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Suzuna
I'm using Kubuntu 6.10. an the lastest Skype version for a while, but since yesterday I can't start it all of a sudden and have no glue why. I get this error message:

QUOTE

*** glibc detected *** skype: free(): invalid pointer: 0x08a7e878 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xb740b8bd]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_free+0x84)[0xb740ba44]
/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6(_ZdlPv+0x21)[0xb71cafc1]
/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6(_ZNSs4_Rep10_M_destroyERKSaIcE+0x1d)[0xb71a7d3d]
/usr/lib/libscim-1.0.so.8[0xb6d38633]
/usr/lib/libscim-1.0.so.8(_ZN4scim20scim_get_module_listERSt6vectorISsSaISsEERKSs+0x37)[0xb6d398c7]
/usr/lib/libscim-1.0.so.8(_ZN4scim29scim_get_imengine_module_listERSt6vectorISsSaISsEE+0x45)[0xb6d340c5]
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqscim.so(_ZN4scim23QScimInputContextGlobal10initializeEv+0x257)[0xb6dd4cf7]
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqscim.so(_ZN4scim17QScimInputContextC1Ev+0x31e)[0xb6dd6ace]
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqscim.so(_ZN22ScimInputContextPlugin6createERK7QString+0x7e)[0xb6dcfcae]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN26QInputContextPluginPrivate6createERK7QString+0x25)[0xb7bc201f]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN20QInputContextFactory6createERK7QStringP7QWidget+0x94)[0xb7bc1bec]
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-multi.so(_ZN18QMultiInputContext17changeInputMethodE7QString+0xc3)[0xb6ef685b]
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-multi.so(_ZN18QMultiInputContext5slaveEv+0x43)[0xb6ef6a0f]
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-multi.so(_ZN18QMultiInputContext15setHolderWidgetEP7QWidget+0x26)[0xb6ef6c7e]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN20QInputContextFactory6createERK7QStringP7QWidget+0xb8)[0xb7bc1c10]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QWidget18createInputContextEv+0x8f)[0xb7914a8d]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QWidget17resetInputContextEv+0x1d)[0xb7914d93]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN9QLineEdit7setTextERK7QString+0x1d)[0xb7a9519d]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN9QComboBox11setLineEditEP9QLineEdit+0x82)[0xb7a5c49e]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN9QComboBox13setUpLineEditEv+0x60)[0xb7a56d68]
/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN9QComboBox11setEditableEb+0x67)[0xb7a5a021]
skype[0x81944a7]
skype[0x8078989]
skype[0x8075972]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc)[0xb73ba8cc]
skype(_ZN6QFrame10paintEventEP11QPaintEvent+0x6d)[0x806f7b1]
======= Memory map: ========
08048000-08988000 rwxp 00000000 03:03 181286 /usr/bin/skype
08988000-08a8a000 rw-p 08988000 00:00 0 [heap]
b6b00000-b6b21000 rw-p b6b00000 00:00 0
b6b21000-b6c00000 ---p b6b21000 00:00 0
b6cab000-b6ccf000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 249572 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqsimple.so
b6ccf000-b6cd0000 rw-p 00024000 03:03 249572 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqsimple.so
b6cd0000-b6da5000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 65816 /usr/lib/libscim-1.0.so.8.1.0
b6da5000-b6db3000 rw-p 000d5000 03:03 65816 /usr/lib/libscim-1.0.so.8.1.0
b6db5000-b6dc0000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 249573 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqxim.so
b6dc0000-b6dc1000 rw-p 0000a000 03:03 249573 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqxim.so
b6dc1000-b6ddf000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 247973 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqscim.so
b6ddf000-b6de0000 rw-p 0001e000 03:03 247973 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqscim.so
b6de0000-b6e51000 r--p 00000000 03:03 214172 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf
b6e51000-b6e7b000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 65652 /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1.0.15
b6e7b000-b6e7c000 rw-p 00029000 03:03 65652 /usr/lib/liblcms.so.1.0.15
b6e7c000-b6e7f000 rw-p b6e7c000 00:00 0
b6e7f000-b6eea000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 65687 /usr/lib/libmng.so.1.1.0.9
b6eea000-b6eed000 rw-p 0006a000 03:03 65687 /usr/lib/libmng.so.1.1.0.9
b6ef1000-b6efa000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 249570 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-multi.so
b6efa000-b6efb000 rw-p 00008000 03:03 249570 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-multi.so
b6efb000-b6f25000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 182447 /usr/lib/libkdefx.so.4.2.0
b6f25000-b6f26000 rw-p 00029000 03:03 182447 /usr/lib/libkdefx.so.4.2.0
b6f26000-b6f28000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 65820 /usr/lib/libscim-x11utils-1.0.so.8.1.0
b6f28000-b6f29000 rw-p 00001000 03:03 65820 /usr/lib/libscim-x11utils-1.0.so.8.1.0
b6f29000-b6f2d000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 249571 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-none.so
b6f2d000-b6f2e000 rw-p 00003000 03:03 249571 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-none.so
b6f2e000-b6f33000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 249569 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/imageformats/libqmng.so
