 rw-p 00026000 08:01 3828 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.37.0 00138000-0013a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2946 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1.0.0 0013a000-0013b000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 2946 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1.0.0 0013b000-00157000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4085 /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1.1.0 00157000-00158000 r--p 0001c000 08:01 4085 /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1.1.0 00158000-00159000 rw-p 0001d000 08:01 4085 /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1.1.0 00159000-0015b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2923 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 0015b000-0015c000 r--p 00001000 08:01 2923 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 0015c000-0015d000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 2923 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 0015d000-00181000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 133662 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.10.1.so 00181000-00182000 r--p 00023000 08:01 133662 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.10.1.so 00182000-00183000 rw-p 00024000 08:01 133662 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.10.1.so 00405000-00413000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2936 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4.0 00413000-00414000 r--p 0000d000 08:01 2936 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4.0 00414000-00415000 rw-p 0000e000 08:01 2936 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4.0 00673000-00674000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vdso] 006f4000-007da000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1586 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.13 007da000-007de000 r--p 000e6000 08:01 1586 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.13 007de000-007df000 rw-p 000ea000 08:01 1586 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.13 007df000-007e6000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 00a01000-00b2b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0 00b2b000-00b2c000 ---p 0012a000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0 00b2c000-00b2d000 r--p 0012a000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0 00b2d000-00b2f000 rw-p 0012b000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0 00b2f000-00b30000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 00b5f000-00b7b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2537 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 00b7b000-00b7c000 r--p 0001b000 08:01 2537 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 00b7c000-00b7d000 rw-p 0001c000 08:01 2537 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 00ba9000-00bc4000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 66 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so 00bc4000-00bc5000 r--p 0001a000 08:01 66 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so 00bc5000-00bc6000 rw-p 0001b000 08:01 66 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so 00bdf000-00be3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2934 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0 00be3000-00be4000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 2934 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0 00ce7000-00e25000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.10.1.so 00e25000-00e26000 ---p 0013e000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.10.1.so 00e26000-00e28000 r--p 0013e000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.10.1.so 00e28000-00e29000 rw-p 00140000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.10.1.so 00e29000-00e2c000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 00eb4000-00ec8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 521 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3 00ec8000-00ec9000 r--p 00013000 08:01 521 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3 00ec9000-00eca000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 521 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3 00f87000-00f89000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 133661 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.10.1.so 00f89000-00f8a000 r--p 00001000 08:01 133661 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.10.1.so 00f8a000-00f8b000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 133661 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.10.1.so 08048000-08062000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2820 /usr/bin/ksplashx 08062000-08063000 r--p 00019000 08:01 2820 /usr/bin/ksplashx 08063000-08064000 rw-p 0001a000 08:01 2820 /usr/bin/ksplashx 08064000-08066000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 09a8f000-09be0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap] b7400000-b7421000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 b7421000-b7500000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 b7565000-b786a000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 b787a000-b787d000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 bfeed000-bff02000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [stack] startkde: Starting up... kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_klauncher.so kdeinit4: Communication error with launcher. Exiting! kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning: connect(/home/fin/.kde/socket-fin/kdeinit4__2) failed: : Connection refused Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":2.0". Could not register with D-BUS. Aborting. startkde: Shutting down... kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning: connect(/home/fin/.kde/socket-fin/kdeinit4__2) failed: : Connection refused Error: Can not contact kdeinit4! startkde: Running shutdown scripts... startkde: Done.
