gparted does not start, crashes with library symbol lookup error

[Charles Green]

in terminal, "sudo gparted" returns

/usr/sbin/gpartedbin: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgiomm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib11VariantTypeD1Ev

Description: Ubuntu 15.10
Release: 15.10

  Installed: 0.19.0-3build1
  Candidate: 0.19.0-3build1
  Version table:
 *** 0.19.0-3build1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Maverick M (maverick-moos)]

I see the same issue when launching sudo gparted, however I also see the same error when launching "gnome-system-monitor"

gnome-system-monitor: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgiomm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib11VariantTypeD1Ev

[Jerry A McMannamy Jr (jam707)]

I also get this with System Monitor and mysql workbench.

jr@jr:~$ sudo mysql-workbench
/usr/lib/mysql-workbench/mysql-workbench-bin: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgiomm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib11VariantTypeD1Ev
jr@jr:~$ sudo gnome-system-monitor
gnome-system-monitor: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgiomm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib11VariantTypeD1Ev

[Charles Green (chick)]

I have resolved my issue: I had added a file /etc/ld.so.conf.d/LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf containing the line /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1

The purpose of this file was to force loading of a vmware library: This library apparently interferes with the operation of Ubuntu in several instances.

[rollmetal (rdiazgonz)]

The problem exist in other application as gnote

roll@cs5:~$ gnote
gnote: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgiomm-2.4.so.1: undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib11VariantTypeD1Ev

Maybe there should be some fix for all these problems.

[aykut ozaydemir (xangoch)]

The problem exist in grub-customizer

[trinkity (trinkity)]

The problem exist also in rawtherapee
@charles Green
 i've the same file /etc/ld.so.conf.d/LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf containing the line /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
i confirm this.
After delete the path into LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf and execute the command $ sudo ldconfig all works !
But now or work with vmware or work with the others programs

[trinkity (trinkity)]

solved for me.
i Deleted into LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf the line the line /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
and executing sudo nano /usr/bin/vmware after adding the line

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1

now works all

[Charles Green (chick)]

Easy solution for vmware and vmware player:

The file /usr/bin/vmware is a wrapper for the binary files: Edit
/usr/bin/vmware (or /usr/bin/vmplayer) and add the line

export
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

to the file, somewhere in the vicinity fo the line which says 'set -e'.
Save the file, and you're good to go.

On 11/01/2015 11:44 AM, trinkity wrote:
> The problem exist also in rawtherapee
> @charles Green
> i've the same file /etc/ld.so.conf.d/LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf containing the line /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
> i confirm this.
> After delete the path into LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf and execute the command $ sudo ldconfig all works !
> But now or work with vmware or work with the others programs
>

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Closing since the bug is in vmware.

[joseph hawkins (djh1997)]

that fix hasnt worked for me

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Try reinstalling the library:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgtkmm-2.4-1v5

[Michael Fox (mfox-trentu)]

I am running Ubuntu 15.10, and I have the same problem with gparted. Unfortunately, neither adding the line:

export
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

to /usr/bin/vmplayer, nor reinstalling libgtkmm-2.4.1v5 has solved the problem.

[Michael Fox (mfox-trentu)]

A variant of trinkity's solution finally worked for me:

I deleted LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf file in /etc/ld.so.conf.d

and then executed the command $ sudo ldconfig

This worked, and VMware Player still seems to work as well.

I had tried altering the contents of that file before, but I may not have reconfigured ld before checking, and that may have been the problem.

[Jani Markkula (jani-markkula)]

Michael Fox, That worked for me. Thanks!

[donc3 (christianponceruiz)]

Michael Fox, for me worked too!!! Thanks guy

[vedavata (vedavrata)]

Similar to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-system-monitor/+bug/1530554

[Chris Crisafulli (itnet7)]

I also removed the LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf file in /etc/ld.so.conf.d, and ran ldconfig, but my VMware Workstation which required me to add that entry now continued to fail. I did an update to VMWare Workstation Pro, and when complete, removed the LD_LIBRARY_PATH.conf file. This time after running ldconfig everything is now working.

[Diomedes (diomedes-dominguez)]

Michael Fox, that worked for me too. Thanks.
Community, I make the mistake of creating a "backup" file named "LD_LIBRARY_PATH_old.conf" and them execute sudo ldconfig. To solve the problem there must not exist any file with the name LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

[Mehran Hadidi (cruelcap)]

Michael Fox, That worked for me. Thank you mate. it would be great if you could explain what the hell happened & what did that lib do. thank you buddy.