Hi, I recently upgraded libgl1-mesa-dri to version 7.0.2-4 and now blender starts up without crashing. I don't know what changed from 7.0.2-2 to 7.0.2-4 so I don't know if the bug was fixed or just avoided somehow. Therefore, I am not closing the bug at this time, but rather letting you decide what's best. Thanks, James -- jdietrch@fastmail.fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again