Terminal doesn't open

[Enrico]

When I open the default terminal emulator on ubuntu 16.04 (gnome-terminal) the icon blinks and remains with a light from the top of the icon but the terminal doesn't open at all.

I had to install xterm to open this bug report

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-terminal 3.18.2-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-2.11-generic 4.3.0
Uname: Linux 4.3.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.3-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Dec 22 20:45:51 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-20 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151209)
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Enrico (enricobe)]

This is the error launching gnome-terminal from xterm

I can't do Copy&Paste so I've done a screenshot. Sorry

[Enrico (enricobe)]

The problem has fixed automatically.

My last "upgrade" was:
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Start-Date: 2016-01-02 18:44:52
Commandline: apt-get upgrade
Upgrade: nautilus-data:amd64 (3.18.3-0ubuntu1, 3.18.4-0ubuntu1), apt:amd64 (1.1.5, 1.1.10), fonts-tlwg-laksaman:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), ubuntu-drivers-common:amd64 (0.4.12, 0.4.13), libgcrypt20:amd64 (1.6.4-3, 1.6.4-4), libgcrypt20:i386 (1.6.4-3, 1.6.4-4), language-selector-gnome:amd64 (0.152, 0.153), libnautilus-extension1a:amd64 (3.18.3-0ubuntu1, 3.18.4-0ubuntu1), mkvtoolnix:amd64 (8.6.1-1, 8.7.0-1), gnome-accessibility-themes:amd64 (3.18.0-1ubuntu1, 3.18.0-2ubuntu1), apt-utils:amd64 (1.1.5, 1.1.10), libvisio-0.1-1:amd64 (0.1.3-2, 0.1.5-1), fonts-tlwg-umpush:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), fonts-tlwg-mono:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), fonts-tlwg-kinnari:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), python3-lxml:amd64 (3.4.4-1, 3.5.0-1), nautilus:amd64 (3.18.3-0ubuntu1, 3.18.4-0ubuntu1), libapt-inst2.0:amd64 (1.1.5, 1.1.10), fonts-tlwg-typewriter:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), adwaita-icon-theme:amd64 (3.18.0-1ubuntu1, 3.18.0-2ubuntu1), libarchive-zip-perl:amd64 (1.53-1, 1.55-1), python3-cffi-backend:amd64 (1.3.1-1ubuntu1, 1.4.2-2ubuntu1), libtiff5:amd64 (4.0.5-1, 4.0.6-1), fonts-tlwg-norasi:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), python-cffi-backend:amd64 (1.3.1-1ubuntu1, 1.4.2-2ubuntu1), fonts-tlwg-waree:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), fonts-tlwg-purisa:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 (1.1.5, 1.1.10), fonts-tlwg-loma:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), fonts-tlwg-sawasdee:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), libtracker-sparql-1.0-0:amd64 (1.6.1-1ubuntu1, 1.6.1-1ubuntu2), apt-transport-https:amd64 (1.1.5, 1.1.10), kerneloops-daemon:amd64 (0.12+git20090217-3ubuntu8, 0.12+git20090217-3ubuntu9), fonts-tlwg-typo:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), fonts-tlwg-typist:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), python-lxml:amd64 (3.4.4-1, 3.5.0-1), language-selector-common:amd64 (0.152, 0.153), fonts-tlwg-garuda:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), fonts-thai-tlwg:amd64 (0.6.1-2, 0.6.2-1), midori:amd64 (0.5.11-2, 0.5.11-ds1-2)
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but the problem seems solved after that I've installed VirtualBox:
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Start-Date: 2016-01-03 18:53:10
Commandline: apt-get install virtualbox
Install: dkms:amd64 (2.2.0.3-2ubuntu8, automatic), libvncserver1:amd64 (0.9.10+dfsg-3, automatic), virtualbox-qt:amd64 (5.0.12-dfsg-1, automatic), virtualbox-dkms:amd64 (5.0.12-dfsg-1, automatic), virtualbox:amd64 (5.0.12-dfsg-1), libgsoap7:amd64 (2.8.22-1, automatic)
End-Date: 2016-01-03 18:55:00
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I don't know if VirtualBox has installed any critical package for gnome-terminal... maybe it was a coincidence?

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Marking as invalid as there doesn't seem to be a bug here that needs fixing.