Same bug running Ubuntu 16.04 and inkscape 0.91 r13725. In my case this is due to a file that was in an autofs filesystem that cannot be mounted.
The two workarounds described above solve the problem (~/.local/share /recently-used.xbel and setting maxrecentdocuments=0 in ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xml). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to inkscape in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/785701 Title: Inkscape freezes at opening Status in Inkscape: Triaged Status in inkscape package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: inkscape I use Ubuntu 11.04 classic. Very often Inkscape freezes at opening, even if empty. We have the same problem in Ubuntu 10.04. Since I hadn't noticed it up to recently (1 month or so) it's possible that it is due to a modification in another package than Inkscape, for instance a library. But Im' not an intensive user of Inkscape. Steps to reproduce the problem: choose in the general menu Applications → Graphics → "Inskape Vector Graphics Editor". What happens: Inkscape is launched but, often clicking any button has no effect, resizing the window doesn't resize the inside. After a while, Inkscape's window is greyished and, if I close it, I first get a "The window 'New document 1 - Inkscape' is not responding." message. Relaunching Inkscape never solves the issue. Login out and in sometimes solves it, sometimes not. What is expected to happen: that Inkscape respond to clicks. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: inkscape 0.48.1-2ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri May 20 19:02:33 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fr_FR.utf8 LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: inkscape UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-01 (19 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/785701/+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
