gnome-shell crashed with KeyError in _get_glx_extensions()

[Nizar Kerkeni]

Binary package hint: gnome-shell

ubuntu karmic alpha 4 64bits
crash after launching gnome-shell --replace in terminal

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 14 10:42:28 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gnome-shell 2.27.0-0ubuntu3
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gnome-shell --replace
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-5.24-generic
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gnome-shell', '--replace']
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
Title: gnome-shell crashed with KeyError in _get_glx_extensions()
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-5-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

error messages :
$ gnome-shell --replace
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-shell", line 281, in <module>
    shell = start_shell()
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-shell", line 176, in start_shell
    (server_glx_extensions, client_glx_extensions, glx_extensions) = _get_glx_extensions()
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-shell", line 113, in _get_glx_extensions
    server_glx_extensions = set(re.split("\s*,\s*", glxinfo_map['server glx extensions'].strip()))
KeyError: 'server glx extensions'
Cannot register the panel shell: there is already one running.
Avertissement du gestionnaire de fenêtres : L'écran 0 sur le visuel « :0.0 » a déjà un gestionnaire de fenêtres ; essayez d'utiliser l'option --replace pour remplacer le gestionnaire de fenêtres actuel.

[PaulW (paulw)]

paulw@aspire:~$ gnome-shell --replace
      JS LOG: Loading tweener.js
      JS LOG: Loading tweenlist.js
      JS LOG: Done loading tweenlist.js
      JS LOG: Done loading tweener.js
Window manager warning: Log level 16: Failed to load shared library 'clutter-glx-1.0' referenced by the typelib: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = 'gjs_throw'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = 'Error("Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@:0
("Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@gjs_throw:0
@:0
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/button.js:12
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = 'gjs_throw'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = 'Error("Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@:0
("Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@gjs_throw:0
@:0
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/button.js:12
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '0'
    JS ERROR: !!! fileName = 'gjs_throw'
    JS ERROR: !!! stack = 'Error("Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@:0
("Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory")@gjs_throw:0
@:0
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/button.js:12
'
    JS ERROR: !!! message = 'Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_from_pixel: libclutter-glx-1.0.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory'
    JS ERROR: !!! Exception was: Error: Error invoking Clutter.from_pixel: Could not locate clutter_color_fr...

[Eric Appleman (erappleman)]

Here's a fix from the forums.

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libclutter-glx-1.0.so.0 /usr/lib/libclutter-glx-1.0.so

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

I confirm Eric's workaround.

[Eric Appleman (erappleman)]

This is still a problem in Karmic.

[waspbr (notaduck)]

very much a problem in lucid, the work around does not work in lucid

[waspbr (notaduck)]

here is the terminal output

Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig
Failed to start shell
Cannot register the panel shell: there is already one running.
Window manager warning: Screen 0 on display ":0.0" already has a window manager; try using the --replace option to replace the current window manager.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-shell", line 278, in <module>
    shell = start_shell()
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-shell", line 135, in start_shell
    (server_glx_extensions, client_glx_extensions, glx_extensions) = _get_glx_extensions()
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-shell", line 73, in _get_glx_extensions
    server_glx_extensions = set(re.split("\s*,\s*", glxinfo_map['server glx extensions'].strip()))
KeyError: 'server glx extensions'

[marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra)]

Same as previous waspbr report, here on Lucid 32 bits

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 10.04 reached EOL on 9 May 2013. Please upgrade to at least Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases