Xfce missing icons after upgrade

nerexis · 2017-12-12 20:33:36

I didn't use my Archlinux for a long time, but after I have upgraded my whole system (about 800 packages updated), my icons in Xfce4 are missing. I'm also getting error messagebox saying "cannot start default terminal emulator - I/O error", when trying to start some commands related to xfce/random other programs. Changing icon set or reinstalling Xfce4 didn't solve issue. I think it might be somehow related to some 'gtk' confilct of packages I had during upgrade of my system.

For example, this is my output when trying to start 'terminator' console:

 $ terminator
(terminator:4442): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not load a pixbuf from icon theme.
This may indicate that pixbuf loaders or the mime database could not be found.
**
Gtk:ERROR:gtkiconhelper.c:494:ensure_surface_for_gicon: assertion failed (error == NULL): Failed to load /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/status/image-missing.png: Nierozpoznany format pliku obrazu (gdk-pixbuf-error-quark, 3)

Pastebin of system upgrade (system wasnt updated since 2014):
https://pastebin.com/xeM9cfmt

Last edited by nerexis (2017-12-12 21:15:18)

jasonwryan · 2017-12-12 20:39:26

nerexis wrote:

I think it might be somehow related to some 'gtk' confilct of packages I had during upgrade of my system.

Paste the output: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

Moving to NC...

nerexis · 2017-12-12 20:57:23

jasonwryan wrote:

nerexis wrote:
I think it might be somehow related to some 'gtk' confilct of packages I had during upgrade of my system.
Paste the output: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

Moving to NC...

Updated my first post.

 
$ terminator 
(terminator:4442): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not load a pixbuf from icon theme.
This may indicate that pixbuf loaders or the mime database could not be found.
**
Gtk:ERROR:gtkiconhelper.c:494:ensure_surface_for_gicon: assertion failed (error == NULL): Failed to load /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/status/image-missing.png: Nierozpoznany format pliku obrazu (gdk-pixbuf-error-quark, 3)

Slithery · 2017-12-12 21:00:14

And the pacman log?

nerexis · 2017-12-12 21:17:26

slithery wrote:

And the pacman log?

Pastebin of system upgrade (system wasnt updated since 2014):
https://pastebin.com/xeM9cfmt

Slithery · 2017-12-12 21:21:42

nerexis wrote:

system wasnt updated since 2014

Then it's no surprise it's broken.

There have been many, many upgrades that needed manual intervention since then, as well as changes in how pacman works. Arch isn't designed to handle such long periods between updates, to be honest it would be quicker to do a reinstall than fixed your now hosed system.

Last edited by Slithery (2017-12-12 21:27:59)

nerexis · 2017-12-12 21:41:09

I was thinking about it, but I'm back here to Archlinux after few years of not using Linux to learn something and it would be cool to fix this system.
Most parts of my system looks like working, so it just has some problem with gtk. I guess that is because of some new gtk version, or switch between gtk2/gtk3, it has some configuration thing not working or missing something (seen some conflicts but its not logged in log). I didn't start to debug the crashing part of gtk module using programming skills, but many parts of my system are reporting missing PNG file format support so I think at least this problem is fixable or at least I have something to start working with...

Slithery · 2017-12-12 21:56:21

The bug you are seeing is due to the introduction of pacman hooks, it's nothing to do with GTK. Everyone had to upgrade between 2016-02-23 and 2016-04-23 to avoid a broken system [1] - And that's just one of the many changes. Honestly, the amount of time and effort it would take to fix your system is huge, and that's if it's even possible in the first place.

Reinstalling is the only sane option.

[1] https://www.archlinux.org/news/required … 016-04-23/

Last edited by Slithery (2017-12-12 22:00:00)

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Xfce missing icons after upgrade

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