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[Bug 1393476] Re: xterm freezes

 

i just found a way to crash it repeatably.  open a large file with less,
eg a large /var/log/syslog, and hold down the page down key.  xterm will
freezeup quite quickly.

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Title:
  xterm freezes

Status in xterm package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  i use xterm daily, it freezes maybe a couple times per week.  i
  typically run tmux, so i can just open another xterm, reattach my tmux
  session, and discard the frozen xterm.  wasn't happening in releases
  prior to trusty.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xterm 297-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Nov 17 10:15:14 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-30 (290 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140129)
  SourcePackage: xterm
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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