qBittorrent keeps crashing on startup (continuously) #3215

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opened 2026-02-21 16:38:50 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 16:38:50 -05:00

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Originally created by @fadedreamz on GitHub (Oct 20, 2015).

qBittorrent keeps crashing whenever I try to open it. Was downloading a torrent and suddenly crashed, after that it is constantly crashing at startup.

v-3.1.8
Ubuntu - 14.04
Kernel - (3.13.0-65-generic)

gdb trace -

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0x7fffc3684700 (LWP 3772)]
0x00007ffff560cb18 in std::string::assign(std::string const&) ()
from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007ffff560cb18 in std::string::assign(std::string const&) ()

from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
#1 0x00007ffff78967d4 in libtorrent::torrent::connect_web_seed(std::_List_iteratorlibtorrent::web_seed_entry, boost::asio::ip::basic_endpointboost::asio::ip::tcp) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#2 0x00007ffff789a4a8 in libtorrent::torrent::connect_to_url_seed(std::_List_iteratorlibtorrent::web_seed_entry) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#3 0x00007ffff789f1c5 in libtorrent::torrent::second_tick(libtorrent::stat&, int) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#4 0x00007ffff78573fb in libtorrent::aux::session_impl::on_tick(boost::system::error_code const&) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#5 0x00007ffff785e371 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#6 0x00007ffff773b97b in boost::asio::detail::task_io_service::do_run_one(boost::asio::detail::scoped_lockboost::asio::detail::posix_mutex&, boost::asio::detail::task_io_service_thread_info&, boost::system::error_code const&) ()

from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#7 0x00007ffff773fa31 in boost::asio::detail::task_io_service::run(boost::system::error_code&) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#8 0x00007ffff78568bc in libtorrent::aux::session_impl::main_thread() ()

from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#9 0x00007ffff773427f in boost_asio_detail_posix_thread_function ()

from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7
#10 0x00007ffff7263182 in start_thread (arg=0x7fffc3684700)

---Type to continue, or q to quit---
at pthread_create.c:312
#11 0x00007ffff4d5647d in clone ()

at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:111

Originally created by @fadedreamz on GitHub (Oct 20, 2015). qBittorrent keeps crashing whenever I try to open it. Was downloading a torrent and suddenly crashed, after that it is constantly crashing at startup. v-3.1.8 Ubuntu - 14.04 Kernel - (3.13.0-65-generic) gdb trace - Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread 0x7fffc3684700 (LWP 3772)] 0x00007ffff560cb18 in std::string::assign(std::string const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 (gdb) bt #0 0x00007ffff560cb18 in std::string::assign(std::string const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 #1 0x00007ffff78967d4 in libtorrent::torrent::connect_web_seed(std::_List_iteratorlibtorrent::web_seed_entry, boost::asio::ip::basic_endpointboost::asio::ip::tcp) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #2 0x00007ffff789a4a8 in libtorrent::torrent::connect_to_url_seed(std::_List_iteratorlibtorrent::web_seed_entry) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #3 0x00007ffff789f1c5 in libtorrent::torrent::second_tick(libtorrent::stat&, int) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #4 0x00007ffff78573fb in libtorrent::aux::session_impl::on_tick(boost::system::error_code const&) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #5 0x00007ffff785e371 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #6 0x00007ffff773b97b in boost::asio::detail::task_io_service::do_run_one(boost::asio::detail::scoped_lockboost::asio::detail::posix_mutex&, boost::asio::detail::task_io_service_thread_info&, boost::system::error_code const&) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #7 0x00007ffff773fa31 in boost::asio::detail::task_io_service::run(boost::system::error_code&) () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #8 0x00007ffff78568bc in libtorrent::aux::session_impl::main_thread() () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #9 0x00007ffff773427f in boost_asio_detail_posix_thread_function () from /usr/lib/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.7 #10 0x00007ffff7263182 in start_thread (arg=0x7fffc3684700) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at pthread_create.c:312 #11 0x00007ffff4d5647d in clone () ``` at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:111 ```

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2015):

You are using a very old version.
Update to latest from our PPA: https://launchpad.net/~qbittorrent-team/+archive/ubuntu/qbittorrent-stable

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2015): You are using a very old version. Update to latest from our PPA: https://launchpad.net/~qbittorrent-team/+archive/ubuntu/qbittorrent-stable