# Segmentation Fault when using Plots

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150>\
**Category:** Juno\
**Created:** [August 18, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150 "2020-08-18T10:57:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![drarnau](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/drarnau/32/4476_2.png) [@drarnau](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/drarnau)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150/1 "2020-08-18T10:57:50Z")

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```julia
using Plots
[Info: Recompiling stale cache file /home/arnau/.julia/compiled/v1.1/Plots/ld3vC.ji for Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80]

signal (11): Segmentation fault
in expression starting at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/PlotThemes/4DCOG/src/juno_smart.jl:3
jl_compile_linfo at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:1176
emit_invoke at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3145
emit_expr at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3948
emit_ssaval_assign at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3662
emit_function at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3854
jl_compile_linfo at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:1144
emit_invoke at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3145
emit_expr at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3948
emit_ssaval_assign at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3662
emit_function at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:3854
jl_compile_linfo at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/codegen.cpp:1144
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1807
jl_invoke at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2348
cconvert at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/ColorTypes/iN6Cn/src/conversions.jl:76 [inlined]
convert at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/ColorTypes/iN6Cn/src/conversions.jl:73 [inlined]
#distinguishable_colors#16 at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Colors/gfDkX/src/colormaps.jl:59
unknown function (ip: 0x7f1f1411435b)
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_invoke at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2348
#distinguishable_colors at ./none:0
unknown function (ip: 0x7f1f1411323e)
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
#expand_palette#3 at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/PlotThemes/4DCOG/src/PlotThemes.jl:14
#expand_palette at ./none:0
unknown function (ip: 0x7f1f1411129d)
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
do_call at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:323
eval_value at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:411
eval_stmt_value at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:362 [inlined]
eval_body at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:773
jl_interpret_toplevel_thunk_callback at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:885
unknown function (ip: 0xfffffffffffffffe)
unknown function (ip: 0x7f1f19901c7f)
unknown function (ip: 0x72)
jl_interpret_toplevel_thunk at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:894
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:764
jl_parse_eval_all at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/ast.c:883
jl_load at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:826
include at ./boot.jl:326 [inlined]
include_relative at ./loading.jl:1038
include at ./sysimg.jl:29 [inlined]
include at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/PlotThemes/4DCOG/src/PlotThemes.jl:3
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
do_call at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:323
eval_value at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:411
eval_stmt_value at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:362 [inlined]
eval_body at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:773
jl_interpret_toplevel_thunk_callback at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:885
unknown function (ip: 0xfffffffffffffffe)
unknown function (ip: 0x7f1f196bb48f)
unknown function (ip: 0x7)
jl_interpret_toplevel_thunk at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:894
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:764
jl_toplevel_eval_in at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:793
eval at ./boot.jl:328 [inlined]
eval at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/PlotThemes/4DCOG/src/PlotThemes.jl:3 [inlined]
#16 at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Requires/qy6zC/src/require.jl:85
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
err at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Requires/qy6zC/src/require.jl:42
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_invoke at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2348
#15 at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Requires/qy6zC/src/require.jl:84
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
withpath at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Requires/qy6zC/src/require.jl:32
#14 at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Requires/qy6zC/src/require.jl:83
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
listenpkg at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Requires/qy6zC/src/require.jl:15
macro expansion at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Requires/qy6zC/src/require.jl:81 [inlined]
__init__ at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/PlotThemes/4DCOG/src/PlotThemes.jl:62
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
jl_apply at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/julia.h:1571 [inlined]
jl_module_run_initializer at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:72
jl_init_restored_modules at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/dump.c:2418
_include_from_serialized at ./loading.jl:633
_require_search_from_serialized at ./loading.jl:713
_tryrequire_from_serialized at ./loading.jl:648
_require_from_serialized at ./loading.jl:679
_require at ./loading.jl:967
require at ./loading.jl:858
require at ./loading.jl:853
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
jl_apply at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/julia.h:1571 [inlined]
call_require at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:397 [inlined]
eval_import_path at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:432
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:630
jl_toplevel_eval_in at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:793
eval at ./boot.jl:328 [inlined]
repleval at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Atom/ipSjf/src/repl.jl:196
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
#242 at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Atom/ipSjf/src/repl.jl:223
with_logstate at ./logging.jl:395
with_logger at ./logging.jl:491 [inlined]
evalrepl at /home/arnau/.julia/packages/Atom/ipSjf/src/repl.jl:214
jl_fptr_trampoline at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:1842
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
do_call at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:323
eval_value at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:411
eval_stmt_value at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:362 [inlined]
eval_body at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:773
jl_interpret_toplevel_thunk_callback at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:885
unknown function (ip: 0xfffffffffffffffe)
unknown function (ip: 0x7f1eeb0d339f)
unknown function (ip: 0xffffffffffffffff)
jl_interpret_toplevel_thunk at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/interpreter.c:894
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:764
jl_toplevel_eval_in at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/toplevel.c:793
eval at ./boot.jl:328
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
eval_user_input at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/REPL/src/REPL.jl:85
macro expansion at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/REPL/src/REPL.jl:117 [inlined]
#26 at ./task.jl:259
jl_apply_generic at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/gf.c:2197
jl_apply at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/julia.h:1571 [inlined]
start_task at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/src/task.c:572
unknown function (ip: 0xffffffffffffffff)
Allocations: 75510154 (Pool: 75497239; Big: 12915); GC: 150

```