b6f33000-b6f34000 rw-p 00004000 03:03 249569 /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/imageformats/libqmng.so
b6f34000-b6f52000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 16397 /usr/lib/kde3/plugins/styles/plastik.so
b6f52000-b6f53000 rw-p 0001e000 03:03 16397 /usr/lib/kde3/plugins/styles/plastik.so
b6f53000-b6f54000 ---p b6f53000 00:00 0
b6f54000-b6fd4000 rw-p b6f54000 00:00 0
b6fd4000-b6fd5000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 198047 /usr/lib/X11/locale/common/xlcUTF8Load.so.2.0.0
b6fd5000-b6fd6000 rw-p 00000000 03:03 198047 /usr/lib/X11/locale/common/xlcUTF8Load.so.2.0.0
b6fd6000-b7011000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213647 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_CTYPE
b7011000-b7012000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213665 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_NUMERIC
b7012000-b7013000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213691 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_TIME
b7013000-b70ea000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213646 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_COLLATE
b70ea000-b70eb000 r--p 00000000 03:03 214118 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_MONETARY
b70eb000-b70ee000 rw-p b70eb000 00:00 0
b70ee000-b70f2000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181712 /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3.1.0
b70f2000-b70f3000 rw-p 00003000 03:03 181712 /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3.1.0
b70f3000-b710f000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 32903 /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
b710f000-b7111000 rw-p 0001c000 03:03 32903 /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
b7111000-b7115000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181708 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
b7115000-b7116000 rw-p 00003000 03:03 181708 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
b7116000-b7118000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181697 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0
b7118000-b7119000 rw-p 00001000 03:03 181697 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0
b7119000-b711a000 rw-p b7119000 00:00 0
b711a000-b71ee000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 65851 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.8
b71ee000-b71f1000 r--p 000d4000 03:03 65851 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.8
b71f1000-b71f3000 rw-p 000d7000 03:03 65851 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.8
b71f3000-b71f9000 rw-p b71f3000 00:00 0
b71f9000-b720e000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181624 /usr/lib/libICE.so.6.3.0
b720e000-b720f000 rw-p 00014000 03:03 181624 /usr/lib/libICE.so.6.3.0
b720f000-b7211000 rw-p b720f000 00:00 0
b7211000-b7219000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181689 /usr/lib/libSM.so.6.0.0
b7219000-b721a000 rw-p 00007000 03:03 181689 /usr/lib/libSM.so.6.0.0
b721a000-b7281000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 180248 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.10
b7281000-b7284000 rw-p 00067000 03:03 180248 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.10
b7284000-b7295000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181716 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.1.2
b7295000-b7296000 rw-p 00010000 03:03 181716 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.1.2
b7296000-b7298000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181720 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1.0.0
b7298000-b7299000 rw-p 00001000 03:03 181720 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1.0.0
b7299000-b729a000 rw-p b7299000 00:00 0
b729a000-b72a2000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181704 /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1.0.2
b72a2000-b72a3000 rw-p 00007000 03:03 181704 /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1.0.2
b72a3000-b72a5000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181730 /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2.0.0
b72a5000-b72a6000 rw-p 00002000 03:03 181730 /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2.0.0
b72a6000-b72ad000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181732 /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1.3.0
b72ad000-b72ae000 rw-p 00006000 03:03 181732 /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1.3.0
b72ae000-b72b5000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181718 /usr/lib/libXi.so.6.0.0
b72b5000-b72b6000 rw-p 00006000 03:03 181718 /usr/lib/libXi.so.6.0.0
b72b6000-b72c9000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 65920 /usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3
b72c9000-b72ca000 rw-p 00012000 03:03 65920 /usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3
b72ca000-b72ed000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181032 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.1.2.8
b72ed000-b72ee000 rw-p 00023000 03:03 181032 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.1.2.8
b72ee000-b72ef000 rw-p b72ee000 00:00 0
b72ef000-b730d000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 33088 /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62.0.0
b730d000-b730e000 rw-p 0001d000 03:03 33088 /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62.0.0
b730e000-b7358000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181736 /usr/lib/libXt.so.6.0.0
