When updating i get Segmentation fault in fedora 41

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I think you have a hardware problem. RAM problem is the most likely.
Install memtest and run the test overnight to see if your RAM has an issue.

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i ran memtest it said no errors

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Okay that likely means the problem is else where.

I would now run the failing command under gdb to get clues as to the reason for the crash.
Is this something you know how to do?

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The Passmark memtest86 free edition may not be as good as memtest86+ from the Fedora Live Installer. It looks like you only ran it for 3 hours – overnight for multiple nights is often needed. Some memory problems are temperature dependent and a system doing real work tends to run hotter than one just running memory tests.

Are you using btrfs? If so, run btrfs check (e.g., from a Live USB if it doesn’t work in your installed system) to rule out bitrot.

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yeah how do i get and do this memtest with what your talking about

ill buy the paid version of memtest sometime

and i dont know how to do it

i used memtest on a usb stick

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btrfs check
btrfs check: exactly 1 argument expected, 0 given

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There are online documents for btrfs check and manual pages. btrfs check needs details of how your storage is configured, and won’t work if you didn’t install the system using the (current default) btrfs. You can get that from Gnome Disks in the Live Installer USB. Look for entries like:

Contents Btrfs ...
Device      /dev/<partition>

You can try using Gnone Disks has a little button for “Additional partion options” that provides “Check filesystem” or, in a terminal, run sudo btrfs check /dev/<partition>.

Linux troubleshooting often needs command-line tools that generate text output suitable for forum posts. Students and colleagues (at a time when many were the only Linux users at their home institution) found Linux Command helpful.

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how do i do a memtest the way you were talking about

when on google i cant find what i need most of the time with fedora

“memtest86+ from the Fedora Live Installer”

and how do i run it long enough like you were saying

or do i run it more than once

it ran for just over 4 hours when i did it then stopped

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Goggle has been overrun with AI nonsense. Stick with the documentation from linux distros, kernel.org, and established sites like https://LinuxCommand.org.

Some Fedora Live USB Installers have memtest86+ as an option, if it is not on your Live USB you can create a bootable USB using files from https://memtest.org/.