Public bug reported:
On Ubuntu 26.04, GIMP 3.2.2 crashes during startup at with the splashscreen at
“Initializing Babl Fishes” with:
```text
set device 'Wayland Pointer' to mode: disabled
.../script-fu: fatal error: GIMP crashed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
```
The crash occurs even with a completely clean `HOME`, so it is not
caused by user configuration or cached GEGL/Babl data.
The issue is specific to native Wayland: GIMP starts normally with:
```bash
GDK_BACKEND=x11 gimp
```
Running `sudo -H gimp` also works, using XWayland.
**Workaround:** run GIMP with `GDK_BACKEND=x11`.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: gimp 3.2.2-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-31.31-generic 7.0.14
Uname: Linux 7.0.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.34.1-0ubuntu0.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Sep 28 15:41:08 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-05 (3188 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: gimp
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to resolute on 2026-09-17 (11 days ago)
** Affects: gimp (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug resolute wayland-session
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