Gimp doesn't run with the message: GdkPixbuf version too old! GIMP requires GdkPixbuf version 2.24.1 or later. Installed GdkPixbuf version is 2.23.4. Somehow you or your software packager managed to install GIMP with an older GdkPixbuf version. Please upgrade to GdkPixbuf version 2.24.1 or later. # rpm -qa gimp '*gdk-pixbuf*' gimp-2.8.0-alt0.M60P.1 libgdk-pixbuf-2.23.4-alt2 libgdk-pixbuf-gir-2.23.4-alt2 libgdk-pixbuf-locales-2.23.4-alt2 # If one installs/updates the gimp package, the required versions of the libraries should be required (and updated). setversioned dependencies (https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15079 ) don't help in this case, as you can see. # apt-cache showpkg libgdk-pixbuf Package: libgdk-pixbuf Versions: 2.24.1-alt0.M60P.1(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.altlinux.org_pub_distributions_ALTLinux_p6_branch_i586_base_pkglist.classic) 2.23.4-alt2(/var/lib/apt/lists/Simply%20Linux%206.0.1%20%20(Flounder)%20i586%20build%202011-10-20_ALTLinux_base_pkglist.main)(/var/lib/rpm/Packages) Reverse Depends: libgdk-pixbuf-xlib,libgdk-pixbuf 2.23.4-alt2 libgdk-pixbuf-locales,libgdk-pixbuf 2.23.4-alt2 libgdk-pixbuf-gir,libgdk-pixbuf 2.23.4-alt2 libgdk-pixbuf-locales,libgdk-pixbuf 2.24.1-alt0.M60P.1 libgdk-pixbuf-xlib,libgdk-pixbuf 2.24.1-alt0.M60P.1 libgdk-pixbuf-gir,libgdk-pixbuf 2.24.1-alt0.M60P.1 Dependencies: 2.24.1-alt0.M60P.1 - libgdk-pixbuf-locales (5 2.24.1) /bin/sh (0 (null)) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0 (null)) /usr/lib/rpm (0 (null)) grep (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.11) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.7) (0 (null)) libgio-2.0.so.0 (2 set:ojDUBtHVRjDPl1ZoV0Z6CNJRrS2Jug8Yc0Wx5v57NIMwEHhzg61oMGL6mWPSt7aRQj) libglib-2.0.so.0 (2 set:oh1iMw3r0kQMZpInqcCNcWLGqGCz5nOcrztK04GbYwVrZ90txDZg8iFjFHlhjei4A1myi7uGUDJ6vmrwQZvGXTdaZfTXeE9LKST2Sg9F8jlFDXu24V3LseqiLZoWkVO1J4Pw7Hb2lW6zqwlJuVaYtKEE63WRsHmmBWKp3Ag3gLc6kxWmBWIBswRaE4nZICtgLZ4Ve1yTlaldq9pwoVA6FPQRK2R2Qe3hxrzc6kjwWrnjdZgfZqAZ4AkatMbhnUBq9gQFVm9tUxCA1ZA95xxMdgq80) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (2 set:heIUaJXnCFo) libgobject-2.0.so.0 (2 set:mg9fAxvQ6GrJRTvuVtJGswx1rBjQchPy76wD6rGug7cpq121QXcjUnN9fBqdZjpFNELn3VTe8ZtewH06gDRtBfQUl) libjpeg.so.62 (2 set:jevZkgcYSG7BUx6ZsaoQx9wQHfpooZ8GlMGLen9vviN6m6670) libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libpng12.so.0 (2 set:lfmxVHikkrZb2nR9l2sbOakytwUp53gT0MAIU6CVxgCAdw9OS5CwFDSTv1mPgNtAQHIZ7ZfBQ8giG4MTHA9cII0JmdHE5) libpng12.so.0(PNG_12) (0 (null)) libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2) (0 (null)) libtiff.so.4 (2 set:lhs2h9FXqsVhAiJAXbUbETSUrQuHc) rtld(GNU_HASH) (0 (null)) libgdk-pixbuf-loaders (1 2.24.1) 2.23.4-alt2 - libgdk-pixbuf-locales (5 2.23.4) /bin/sh (0 (null)) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0 (null)) /usr/lib/rpm (0 (null)) grep (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.11) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.7) (0 (null)) libgio-2.0.so.0 (2 set:ojDUBtHVRjDPl1ZoV0Z6CNJRrS2Jug8Yc0Wx5v57NIMwEHhzg61oMGL6mWPSt7aRQj) libglib-2.0.so.0 (2 set:oh60p3wy6SfpLQoczpQvlRkd7bKkvZLSJNen021YAFf1W2fZ1gAiDinHyCsA883I4BeYkNfrdZsq3ASZBtZK6BZvXt7QAnnXr1rEAkAFGQPtf1yYxne7dFnvkDaneEBo6YothEiTok3IGRbnxLP55RogLCrROGkTdrw4q0WBNwakTGkDJA3Im1BUWDdXwuXFsD0NXaBG6JAcgIsizQpWqnxq1qDxEMJh63G9gZdKCqYx7vBID8FkWwnyKMbRiwEjPJiWM3d93Zpia23xrwQg0) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (2 set:heIUaJXnCFo) libgobject-2.0.so.0 (2 set:mg9fAxvQ6GrJRTvuVtJGswx1rBjQchP6abLp1fdSkZ0Ww9jbg8wuDp2ZGUADiJ6ZFIQoQTHxYr74ZC7Ml03EPWKO7qYa) libjpeg.so.62 (2 