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[Gunnar Hjalmarsson <1155327@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Erica,

This bug report deals with a problem in a previous version of the Skype
client, and has been closed for a long time. If you suspect a bug in the
current version (4.3), please file a new bug report. To seek help, go to
for example http://askubuntu.com/

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Title:
  skype crashed with SIGSEGV in malloc@plt()

Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “qtwebkit-source” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “skype” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” source package in Raring:
  Won't Fix
Status in “qtwebkit-source” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “skype” source package in Raring:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Workaround in the archive
  =========================
  With version 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.13.04.2 of the skype and skype-bin packages, the issue in this bug report has been fixed for most users. However, it has been fixed in the sense that the LD_PRELOAD workaround[1], that has been widely applied by users for a few weeks, has been built-in in the archive packages as a temporary measure while awaiting a more proper fix.

  When upgrading to 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.13.04.2, please remember to
  1) install both the skype and the skype-bin packages, and
  2) remove possible extra files that you created when applying
     some workaround manually.
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  Ubuntu 13.04

  I try to launch skype but it crashes before it opens.

  This only happens when skype is used with the Nvidia drivers/repo's.
  With the default Xorg repo skype will open and run fine. Using any of
  the 304, 310 or 313 repo's skype will crash when an attempt is made to
  start it.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: skype-bin (not installed)
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-12-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashCounter: 1
  Date: Thu Mar 14 20:52:39 2013
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/skype
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcCmdline: skype
  ProcCwd: /home/keith
  Signal: 11
  Stacktrace:
   #0  0x08075f40 in malloc@plt ()
   No symbol table info available.
   #1  0xf38b4119 in ?? () from /usr/lib32/nvidia-313-updates/libGL.so.1
   No symbol table info available.
   Backtrace stopped: previous frame inner to this frame (corrupt stack?)
  StacktraceTop:
   malloc@plt ()
   ?? () from /usr/lib32/nvidia-313-updates/libGL.so.1
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

  [1]
  WORKAROUND: run it with the command "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 skype"

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