b7358000-b735c000 rw-p 00049000 03:03 181736 /usr/lib/libXt.so.6.0.0
b735c000-b7371000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 180755 /usr/lib/libaudio.so.2.4
b7371000-b7372000 rw-p 00014000 03:03 180755 /usr/lib/libaudio.so.2.4
b7372000-b739b000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 32907 /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.0.4
b739b000-b73a0000 rw-p 00028000 03:03 32907 /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.0.4
b73a0000-b73a1000 rw-p b73a0000 00:00 0
b73a1000-b73a3000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 917653 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.4.so
b73a3000-b73a5000 rw-p 00001000 03:03 917653 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.4.so
b73a5000-b74d2000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 917650 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.4.so
b74d2000-b74d4000 r--p 0012c000 03:03 917650 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.4.so
b74d4000-b74d6000 rw-p 0012e000 03:03 917650 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.4.so
b74d6000-b74da000 rw-p b74d6000 00:00 0
b74da000-b74e4000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 884803 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
b74e4000-b74e5000 rw-p 00009000 03:03 884803 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
b74e5000-b7509000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 917654 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.4.so
b7509000-b750b000 rw-p 00023000 03:03 917654 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.4.so
b750b000-b75bb000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 65849 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7
b75bb000-b75c0000 rw-p 000af000 03:03 65849 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7
b75c0000-b75c5000 rw-p b75c0000 00:00 0
b75c5000-b75d4000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 917666 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.4.so
b75d4000-b75d6000 rw-p 0000f000 03:03 917666 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.4.so
b75d6000-b75d8000 rw-p b75d6000 00:00 0
b75d8000-b769e000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181693 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0
b769e000-b76a1000 rw-p 000c5000 03:03 181693 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0
b76a1000-b76ad000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 181710 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4.0
b76ad000-b76ae000 rw-p 0000c000 03:03 181710 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4.0
b76ae000-b76af000 rw-p b76ae000 00:00 0
b76af000-b7e44000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 180734 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.3.6
b7e44000-b7e8a000 rw-p 00795000 03:03 180734 /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.3.6
b7e8a000-b7e8e000 rw-p b7e8a000 00:00 0
b7e8e000-b7f41000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 32806 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
b7f41000-b7f46000 rw-p 000b2000 03:03 32806 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
b7f46000-b7f4d000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 917668 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt-2.4.so
b7f4d000-b7f4f000 rw-p 00006000 03:03 917668 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt-2.4.so
b7f4f000-b7f50000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213656 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES
b7f50000-b7f51000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213653 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_PAPER
b7f51000-b7f52000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213685 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_NAME
b7f52000-b7f53000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213684 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_ADDRESS
b7f53000-b7f54000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213689 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE
b7f54000-b7f55000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213649 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT
b7f55000-b7f5c000 r--s 00000000 03:03 197090 /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache
b7f5c000-b7f5d000 r--p 00000000 03:03 213687 /usr/lib/locale/de_DE.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION
b7f5d000-b7f5f000 rw-p b7f5d000 00:00 0
b7f5f000-b7f78000 r-xp 00000000 03:03 885196 /lib/ld-2.4.so
b7f78000-b7f7a000 rw-p 00018000 03:03 885196 /lib/ld-2.4.so
bf8d8000-bf8ed000 rw-p bf8d8000 00:00 0 [stack]
ffffe000-fffff000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0 [vdso]
Aborted


How to fix this?

Thanks!
danielheather
I had the same problem in Kubuntu 6.06, and after contacting the Skype folks, who told me it was a bug they were aware of, I downloaded the version "Static binary tar.bz2 with Qt compiled in" at the bottom of the download page, and it runs fine.
Suzuna
Thank you, I'll try this version, maybe it works.

Skype for Linux is really disappointing. I used Windows for many years and even the Skype Betas were better and more stable. And plus, Skype for Windows offers more functions. Why is the Linux version so fragile and offers e.g. no SMS? I always thought Windows might cause more problems... sooner or later I'll look for alternatives if no one cares.
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