```julia
julia> versioninfo(verbose=true)
Julia Version 1.1.1
Commit 55e36cc308 (2019-05-16 04:10 UTC)
Platform Info:
  OS: Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
      Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS
  uname: Linux 4.15.0-112-generic #113-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 9 23:41:39 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64
  CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz: 
              speed user nice sys idle irq
       #1 4000 MHz 8653 s 66 s 1642 s 97177 s 0 s
       #2 4005 MHz 10871 s 6 s 1671 s 95049 s 0 s
       #3 4008 MHz 9107 s 10 s 1602 s 96894 s 0 s
       #4 4005 MHz 10513 s 4 s 1650 s 95448 s 0 s
       #5 4003 MHz 8403 s 43 s 1710 s 97398 s 0 s
       #6 4006 MHz 6405 s 155 s 1522 s 99306 s 0 s
       #7 4034 MHz 14338 s 5 s 2395 s 88770 s 0 s
       #8 4007 MHz 8343 s 92 s 1709 s 97345 s 0 s
       
  Memory: 31.29623794555664 GB (22128.52734375 MB free)
  Uptime: 1083.0 sec
  Load Avg: 0.94970703125 1.09033203125 0.9208984375
  WORD_SIZE: 64
  LIBM: libopenlibm
  LLVM: libLLVM-6.0.1 (ORCJIT, skylake)
Environment:
  JULIA_EDITOR = atom -a
  JULIA_NUM_THREADS = 4
  ATOM_HOME = /home/arnau/.atom
  NODE_PATH = /snap/atom/259/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/exports
  MANDATORY_PATH = /usr/share/gconf/ubuntu.mandatory.path
  DEFAULTS_PATH = /usr/share/gconf/ubuntu.default.path
  HOME = /home/arnau
  WINDOWPATH = 2
  PATH = /home/arnau/.local/bin:/home/arnau/.local/bin:/home/arnau/.local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
  SNAP_LIBRARY_PATH = /var/lib/snapd/lib/gl:/var/lib/snapd/lib/gl32:/var/lib/snapd/void
  TERM = xterm-256color

```

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**Author:** ![dpsanders](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dpsanders/32/3573_2.png) [@dpsanders](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dpsanders)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150/2 "2020-08-19T08:50:32Z")

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You are using a very old version of Julia. Please install the current stable release, 1.5.0, from the downloads page.

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**Author:** ![drarnau](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/drarnau/32/4476_2.png) [@drarnau](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/drarnau)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150/3 "2020-08-20T09:01:37Z")

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Thank you @dpsanders. I’ve done that.

However, would I have similar issues if I switch to the latest LTS version?

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**Author:** ![pfitzseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pfitzseb/32/45566_2.png) [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150/4 "2020-08-20T09:06:53Z")

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For this particular issue, yes, unfortunately (because the current LTS is a 1.0.x).

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**Author:** ![Xavier\_Gonzalez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/xavier_gonzalez/32/36033_2.png) [@Xavier\_Gonzalez](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Xavier_Gonzalez)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/segmentation-fault-when-using-plots/45150/5 "2022-05-16T22:38:13Z")

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I am having this same issue in the current stable version, 1.7.2

What is going on?