[SOLVED] xfce upgrade 4.11 --> 4.12 : error loading libxfce4util.so.6

rudametw · 2015-03-10 15:37:43

Hi guys,

I upgraded from xfce 4.11 (xfce4-*-devel packages) to xfce 4.12 today, but I have the following error with a bunch of different xfce4 apps (including xfdesktop):

# xfce4-settings-manager
xfce4-settings-manager: error while loading shared libraries: libxfce4util.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I tried downgrading extra/libxfce4util 4.12.1-1 to aur/libxfce4util-devel 4.11.0-1 but then the error says libxfce4util.so.7 cannot be found.

Using ldd I found that the applications depend on both libxfce4util.so.6 and libxfce4util.so.7

ldd $(which xfce4-appfinder) | grep -i xfce4
        libxfce4ui-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxfce4ui-1.so.0 (0x00007f681fa05000)
        libxfce4util.so.7 => /usr/lib/libxfce4util.so.7 (0x00007f681ecd8000)
        libxfce4util.so.6 => not found

I figure I have some package somewhere that didn't upgrade properly or something. Here's the list of xfce packages I have installed:

# pacman -Q | egrep xfce\|xfw\|xfd
elementary-xfce-icons 0.5-3
gtk-xfce-engine 2.10.1-1
libxfce4ui 4.12.0-1
libxfce4util 4.12.1-1
mint-backgrounds-xfce 2013.06.10-1
xfce4-appfinder 4.12.0-1
xfce4-artwork 0.1.1a_git20110420-4
xfce4-battery-plugin 1.0.5-4
xfce4-cpufreq-plugin 1.1.1-2
xfce4-cpugraph-plugin 1.0.5-3
xfce4-datetime-plugin 0.6.2-4
xfce4-diskperf-plugin 2.5.5-1
xfce4-fsguard-plugin 1.0.2-4
xfce4-genmon-plugin 3.4.0-3
xfce4-mpc-plugin 0.4.5-1
xfce4-netload-plugin 1.2.4-2
xfce4-panel 4.12.0-1
xfce4-sensors-plugin 1.2.6-2
xfce4-session 4.12.0-2
xfce4-settings 4.12.0-3
xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin 0.4.5-3
xfce4-systemload-plugin 1.1.2-2
xfce4-taskmanager 1.1.0-1
xfce4-terminal 0.6.3-2
xfce4-time-out-plugin 1.0.1-5
xfce4-timer-plugin 1.6.0-3
xfce4-wavelan-plugin 0.5.12-1
xfce4-weather-plugin 0.8.5-2
xfce4-xquisite-icon-theme 0.4.6-1
xfconf 4.12.0-1
xfdesktop 4.12.0-1
xfwm4 4.12.0-1
xfwm4-themes 4.10.0-2
zukitwo-colors-xfwm4 0.1-1

My current workaround, which seems sloppy but works just fine, was to create a symbolic link

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libxfce4util.so.7 /usr/lib/libxfce4util.so.6

Any ideas?

Regards,
Walter

Last edited by rudametw (2015-03-10 17:24:46)

Scimmia · 2015-03-10 15:47:44

Delete that symlink and update your entire system. If that doesn't work, give us the output of `pacman -Qm`

