0x00007ffff23ad6d5 in AcqPackageKitStatus::updateStatus(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc&, int) ()
from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007ffff23ad6d5 in AcqPackageKitStatus::updateStatus(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc&, int) ()
from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
#1 0x00007ffff23ad7d3 in AcqPackageKitStatus::Fail(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc&) ()
from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
#2 0x00007ffff1b2bd96 in pkgAcquire::Worker::RunMessages() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0
#3 0x00007ffff1b2d9dc in pkgAcquire::Worker::InFdReady() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0
#4 0x00007ffff1b2f1ba in pkgAcquire::RunFdsSane(fd_set*, fd_set*) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0
#5 0x00007ffff1b32dd2 in pkgAcquire::Run(int) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0
#6 0x00007ffff23b4be1 in downloadChangelog(AptCacheFile&, pkgAcquire&, pkgCache::VerIterator, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
#7 0x00007ffff23c6888 in AptIntf::emitUpdateDetail(pkgCache::VerIterator const&) ()
from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
#8 0x00007ffff23c73c5 in AptIntf::emitUpdateDetails(PkgList const&) ()
from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
#9 0x00007ffff23cbffd in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
#10 0x000055555556e419 in ?? ()
#11 0x00007ffff6c0cbb5 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#12 0x00007ffff69866ba in start_thread (arg=0x7ffff09ec700) at pthread_create.c:333
#13 0x00007ffff66bc82d in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:109
(gdb) bt full
#0 0x00007ffff23ad6d5 in AcqPackageKitStatus::updateStatus(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc&, int) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
No symbol table info available.
#1 0x00007ffff23ad7d3 in AcqPackageKitStatus::Fail(pkgAcquire::ItemDesc&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/packagekit-backend/libpk_backend_aptcc.so
No symbol table info available.
#2 0x00007ffff1b2bd96 in pkgAcquire::Worker::RunMessages() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0
This is quite simple to reproduce:
$ pkcon get-updates ======= ======= =====] ======= ======= =====] ======= ======= =====] ======= ======= =====] 4.4.0.77. 83.amd64 (xenial-updates) Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers generic- 4.4.0.77. 83.amd64 (xenial-updates) Generic Linux kernel headers virtual- 4.4.0.77. 83.amd64 (xenial-updates) Transitional package. generic- 4.4.0.77. 83.amd64 (xenial-updates) Generic Linux kernel image virtual- 4.4.0.77. 83.amd64 (xenial-updates) This package will always depend on the latest minimal generic kernel image. 4.4.0.77. 83.amd64 (xenial-updates) Minimal Generic Linux kernel and headers
Getting updates [======
Loading cache [======
Querying [======
Finished [======
Bug fix linux-generic-
Bug fix linux-headers-
Bug fix linux-headers-
Bug fix linux-image-
Bug fix linux-image-
Bug fix linux-virtual-
$ pkcon get-update-detail linux-image-virtual ======= ======= =====] ======= ======= =====] ======= ======= =====]
Resolving [======
Getting update details [======
Loading cache [======
Downloading packages [ ] (0%) The daemon crashed mid-transaction!
This doesn't seem to be specific to the particular package. If I downgrade tzdata
$ sudo apt-get install tzdata= 2016d-0ubuntu0. 16.04
and query that it crashes as well:
$ pkcon get-update-detail tzdata
Downloading packages [ ] (0%) The daemon crashed mid-transaction!
0x00007ffff23ad6d5 in AcqPackageKitSt atus::updateSta tus(pkgAcquire: :ItemDesc& , int) () x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so atus::updateSta tus(pkgAcquire: :ItemDesc& , int) () x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so atus::Fail( pkgAcquire: :ItemDesc& ) () x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so :Worker: :RunMessages( ) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ libapt- pkg.so. 5.0 :Worker: :InFdReady( ) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ libapt- pkg.so. 5.0 :RunFdsSane( fd_set* , fd_set*) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ libapt- pkg.so. 5.0 :Run(int) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ libapt- pkg.so. 5.0 og(AptCacheFile &, pkgAcquire&, pkgCache: :VerIterator, std::__ cxx11:: basic_string< char, std::char_ traits< char>, std::allocator< char> >) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so :emitUpdateDeta il(pkgCache: :VerIterator const&) () x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so :emitUpdateDeta ils(PkgList const&) () x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so 64-linux- gnu/libglib- 2.0.so. 0 c700) at pthread_ create. c:333 unix/sysv/ linux/x86_ 64/clone. S:109 atus::updateSta tus(pkgAcquire: :ItemDesc& , int) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so atus::Fail( pkgAcquire: :ItemDesc& ) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ packagekit- backend/ libpk_backend_ aptcc.so :Worker: :RunMessages( ) () from /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ libapt- pkg.so. 5.0
from /usr/lib/
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007ffff23ad6d5 in AcqPackageKitSt
from /usr/lib/
#1 0x00007ffff23ad7d3 in AcqPackageKitSt
from /usr/lib/
#2 0x00007ffff1b2bd96 in pkgAcquire:
#3 0x00007ffff1b2d9dc in pkgAcquire:
#4 0x00007ffff1b2f1ba in pkgAcquire:
#5 0x00007ffff1b32dd2 in pkgAcquire:
#6 0x00007ffff23b4be1 in downloadChangel
#7 0x00007ffff23c6888 in AptIntf:
from /usr/lib/
#8 0x00007ffff23c73c5 in AptIntf:
from /usr/lib/
#9 0x00007ffff23cbffd in ?? () from /usr/lib/
#10 0x000055555556e419 in ?? ()
#11 0x00007ffff6c0cbb5 in ?? () from /lib/x86_
#12 0x00007ffff69866ba in start_thread (arg=0x7ffff09e
#13 0x00007ffff66bc82d in clone () at ../sysdeps/
(gdb) bt full
#0 0x00007ffff23ad6d5 in AcqPackageKitSt
No symbol table info available.
#1 0x00007ffff23ad7d3 in AcqPackageKitSt
No symbol table info available.
#2 0x00007ffff1b2bd96 in pkgAcquire: