Hello. I install houdini on Ubuntu 12.10 with this FAQ(http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1207&Itemid=273#install [sidefx.com]).
When I try start houdini from Applications->Side Effects Software->Houdini , nothing happens.
I try use terminal
ubuntu@ubuntu-IC780M-A:~$ cd ‘/opt/hfs12.1.185’
ubuntu@ubuntu-IC780M-Aopt/hfs12.1.185$ source houdini_setup
The Houdini 12.1.185 environment has been initialized.
ubuntu@ubuntu-IC780M-Aopt/hfs12.1.185$ houdini
(sent by pid -1259047160)ation Fault
Crash log saved to /tmp/crashlog_ubuntu.txt
(sent by pid 1370638088)pt/hfs12.1.185$ 8085: Fatal error: Segmentation Fault
Crash log saved to /tmp/crashlog_ubuntu.txt

Crashlog ubuntu
Crash report from ubuntu; Unknown App Version 12.1.185
Traceback from Sun Jan 20 04:02:58 2013
Caught signal 11
createCrashLog(UTsignalHandlerArg, char const*) <libHoudiniUI.so>
AP_Interface::coredumpHandler(UTsignalHandlerArg) <libHoudiniUI.so>
UT_Signal::UT_ComboSignalHandler:perator()(int, siginfo*, void*) const <libHoudiniUT.so>
UT_Signal::processSignal(int, siginfo*, void*) <libHoudiniUT.so>
global constructors keyed to Passes.cpp <libHoudiniUT.so>
global constructors keyed to Passes.cpp <libHoudiniUT.so>
llvm::cl::generic_parser_base::findOption(char const*) <libHoudiniUT.so>
global constructors keyed to Passes.cpp <libHoudiniUT.so>
_init <libLLVM-3.1.so.1>
_dl_rtld_di_serinfo <ld-linux-x86-64.so.2>
_dl_rtld_di_serinfo <ld-linux-x86-64.so.2>
_dl_make_stack_executable <ld-linux-x86-64.so.2>
_dl_rtld_di_serinfo <ld-linux-x86-64.so.2>
_dl_make_stack_executable <ld-linux-x86-64.so.2>
<libdl.so.2>
_dl_rtld_di_serinfo <ld-linux-x86-64.so.2>
dlerror <libdl.so.2>
dlopen <libdl.so.2>
__glXGetString <libGL.so.1>
XF86DRICloseFullScreen <libGL.so.1>
__glXSendError <libGL.so.1>
glXQueryVersion <libGL.so.1>
RE_XVisual::RE_XVisual(RE_XServer*, RE_DisplayMode) <libHoudiniUI.so>
RE_OGLRender::getVisualForMode(RE_DisplayMode) <libHoudiniUI.so>
X11_Window::doOpen() <libHoudiniUI.so>
UI_Window::handleEvent(UI_Event*) <libHoudiniUI.so>
UI_Queue::processNextEvent() <libHoudiniUI.so>
UI_Queue::drain() <libHoudiniUI.so>
UI_Queue::eventLoop() <libHoudiniUI.so>
main_part2(int, char**) <libHoudiniUI.so>
main <libHoudiniUI.so>
__libc_start_main <libc.so.6>
SS_Spreadsheet::getTopMargin(int, int) <hkey-bin>

Can you provide more info about your system?

SreckoM
Can you provide more info about your system?

Ubuntu12.10 x64
AMD Athlon™ II X4 630 Processor × 4
On windows 7 houdini work, but me need on linux

Which graphics card are you using? Have you updated your graphics driver to a recent driver?

I remove Ubuntu 12.10 and install 12.04LTS. Houdini work.

twod
Which graphics card are you using? Have you updated your graphics driver to a recent driver?

FWIW, I got the exact same thing out-of-the-box with Ubuntu 12.10. The issue went away when I switched to the NVIDIA driver.