Comment 0 for bug 360160

Binary package hint: gnome-terminal

Package: gnome-terminal ( 2.26.0-0ubuntu2 )

Description: Ubuntu upgraded from Intrepid to Jaunty using alternate iso and the latest packages over the net. After the upgrade completed ( with one small error in tzdata-java, which was rectified with a dpkg --configure -a )m I rebooted the system, and logged into GNOME. When I attempted to launch gnome-terminal, "There was an error creating the child process for this terminal" was the error it reported. Konsole on the other hand just spawned a new window and did not respond to anything after that.

Fix: Searching on the net pointed me to these two links:

1. Launchpad Bug - SSH results in "There was an error creating the child process for this terminal" ( https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-terminal/+bug/332517 ).

2. LinuxQuestions.org forum : http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/cant-start-a-terminal-200544/

Both the work arounds required that a line be added to /etc/fstab :

devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0

Rebooting after this edit fixed the issue. However, this seems more like a hack than a solution.

Attachments: The bug report produced by 'apport-cli -fp gnome-terminal' after fixing /etc/fstab
Current system, as reported by lsb_release -rd:
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04