synaptic crash after getting updates due to consolehelper-gtk

[Kam Leo]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:56:18 -0800, Richard Emberson
<remberson at edgedynamics.com> wrote:
> 
> Installed FC3 and all was well.
> Installed the synaptic and apt rpms:
> 
> synaptic-0.55.1-1.1.fc3.fr.i386.rpm
> apt-0.5.15cnc6-1.1.fc3.fr.i386.rpm
> 
> synaptic worked.
> 
> upgraded the following rpms
> 
> apt_1%3a0.5.15cnc6-53.3.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> atrpms_61-1.at_noarch.rpm
> atrpms-package-config_91-1.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> fedora-release_3-9%5f1.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> librpm4.3_4.3.3-8%5f39.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> libselinux_1.19.3-1%5f1.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> libselinux-devel_1.19.3-1%5f1.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> pythonabi_2.3.4-1.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> rpm_4.3.3-8%5f39.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> rpm-build_4.3.3-8%5f39.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> rpm-devel_4.3.3-8%5f39.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> rpm-python_4.3.3-8%5f39.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> synaptic_0.55.3-1.1.fc3.fr_i386.rpm
> up2date_4.3.69-1%5f8.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> up2date-gnome_4.3.69-1%5f8.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> yum_2.1.12-50.rhfc3.at_i386.rpm
> 
> synaptic no longer worked because of a problem in
> /usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk:
> 
> ]> gdb /usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk
> GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.1post-1.20040607.41rh)
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> This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"...(no debugging symbols
> found)...Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
> 
> (gdb) run
> Starting program: /usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk
> (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging
> symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
> found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no
> debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging
> symbols
> found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no
> debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging
> symbols
> found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
> found)...[Thread
> debugging using libthread_db enabled]
> [New Thread -151030080 (LWP 19940)]
> (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...
> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> [Switching to Thread -151030080 (LWP 19940)]
> 0x00c89f93 in ?? ()
> (gdb) where
> #0  0x00c89f93 in ?? ()
> #1  0x0084e925 in gdk_window_scroll () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
> #2  0x00852957 in gdk_keymap_get_entries_for_keyval ()
>     from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
> #3  0x0081dfb1 in gdk_parse_args () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
> #4  0x0065f4d7 in gtk_parse_args () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
> #5  0x0065fbdf in gtk_init_check () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
> #6  0x0804a9f1 in main ()
> (gdb) q
> The program is running.  Exit anyway? (y or n) y
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> What do I have to uninstall to fix consolehelper-gtk?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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Your problem belongs to the "3-rd party repository package
dependencies" catagory.  Check the list archives for threads regarding
"3-rd party repositories" and ATrpms.

You have the many options.  Among them are
A) Look for an experimental/unstable version of consolehelper-gtk from
ATrpms repository.
B) File bug report with ATrpms.  (Axel reponds quickly to bug reports.
He may not fix them but he does respond.)
C) Install the beta version of smart (Smart Package Manager,
http://smartpm.org). smart is a very good tool for handling dependency
issues.  Use smart-gui for quick "click and test" for
downgrading/replacing packages.