Still happens with 9.10 kubuntu release. See below ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= === i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6[0xd51ff1] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6[0xd536f2] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(cfree+ 0x6d)[0xd567cd] libX11. so.6[0xa23669] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(__libc_ start_main+ 0xe6)[0xcfdb56] libpng12. so.0.37. 0 libpng12. so.0.37. 0 libpng12. so.0.37. 0 libXinerama. so.1.0. 0 libXinerama. so.1.0. 0 libxcb. so.1.1. 0 libxcb. so.1.1. 0 libxcb. so.1.1. 0 libXau. so.6.0. 0 libXau. so.6.0. 0 libXau. so.6.0. 0 i686/cmov/ libm-2. 10.1.so i686/cmov/ libm-2. 10.1.so i686/cmov/ libm-2. 10.1.so libXext. so.6.4. 0 libXext. so.6.4. 0 libXext. so.6.4. 0 libstdc+ +.so.6. 0.13 libstdc+ +.so.6. 0.13 libstdc+ +.so.6. 0.13 libX11. so.6.2. 0 libX11. so.6.2. 0 libX11. so.6.2. 0 libX11. so.6.2. 0 libXdmcp. so.6.0. 0 libXdmcp. so.6.0. 0 i686/cmov/ libc-2. 10.1.so i686/cmov/ libc-2. 10.1.so i686/cmov/ libc-2. 10.1.so i686/cmov/ libc-2. 10.1.so so.1.2. 3.3 so.1.2. 3.3 so.1.2. 3.3 i686/cmov/ libdl-2. 10.1.so i686/cmov/ libdl-2. 10.1.so i686/cmov/ libdl-2. 10.1.so libkdeinit4_ klauncher. so /home/fin/ .kde/socket- fin/kdeinit4_ _2) failed: : Connection refused /home/fin/ .kde/socket- fin/kdeinit4_ _2) failed: : Connection refused
=======
$ startkde
*** glibc detected *** ksplashx: double free or corruption (out): 0x09bbf480 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/tls/
/lib/tls/
/lib/tls/
/usr/lib/
ksplashx[0x8057871]
ksplashx[0x805a8df]
ksplashx[0x804a7f5]
/lib/tls/
ksplashx[0x804a631]
======= Memory map: ========
00110000-00136000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3828 /usr/lib/
00136000-00137000 r--p 00025000 08:01 3828 /usr/lib/
00137000-00138000 rw-p 00026000 08:01 3828 /usr/lib/
00138000-0013a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2946 /usr/lib/
0013a000-0013b000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 2946 /usr/lib/
0013b000-00157000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4085 /usr/lib/
00157000-00158000 r--p 0001c000 08:01 4085 /usr/lib/
00158000-00159000 rw-p 0001d000 08:01 4085 /usr/lib/
00159000-0015b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2923 /usr/lib/
0015b000-0015c000 r--p 00001000 08:01 2923 /usr/lib/
0015c000-0015d000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 2923 /usr/lib/
0015d000-00181000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 133662 /lib/tls/
00181000-00182000 r--p 00023000 08:01 133662 /lib/tls/
00182000-00183000 rw-p 00024000 08:01 133662 /lib/tls/
00405000-00413000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2936 /usr/lib/
00413000-00414000 r--p 0000d000 08:01 2936 /usr/lib/
00414000-00415000 rw-p 0000e000 08:01 2936 /usr/lib/
00673000-00674000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vdso]
006f4000-007da000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1586 /usr/lib/
007da000-007de000 r--p 000e6000 08:01 1586 /usr/lib/
007de000-007df000 rw-p 000ea000 08:01 1586 /usr/lib/
007df000-007e6000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
00a01000-00b2b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/
00b2b000-00b2c000 ---p 0012a000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/
00b2c000-00b2d000 r--p 0012a000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/
00b2d000-00b2f000 rw-p 0012b000 08:01 2919 /usr/lib/
00b2f000-00b30000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
00b5f000-00b7b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2537 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
00b7b000-00b7c000 r--p 0001b000 08:01 2537 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
00b7c000-00b7d000 rw-p 0001c000 08:01 2537 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
00ba9000-00bc4000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 66 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so
00bc4000-00bc5000 r--p 0001a000 08:01 66 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so
00bc5000-00bc6000 rw-p 0001b000 08:01 66 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so
00bdf000-00be3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2934 /usr/lib/
00be3000-00be4000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 2934 /usr/lib/
00ce7000-00e25000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/
00e25000-00e26000 ---p 0013e000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/
00e26000-00e28000 r--p 0013e000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/
00e28000-00e29000 rw-p 00140000 08:01 133658 /lib/tls/
00e29000-00e2c000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
00eb4000-00ec8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 521 /lib/libz.
00ec8000-00ec9000 r--p 00013000 08:01 521 /lib/libz.
00ec9000-00eca000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 521 /lib/libz.
00f87000-00f89000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 133661 /lib/tls/
00f89000-00f8a000 r--p 00001000 08:01 133661 /lib/tls/
00f8a000-00f8b000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 133661 /lib/tls/
08048000-08062000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2820 /usr/bin/ksplashx
08062000-08063000 r--p 00019000 08:01 2820 /usr/bin/ksplashx
08063000-08064000 rw-p 0001a000 08:01 2820 /usr/bin/ksplashx
08064000-08066000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
09a8f000-09be0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap]
b7400000-b7421000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b7421000-b7500000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b7565000-b786a000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b787a000-b787d000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
bfeed000-bff02000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [stack]
startkde: Starting up...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/
kdeinit4: Communication error with launcher. Exiting!
kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning: connect(
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":2.0".
Could not register with D-BUS. Aborting.
startkde: Shutting down...
kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning: connect(
Error: Can not contact kdeinit4!
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.