Installed GIMP and wont start

[w2swr]

Kubuntu 11.04 GIMP 2.6.11
Install tool attempts: Kpackagekit and sudo apt-get install gimp
Install seems to work successfully, but when I click the GIMP icon I see an attempt to open then nothing. When I attempt to run from a terminal, I get:
~$ gimp

(gimp:3974): GLib-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
Segmentation fault

GIMP wont run unless I run it in a terminal as "sudo gimp".

I am a Kubuntu nubee and I am looking for help on this please?

[dibl]

Re: Installed GIMP and wont start

The only difference between your installation and mine is the segmentation fault. On mine, gimp does run correctly, after throwing the exact same GLib-Warning:

don@natty-vm:~$ gimp

(gimp:1733): GLib-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0

and then when I close gimp, I see this afterwards:

(gimp:1733): Gimp-Widgets-WARNING **: gimp_dialog_factory_dispose: stale non-toplevel entries in factory->open_dialogs

don@natty-vm:~$

So, apparently the warning is "normal behavior" but your seg fault is not.

Are there any indications of instability on your system? Any other packages don't launch?

BTW, don't ever launch a GUI package with a "sudo" prefix -- that can hose up your user's home folder with root permissions.

Since gimp is a gtk-based package, I'm thinking maybe it would not hurt to grab some further gtk support. Try installing these:

gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-oxygen gtk2-engines-qtcurve kde-config-gtk

Reboot afterward, and try again with gimp, from the terminal, as a user.

[w2swr]

Re: Installed GIMP and wont start

No instability. gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-oxygen gtk2-engines-qtcurve kde-config-gtk are present.

[dibl]

Re: Installed GIMP and wont start

Does it start if you launch it from Alt-F2 "gimp" ?

[Rog132]

Re: Installed GIMP and wont start

Earlier > Topic: GIMP won't start

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An open bug report > Bug #742516: gimp-2.6 crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke():

mu3en wrote on 2011-04-11: #5


solved by switching from oxygen-gtk to raleigh [and back again] in KDE GTK+ Appearance systemsettings.
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Frido Otten wrote on 2011-05-05: #19


I can confirm this on a fresh 32 bit natty install. The GTK workaround didn't work for me but I found a different workaround:

# mkdir ~/.gimp-2.6
# gimp

voila

Somehow it struggles about not being able to find the directory. Once it exists, there's no problem.

[w2swr]

Re: Installed GIMP and wont start

I created the folder ".gimp-2.6" in my home directory and now GIMP opens. Thanks for the help