Public bug reported: Since upgrading my version of GIMP on Ubuntu to 2.8.4, the application can no longer start. The splash screen remains stuck on "Looking for data files" ... "Tool options" and won't go further.
Output of gimp --version: $ gimp --version GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.8.4 Output of gimp --verbose: $ gimp --verbose INIT: gimp_load_config Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/unitrc' Parsing '/etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/gimprc' gimp_composite: verbose=no Processor instruction sets: +mmx +sse +sse2 -3dnow -altivec -vis Adding theme 'Small' (/usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Small) Adding theme 'Default' (/usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default) Writing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/themerc' Trying splash '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/gimp-splash.png' ... failed Trying splash '/usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-splash.png' ... OK INIT: gimp_initialize INIT: gimp_real_initialize INIT: gui_initialize_after_callback INIT: gimp_restore Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/parasiterc' Loading 'brush factory' data Loading 'dynamics factory' data Loading 'pattern factory' data Loading 'palette factory' data Loading 'gradient factory' data Loading fonts Loading 'tool preset factory' data Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/templaterc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/modulerc' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-cmyk.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-cmyk.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-linux-input.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-linux-input.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-proof.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-proof.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-midi.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-midi.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-gamma.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-gamma.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-color-blind.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-color-blind.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-water.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-water.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-lcms.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-lcms.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-high-contrast.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-high-contrast.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-wheel.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-wheel.so' INIT: gui_restore_callback clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/png clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-icon clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-ico clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-win-bitmap clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/bmp clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-bmp clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-MS-bmp clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/tiff clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/jpeg Parsing '/etc/gimp/2.0/sessionrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/dockrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/toolrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/contextrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/tool-options/gimp-rect-select-tool' [Ctrl-C'd since it won't go further] ^Cgimp: terminated: Interrupt Using Ubuntu 13.04 and the version available from the official apt repository, and Fluxbox as desktop manager. I have already removed the directory ~/.gimp-2.8 and let GIMP re-create it but it didn't change much. Is there any solution for this? I'm completely stuck with my work... Thanks, Fabio p.s. Weirdly, when I run GIMP in strace everything works fine. Even though, of course, running GIMP in strace every time is not a solution, it goes damn slow and it eats up my machine's resources. What happens here? Some weird race condition that disappears using strace? ** Affects: gimp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gimp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1213462 Title: GIMP bootstrap remains stuck on loading tool options Status in “gimp” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Since upgrading my version of GIMP on Ubuntu to 2.8.4, the application can no longer start. The splash screen remains stuck on "Looking for data files" ... "Tool options" and won't go further. Output of gimp --version: $ gimp --version GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.8.4 Output of gimp --verbose: $ gimp --verbose INIT: gimp_load_config Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/unitrc' Parsing '/etc/gimp/2.0/gimprc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/gimprc' gimp_composite: verbose=no Processor instruction sets: +mmx +sse +sse2 -3dnow -altivec -vis Adding theme 'Small' (/usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Small) Adding theme 'Default' (/usr/share/gimp/2.0/themes/Default) Writing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/themerc' Trying splash '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/gimp-splash.png' ... failed Trying splash '/usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/gimp-splash.png' ... OK INIT: gimp_initialize INIT: gimp_real_initialize INIT: gui_initialize_after_callback INIT: gimp_restore Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/parasiterc' Loading 'brush factory' data Loading 'dynamics factory' data Loading 'pattern factory' data Loading 'palette factory' data Loading 'gradient factory' data Loading fonts Loading 'tool preset factory' data Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/templaterc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/modulerc' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-cmyk.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-cmyk.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-linux-input.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-linux-input.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-proof.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-proof.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-midi.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcontroller-midi.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-gamma.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-gamma.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-color-blind.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-color-blind.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-water.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-water.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-lcms.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-lcms.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-high-contrast.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libdisplay-filter-high-contrast.so' Loading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-wheel.so' Unloading module '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/modules/libcolor-selector-wheel.so' INIT: gui_restore_callback clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/png clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-icon clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-ico clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-win-bitmap clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/bmp clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-bmp clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/x-MS-bmp clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/tiff clipboard: writable pixbuf format: image/jpeg Parsing '/etc/gimp/2.0/sessionrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/dockrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/toolrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/contextrc' Parsing '/home/blacklight/.gimp-2.8/tool-options/gimp-rect-select-tool' [Ctrl-C'd since it won't go further] ^Cgimp: terminated: Interrupt Using Ubuntu 13.04 and the version available from the official apt repository, and Fluxbox as desktop manager. I have already removed the directory ~/.gimp-2.8 and let GIMP re- create it but it didn't change much. Is there any solution for this? I'm completely stuck with my work... Thanks, Fabio p.s. Weirdly, when I run GIMP in strace everything works fine. Even though, of course, running GIMP in strace every time is not a solution, it goes damn slow and it eats up my machine's resources. What happens here? Some weird race condition that disappears using strace? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/1213462/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp