i can't run Gimp in ubuntu 20.04. libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 cannot open shared object file #149

artur14785 · 2021-05-04T02:23:34Z

The last time I tried to use GIMP couldn't run it from the application menu icon. When I use the terminal it returns the following message :

user@user-Inspiron-3585:~$ gimp /snap/gimp/367/usr/bin/gimp: error while loading shared libraries: libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

There is a similar report here: #102 but it has already closed and it is not detailed how the problem was solved
Operative system: Ubuntu 20.04

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wpf500 · 2021-05-04T10:31:28Z

I also had this problem today, it looks like the auto refresh failed:

$ snap changes
ID   Status  Spawn                   Ready                   Summary
162  Error   yesterday at 14:50 BST  yesterday at 15:01 BST  Auto-refresh snap "gimp"

I reinstalled the snap and now it works fine

snap remove gimp
snap install gimp

artur14785 · 2021-05-04T13:11:39Z

I also had this problem today, it looks like the auto refresh failed:
$ snap changes
ID   Status  Spawn                   Ready                   Summary
162  Error   yesterday at 14:50 BST  yesterday at 15:01 BST  Auto-refresh snap "gimp"
I reinstalled the snap and now it works fine
snap remove gimp
snap install gimp

Thanks. finally i had to remove and reinstall again. Do you know if this problem is a gimp bug or what causes it?

lucyllewy · 2021-05-04T13:40:38Z

@wpf500 could you run snap change 162 and paste the output please? That might show where the failure to refresh was...

wpf500 · 2021-05-05T08:24:12Z

Looks like the logs are gone unfortunately:

$ snap change 162
error: cannot find change with id "162"

Is there a backup somewhere?

wpf500 · 2021-05-05T08:32:10Z

Ah I found this in journalctl:

May 03 14:50:01 wfranklin-laptop systemd[1]: Starting Snap Daemon...
May 03 14:50:01 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: AppArmor status: apparmor is enabled and all features are available
May 03 14:50:02 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: AppArmor status: apparmor is enabled and all features are available
May 03 14:50:02 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: daemon.go:347: started snapd/2.49.2 (series 16; classic) ubuntu/20.04 (amd64) linux/5.8.0-50-generic.
May 03 14:50:02 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: daemon.go:440: adjusting startup timeout by 2m10s (pessimistic estimate of 30s plus 5s per snap)
May 03 14:50:03 wfranklin-laptop systemd[1]: Started Snap Daemon.
May 03 14:50:08 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: storehelpers.go:551: cannot refresh: snap has no updates available: "boxy-svg", "code", "core", "core18", "gnome-3-28-1804", "gno>
May 03 15:00:38 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: taskrunner.go:271: [change 162 "Download snap \"gnome-3-38-2004\" (39) from channel \"stable\"" task] failed: download too slow: >
May 03 15:00:39 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: store_download.go:169: Cannot download or apply deltas for gimp: download too slow: 0.00 bytes/sec
May 03 15:01:35 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: backend.go:575: remove late for snap gimp (347) type app
May 03 15:01:36 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: storehelpers.go:551: cannot refresh snap "gimp": snap has no updates available
May 03 18:40:18 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: storehelpers.go:551: cannot refresh: snap has no updates available: "boxy-svg", "code", "core", "core18", "core20", "gimp", "gnom>
May 03 18:40:18 wfranklin-laptop snapd[1134]: autorefresh.go:479: auto-refresh: all snaps are up-to-date
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lucyllewy · 2021-05-05T12:40:01Z

oof. download too slow sounds like a snapd bug.

lucyllewy · 2021-05-05T13:08:35Z

I've made a Snapcraft forum post to discuss with the snapd developers what the issue might be and how to prevent it in the future:

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-left-in-unusable-state-after-failure-to-refresh/24253

mindaslab · 2024-12-23T11:04:04Z

I have this same bug I guess: /snap/gimp/436/usr/bin/gimp: error while loading shared libraries: libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Nothing seems to fix it.

viniciuspdionizio · 2024-12-23T22:38:48Z

I have this same bug I guess: /snap/gimp/436/usr/bin/gimp: error while loading shared libraries: libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Nothing seems to fix it.

same here, i'm using ubuntu 24.04

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Release:	24.04
Codename:	noble

$ snap version
snap    2.66.1+24.04
snapd   2.66.1+24.04
series  16
ubuntu  24.04
kernel  6.8.0-51-generic

Axelkt17 · 2024-12-26T16:13:54Z

I have the same issue with ubuntu 24.04. Switched to sudo apt install gimp with much less download size and works without problems. Sorry, snap, why does the installation via application center of one of the most used applications fail in ubuntu?

