Bug 486390

Summary:	Frequent crashes in plasma-discover with libglib-2.0 errors
Product:	[Applications] Discover	Reporter:	paul <paul>
Component:	discover	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	crash	CC:	aleixpol, sitter
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.24.7
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Error Report

Description paul@schumacher.or.at 2024-05-01 09:26:32 UTC

Description:
I am experiencing frequent crashes with the application plasma-discover on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS. These crashes occur when I attempt to access the update functions within the Discover UI. Terminal outputs and system logs indicate issues with libglib-2.0, showing repeated trap int3 errors, which are typically used for debug breakpoints in development builds.

Expected Behavior:
Plasma Discover should run smoothly, allowing the management of software updates and installations without crashing.

Actual Behavior:
Discover crashes frequently, especially when trying to access the updates section or other specific parts of the application.

Steps Attempted:

Resetting configuration files for Discover.
Running Discover from the terminal to capture any error outputs.
System update and reinstallation of plasma-discover and its dependencies.
Analyzing system logs with journalctl, which showed repeated issues with libglib-2.0.

System and Package Information:

Ubuntu Version: 22.04.4 LTS
Package Versions:
libglib2.0-0: Installed: 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2
plasma-discover: Installed: 5.24.7-0ubuntu0.1

This issue significantly impacts the functionality of the Discover application, hindering routine software management and updates. Any assistance or resolution would be greatly appreciated.

Comment 1 paul@schumacher.or.at 2024-05-01 09:31:00 UTC

Created attachment 169071 [details]
Error Report

Comment 2 Harald Sitter 2024-05-02 08:29:53 UTC

Thank you for the bug report!

However Plasma 5.24 is no longer eligible for support or maintenance from KDE; supported versions are 6.0 or newer. Please upgrade to a supported version as soon as your distribution makes it available to you. Plasma is a fast-moving project, and bugs in one version are often fixed in the next one.

If you need support for Plasma 5.24, please contact your distribution, who bears the responsibility of providing support for older releases that are no longer supported by KDE.

If you can reproduce the issue after upgrading to a supported version, feel free to re-open this bug report.