rudametw · 2015-03-10 15:55:23

Output of pacman -Qm

acroread 9.5.5-5
adwaita-x-dark-and-light-theme 1.3-1
aircrack-m4-svn r18-2
airoscript-ng 1.2rc3-7
avbin7 7-1
bbswitch-dkms-git v0.8.r0.g0c38f97-1
bfg 1.11.8-2
blueman 1.99.alpha2-1
bmpanel2 2.1pre1-5
brainworkshop 4.8.4-4
bully-git 1.0.22.1fef73a-2
bumblebee-git 3.2.1.r16.524ded1-1
chromium-libpdf 1:36.0.1985.143-1
chromium-pepper-flash 1:16.0.0.305-1
compton-conf-git 17.18e83fe-1
compton-git 0.1_beta2.59.g23d1dd1-1
crunch 3.6-1
delorean-dark-stripped-themes-3.8 10082013-2
desksanity-git 1.0.rev59.4150edd-1
dorian-theme-3.10 105222014-2
dropbox-cli 2.10.0-4
dropbox-dark-panel-icons 1.0-10
e-modules-extra-git 20141224-1
eclipse-anyedittools 2.4.11.201409071702-1
eclipse-bytecode-outline 2.4.0-1
eclipse-emf 2.10.2-1
eclipse-findbugs 3.0.0-1
eclipse-gef 3.9.101-1
eclipse-jadclipse 3.3.0-3
eclipse-m2e 1.5.0-2
eclipse-mylyn 3.14.2-1
eclipse-pydev 3.9.2-1
eclipse-rse 3.5-2
eclipse-wtp-wst 3.6.0-1
econnman 1.1-1
edgar-git 0.2.0.r24.f36ea5a-1
efx-git 1.11.99.150.2ffc023-1
elementary-xfce-icons 0.5-3
elementary_test-git 1.12.99.10859.6eb6320-1
elementary_test-git-debug 1.12.99.10859.6eb6320-1
emprint-git 0.1.0.67.a0886e1-1
enventor-git 0.4.0.r37.gec28195-1
ephoto-git 0.1.1.528.26b2ecf-1
equate-git 0.99.0.18.703693f-1
ev-git r49.a4ac44f-1
ewe 0.2.2-1
eweather-git 0.2.0.r74.59b35ab-1
exifread 1.4.2-2
firefox-theme-adwaita 35.1-1
focuswriter 1.5.3-1
font-manager 0.5.7-5
fontconfig-ttf-ms-fonts 1.0-2
freemind-git 20121104-1
garcon-devel 0.3.0-5
gcc-gcj 4.9.2-2
gcc-gcj-ecj 4.9-1
gcolor3 1.2.1-1
gerix-wifi-cracker-ng-git 20111025-2
glib 1.2.10-12
gmrun-multihead 0.9.2-2
gnomintu-icon-theme-git r90.595c6d6r90.595c6d6-1
google-chrome-dev 42.0.2311.22-1
google-talkplugin 5.38.6.0-1
gstreamer0.10-vaapi 0.5.9-1
gtg 0.3.1-1
gtk-theme-adt 0.2-1
gtk-theme-e17gtk 20141022-1
gtk-theme-murrine-arch 0.4-2
gtk3-nocsd 20140823-2
https-everywhere-chrome 2014.1.3-1
humanity-icon-theme 0.6.5-1
indicator-stickynotes 0.4.2-1
johnny 1.1.3-1
jpegoptim 1.4.2-1
latex-mk 2.1-2
lib32-gtk-engine-murrine 0.98.2-1
lib32-libpng12 1.2.52-1
lib32-pangox-compat 0.0.2-1
libappindicator-gtk2 12.10.0-4
libappindicator-gtk3 12.10.0-4
libappindicator-sharp 12.10.0-4
libdbusmenu-gtk2 12.10.2-3
libeweather-git 0.2.0.78.7548063-1
libindicator-gtk2 12.10.1-4
libindicator-gtk3 12.10.1-4
libpng12 1.2.52-1
mdk3 v6-4
mint-backgrounds-xfce 2013.06.10-1
modelio-open 3.3.0-1
mozplugger 2.1.6-1
nemo-dropbox 2.4.0-2
nodejs-bower 1.3.12-1
nodejs-grunt-cli 0.1.13-3
numix-themes-darkblue 2.5-1
nvidia-dkms 346.47-2
nvidiabl 0.87-3
nvidiablctl 0.2-2
ob-autostart 1-3
obapps 0.1.7-4
obex-data-server 0.4.6-10
okular-browserplugin 20121015-1
omg-suite 20130525-1
pasystray-git 0.4.0.r47.gef3dbb0-1
pavumeter 0.9.3-6
pdflatex.sh-git 20120111-1
pdftk 2.02-3
perl-algorithm-permute 0.12-2
perl-expect 1.32-1
perl-number-range 0.12-1
pkgtools 25-4
popcorntime 0.3.7.2-1
powerstat-git 20140207-1
primus-git 20150223-1
profile-cleaner 2.34-1
pulseaudio-git v5.99.2.4.ge0e0ebb-1
pyqt3 3.18.1-14
pyrit 0.4.0-2
python-efl 1.13.0-1
python2-efl 1.13.0-1
python2-liblarch 2.1.0-4
python2-pypdf2 1.24-1
qscintilla-qt3 1.7.1-6
qt3 1:3.3.8b-9
rage-git 0.1.0.r78.9bd2dfb-1
rar 5.2.1-1
ravex-colors-gtk-theme 17.2-1
redshift-git 1.9.1.r91.g59023d8-1
redshift-gtk-git 1.9.1.r91.g59023d8-1
rofi-git r449.4c92d1f-1
screenclone-git 20130120-1
shimmer-wallpapers 1.0-2
siano-tv-fw 0.1-1
simpleswitcher-git 20140219-1
skippy-xd-git 46.ecb7835-1
smartgithg 6.0.7-2
stapler 0.4-2
superswitcher 0.6-4
tango-icon-theme 0.8.90-9
teamviewer 10.0.37742-1
thunderbird-lightning-bin 3.3-1
thunderbird-theme-adwaita 31.0-1
tomboy-calc 0.40-1
ttf-faruma-ib 2.0-1
ttf-ms-fonts 2.0-10
ttf-vista-fonts 1-8
tuned 2.3.0-1
vim-ag 20140327-1
virt-what 1.14-2
wepbuster 1.0_beta_0.7-6
wepcrackgui 0.9.2-1
wingo-git 20121022-2
wps-office 9.1.0.4945_a16p3-1
wpscrack 0.0.1-2
xf86-video-intel-git 2.99.917.151.gfef0f3d-1
xfce4-xquisite-icon-theme 0.4.6-1
xpdf 3.04-2
xwinmosaic-git v0.4.2.11.g378fffb-1
xz-git 5.2.0.r8.ga9b45ba-1
zen-gtk-themes 0.14.2-1
zenx-gtk-themes 0.11.5-1
zukitwo-colors-xfwm4 0.1-1
zukitwo-hybrid-theme 20111208-1
zukitwo-manjaro 33.9693d25-1
zukitwo-themes 20141022-1