John-Peters · 2024-12-29T10:07:39Z

Same problem with Ubuntu 24.04. Followed your advice and reinstalled with apt. Works fine ! Thanks !

Akinola003 · 2024-12-30T03:48:39Z

I also had the same issue with GIMP not opening with the same error logs. But following the solutions above i was able to resolve the issue and get it working and I also think the issue is with the "snap" since "apt" was able to insatll it without any issue. The solution used is below:

snap remove gimp
sudo apt install gimp

This should work.

ejohb · 2024-12-30T14:44:00Z

Removing/reinstalling left me with the same error.

Akinola003 · 2024-12-30T18:31:52Z

Did you do remove and install it through the terminal? If not do so through the terminal, don't use the software installer in Ubuntu. You can purge the gimp, you can find the commands in the earlier replies and Make sure to "sudo apt update" before installing again. Before you start the procedures make sure to restart your PC (there might be some issues after an update, happened to me multiple times)

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jmims-magnusdigital · 2024-12-30T23:13:35Z

I also had the same issue with GIMP not opening with the same error logs. But following the solutions above i was able to resolve the issue and get it working and I also think the issue is with the "snap" since "apt" was able to insatll it without any issue. The solution used is below:

snap remove gimp sudo apt install gimp

This should work.

This worked for me

ejohb · 2024-12-31T09:15:33Z

Did you do remove and install it through the terminal? If not do so through the terminal, don't use the software installer in Ubuntu. You can purge the gimp, you can find the commands in the earlier replies and Make sure to "sudo apt update" before installing again. Before you start the procedures make sure to restart your PC (there might be some issues after an update, happened to me multiple times)

Thanks for the info. I meant remove/install via snap didn't help. I realise I can install via apt but want to avoid that.

dennn13 · 2024-12-31T15:08:08Z

For me gimp starts after this connections
snap connect gimp:gnome-3-38-2004 gnome-3-38-2004:gnome-3-38-2004
snap connect gimp:gtk-3-themes gtk-common-themes:gtk-3-themes
snap connect gimp:gtk-2-engines gtk2-common-themes:gtk-2-engines

gorbinphilip · 2025-01-02T14:46:28Z

+1

Issue persists. Tried on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Works fine with apt

olehkhol · 2025-01-02T20:09:43Z

Hi. I have the same issue for xubuntu 24.04.1.

vsvsbr · 2025-01-02T22:06:27Z

+1

I switched from snap package to apt and it worked for me.

Akinola003 · 2025-01-02T22:42:27Z

Hi. I have the same issue for xubuntu 24.04.1.

Try the solutions in the replies above since Xubuntu is also based on Ubuntu: difference is just the desktop environ

olehkhol · 2025-01-02T23:29:20Z

Hi. I have the same issue for xubuntu 24.04.1.

Try the solutions in the replies above since Xubuntu is also based on Ubuntu: difference is just the desktop environ

My exact intention was to install GIMP via Snap to ensure access to the latest version, which isn’t available through the deb package.

ejohb · 2025-01-03T04:53:43Z

Since this issue thread is over 3 years old, I'm sceptical anyone working on the project is actually seeing these comments.

felipe-valerio · 2025-01-04T17:41:02Z

For me gimp starts after this connections
snap connect gimp:gnome-3-38-2004 gnome-3-38-2004:gnome-3-38-2004
snap connect gimp:gtk-3-themes gtk-common-themes:gtk-3-themes
snap connect gimp:gtk-2-engines gtk2-common-themes:gtk-2-engines

Amazingly this works. But it's surprising how this is still an issue in 2025 lol

dephekt · 2025-01-05T19:16:15Z

For me gimp starts after this connections
snap connect gimp:gnome-3-38-2004 gnome-3-38-2004:gnome-3-38-2004
snap connect gimp:gtk-3-themes gtk-common-themes:gtk-3-themes
snap connect gimp:gtk-2-engines gtk2-common-themes:gtk-2-engines

Amazingly this works. But it's surprising how this is still an issue in 2025 lol

It's not that this same issue has existed since 2021. It's just the issue of missing connections has showed up again in a similar way recently, which led people to find this similarly named but unrelated issue. There is a more recent one that actually references the current problem: #313

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