user=dummy didn't help.
ldd $(which subsurface)
linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffdbdff9000)
libxml2.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxml2.so.2 (0x00007f977f14d000)
libsqlite3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsqlite3.so.0 (0x00007f977f024000)
libxslt.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxslt.so.1 (0x00007f977efe2000)
libzip.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzip.so.5 (0x00007f977efc7000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f977efa4000)
libssl.so.1.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1 (0x00007f977ef11000)
libcrypto.so.1.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1 (0x00007f977ec39000)
libssh2.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssh2.so.1 (0x00007f977ec0a000)
libusb-1.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f977ebee000)
libmtp.so.9 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmtp.so.9 (0x00007f977eb70000)
libQt5WebKitWidgets.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5WebKitWidgets.so.5 (0x00007f977eb23000)
libQt5WebKit.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5WebKit.so.5 (0x00007f977bbc5000)
libQt5Svg.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Svg.so.5 (0x00007f977bb67000)
libQt5Positioning.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Positioning.so.5 (0x00007f977bad6000)
libQt5QuickWidgets.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5QuickWidgets.so.5 (0x00007f977babf000)
libQt5Quick.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Quick.so.5 (0x00007f977b5e6000)
libQt5Qml.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Qml.so.5 (0x00007f977b107000)
libQt5Network.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Network.so.5 (0x00007f977af46000)
libQt5PrintSupport.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5PrintSupport.so.5 (0x00007f977aecb000)
libQt5Widgets.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5 (0x00007f977a830000)
libQt5Gui.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5 (0x00007f977a245000)
libQt5Bluetooth.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Bluetooth.so.5 (0x00007f977a136000)
libQt5Core.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5 (0x00007f9779bed000)
libbluetooth.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbluetooth.so.3 (0x00007f9779bc8000)
libz.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0x00007f9779baa000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007f97799c9000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007f977987a000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f977985f000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f977966d000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f9779667000)
libicuuc.so.66 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicuuc.so.66 (0x00007f977947f000)
liblzma.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblzma.so.5 (0x00007f9779456000)
libbz2.so.1.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbz2.so.1.0 (0x00007f9779443000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f977fbbc000)
libgcrypt.so.20 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcrypt.so.20 (0x00007f9779325000)
libudev.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1 (0x00007f97792f8000)
libQt5WebChannel.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5WebChannel.so.5 (0x00007f97792d3000)
libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 (0x00007f9779196000)
libicui18n.so.66 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicui18n.so.66 (0x00007f9778e97000)
libQt5Sensors.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Sensors.so.5 (0x00007f9778e54000)
libwoff2dec.so.1.0.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwoff2dec.so.1.0.2 (0x00007f9778e47000)
libjpeg.so.8 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.8 (0x00007f9778dc2000)
libpng16.so.16 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng16.so.16 (0x00007f9778d88000)
libwebp.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwebp.so.6 (0x00007f9778d1e000)
libhyphen.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhyphen.so.0 (0x00007f9778d17000)
libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f9778b36000)
libgstapp-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstapp-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f9778b24000)
libgstbase-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstbase-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f9778aa6000)
libgstreamer-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstreamer-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f977895d000)
libgstpbutils-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstpbutils-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f977891f000)
libgstaudio-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstaudio-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f97788a2000)
libgsttag-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgsttag-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f9778864000)
libgstvideo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstvideo-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f97787b3000)
libgstfft-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgstfft-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f97787a6000)
libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f9778744000)
libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f977861b000)
librt.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 (0x00007f9778610000)
libGL.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 (0x00007f9778588000)
libharfbuzz.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libharfbuzz.so.0 (0x00007f9778481000)
libQt5DBus.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5DBus.so.5 (0x00007f97783e5000)
libpcre2-16.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-16.so.0 (0x00007f9778362000)
libdouble-conversion.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdouble-conversion.so.3 (0x00007f977834c000)
libicudata.so.66 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicudata.so.66 (0x00007f977688b000)
libgpg-error.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpg-error.so.0 (0x00007f9776868000)
libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1 (0x00007f977683c000)
libwoff2common.so.1.0.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwoff2common.so.1.0.2 (0x00007f9776837000)
libbrotlidec.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlidec.so.1 (0x00007f9776829000)
libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f9776823000)
libmount.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmount.so.1 (0x00007f97767c3000)
libselinux.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007f9776796000)
libresolv.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libresolv.so.2 (0x00007f977677a000)
liborc-0.4.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liborc-0.4.so.0 (0x00007f97766f7000)
libffi.so.7 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.7 (0x00007f97766eb000)
libpcre.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3 (0x00007f9776678000)
libGLdispatch.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLdispatch.so.0 (0x00007f97765be000)
libGLX.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLX.so.0 (0x00007f977658a000)
libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00007f97764cb000)
libgraphite2.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgraphite2.so.3 (0x00007f977649e000)
libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x00007f977644d000)
libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6 (0x00007f9776445000)
libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00007f977643d000)
libbrotlicommon.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlicommon.so.1 (0x00007f977641a000)
libblkid.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblkid.so.1 (0x00007f97763c3000)
libpcre2-8.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0 (0x00007f9776333000)
libsystemd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsystemd.so.0 (0x00007f9776282000)
libbsd.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbsd.so.0 (0x00007f9776268000)
liblz4.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblz4.so.1 (0x00007f9776247000)
gdb subsurface
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Reading symbols from subsurface...
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(No debugging symbols found in subsurface)
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/subsurface
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0x7fffeeed5700 (LWP 6671)]
[New Thread 0x7fffee699700 (LWP 6672)]
[New Thread 0x7fffeceb0700 (LWP 6673)]
using qt5ct plugin
[New Thread 0x7fffd879d700 (LWP 6675)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd7f9c700 (LWP 6676)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd779b700 (LWP 6677)]
[New Thread 0x7fffd6f9a700 (LWP 6678)]
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--
Thread 1 "subsurface" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff29ce127 in QString::operator==(QLatin1String) const () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
(gdb) backtrace
#0 0x00007ffff29ce127 in QString::operator==(QLatin1String) const () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#1 0x00007ffff29ad786 in QLocale::QLocale(QString const&) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#2 0x000055555597893c in initUiLanguage() ()
#3 0x000055555596bd8e in init_qt_late() ()
#4 0x00005555557065f1 in init_ui() ()
#5 0x00005555556fbd66 in main ()
(gdb)
Am I right thinking this is some kind of incompatibility with the verion of QT5 I have installed?
I'm currently using the official PPA. I guess switching to the snap version might help in this case?