Alad · 2015-03-10 16:03:41

Ay caramba. How about some spring cleaning?

Last edited by Alad (2015-03-10 16:04:12)

Scimmia · 2015-03-10 16:06:28

Wow, that is quite a list. I still see garcon-devel in there, that could be the problem.

rudametw · 2015-03-10 16:10:07

pacman -Q | wc -l
1534

And I've only been using Arch since September :-)

sudo pacman -R garcon-devel 
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: xfce4-appfinder: requires garcon
:: xfce4-panel: requires garcon
:: xfce4-settings: requires garcon
:: xfdesktop: requires garcon

Should I try uninstalling and then reinstalling all of them?

Scimmia · 2015-03-10 16:10:51

Just install garcon from Extra. It should remove garcon-devel

rudametw · 2015-03-10 16:13:04

Installed extra/garcon, everything seems to work now!

Thanks for the help, you guys are awesome

karol · 2015-03-10 16:35:36

Please remember to mark the thread as solved https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130309

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#1 2015-03-10 15:37:43

[SOLVED] xfce upgrade 4.11 --> 4.12 : error loading libxfce4util.so.6

#2 2015-03-10 15:47:44

Re: [SOLVED] xfce upgrade 4.11 --> 4.12 : error loading libxfce4util.so.6

#3 2015-03-10 15:55:23

Re: [SOLVED] xfce upgrade 4.11 --> 4.12 : error loading libxfce4util.so.6

#4 2015-03-10 16:03:41

Re: [SOLVED] xfce upgrade 4.11 --> 4.12 : error loading libxfce4util.so.6

#5 2015-03-10 16:06:28

Re: [SOLVED] xfce upgrade 4.11 --> 4.12 : error loading libxfce4util.so.6

#6 2015-03-10 16:10:07

Re: [SOLVED] xfce upgrade 4.11 --> 4.12 : error loading libxfce4util.so.6

#7 2015-03-10 16:10:51

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