GIMP doesn't start.

**maqtanim** · September 17th, 2011

I am using Kubuntu 11.04. Recently I can't start/run the Gimp in my Kubuntu. If I double click the icon it shows a busy mouse pointer for a few seconds and then does nothing. If I try to run it from the terminal I get the following message:

Code:

(gimp:2221): 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

Any idea how to solve it?

**P05TMAN** · September 17th, 2011

Originally Posted by maqtanim

I am using Kubuntu 11.04. Recently I can't start/run the Gimp in my Kubuntu. If I double click the icon it shows a busy mouse pointer for a few seconds and then does nothing. If I try to run it from the terminal I get the following message:

Code:

(gimp:2221): 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

Any idea how to solve it?

Have you already tried to reinstall it? Perhaps a purge, then reinstall from the command line?

**SeijiSensei** · September 17th, 2011

Did you install GIMP from the repositories or somewhere else? There's no guarantee another build will work on Ubuntu because of differences in libraries. The error you report sounds like such a problem.

**donkyhotay** · September 17th, 2011

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Did you install GIMP from the repositories or somewhere else? There's no guarantee another build will work on Ubuntu because of differences in libraries. The error you report sounds like such a problem.

Yeah it sounds like a problem with libraries to me as well. Most likely caused by either not installing GIMP from the repos or by adding 3rd party repos to your sources and either GIMP or the libraries updating and becoming out of sync.

**realzippy** · September 17th, 2011

Also had this problem when escaped to Kubuntu.
Solution:
Set your gtk appearance (System Settings > Application Appearance > GTK+ Appearance ) back to Raleigh, launch Gimp once, then you can change gtk appearance back.
Gimp will start then...

**josephmills** · September 17th, 2011

I ran across this hope that it helps

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1746905

**maqtanim** · September 17th, 2011

Originally Posted by realzippy

Also had this problem when escaped to Kubuntu.
Solution:
Set your gtk appearance (System Settings > Application Appearance > GTK+ Appearance ) back to Raleigh, launch Gimp once, then you can change gtk appearance back.
Gimp will start then...

Thanks a lot... it worked for me! Is this a common problem for Kubuntu? They should fix it!

By the way, I've installed gimp from the official Ubuntu repo.