set:jevZkgcYSG7BUx6ZsaoQx9wQHfpooZ8GlMGLen9vviN6m6670) libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libpng12.so.0 (2 set:lfmxVHikkrZb2nR9l2sbOakytwUp53gT0MAIU6CVxgCAdw9OS5CwFDSTv1mPgNtAQHIZ7ZfBQ8giG4MTHA9cII0JmdHE5) libpng12.so.0(PNG_12) (0 (null)) libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2) (0 (null)) libtiff.so.4 (2 set:lhs2h9FXqsVhAiJAXbUbETSUrQuHc) rtld(GNU_HASH) (0 (null)) libgdk-pixbuf-loaders (1 2.23.4) Provides: 2.24.1-alt0.M60P.1 - libgdk-pixbuf libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.8) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.21.7) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.17.6) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.14) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 libgdk-pixbuf-loaders 2.23.4-alt2 - libgdk-pixbuf libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.8) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.21.7) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.17.6) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0(GDK_2.14) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 libgdk-pixbuf-loaders Reverse Provides: libgdk-pixbuf 2.23.4-alt2 libgdk-pixbuf 2.24.1-alt0.M60P.1 # The same applies to the libpango dependency of gimp. It reported a wrong version of libpango, before I have manually updated it: Jan 17 15:13:10 cerob synaptic: libpango-1.29.4-alt1.M60P.1 installed Jan 17 15:13:10 cerob synaptic: libpango-1.28.4-alt0.M60P.1 removed Jan 17 15:13:11 cerob synaptic: libpango-gir-1.29.4-alt1.M60P.1 installed Jan 17 15:13:11 cerob synaptic: libpango-gir-1.28.4-alt0.M60P.1 removed This should have happened automatically with APT (when updating gimp).
A similar old case: https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5900 .
Can't we import the required version of libraries from the version-checking code of gimp?.. Or perhaps disable the version-checking code, if we trust set-versions?
The next problem library is BABL: BABL version too old! GIMP requires BABL version 0.1.10 or later. Installed BABL version is 0.1.4. Somehow you or your software packager managed to install GIMP with an older BABL version. Please upgrade to BABL version 0.1.10 or later.
apt> showpkg libbabl Package: libbabl Versions: 0.1.10-alt0.M60P.1(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.altlinux.org_pub_distributions_ALTLinux_p6_branch_i586_base_pkglist.classic) 0.1.4-alt1(/var/lib/apt/lists/Simply%20Linux%206.0.1%20%20(Flounder)%20i586%20build%202011-10-20_ALTLinux_base_pkglist.main)(/var/lib/rpm/Packages) Reverse Depends: libbabl-devel,libbabl 0.1.10-alt0.M60P.1 Dependencies: 0.1.10-alt0.M60P.1 - libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.11) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) (0 (null)) libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) rtld(GNU_HASH) (0 (null)) 0.1.4-alt1 - libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.11) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) (0 (null)) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) (0 (null)) libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) (0 (null)) libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) (0 (null)) rtld(GNU_HASH) (0 (null)) Provides: 0.1.10-alt0.M60P.1 - libbabl libbabl-0.1.so.0 0.1.4-alt1 - libbabl libbabl-0.1.so.0 Reverse Provides: libbabl 0.1.4-alt1 libbabl 0.1.10-alt0.M60P.1 apt>
Then gtk+: Gtk+ version too old (micro mismatch) GIMP requires GTK+ version 2.24.10 or later. Installed GTK+ version is 2.24.7. Somehow you or your software packager managed to install GIMP with an older GTK+ version. Please upgrade to GTK+ version 2.24.10 or later.
After updating all these libs, gimp finally runs.