Instable applications that using cairo

[signalat]

sudo update-manager

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 28, in <module>
import gtk
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 48, in <module>
from gtk import _gtk
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cairo/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
from _cairo import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cairo/_cairo.so: undefined symbol: cairo_clip_extents

actually all programs using python crash and give the same error message.

[signalat (signalat)]

the bug is for gesty.

[signalat (signalat)]

the bug is for gusty.

[Fabio Colombo (stratosphere1982)]

sometimes this happen to me using 7.04..
if i use apt-get update/upgrade command it works.. sometimes if i use update manager to update it does not work.. It freeze! it rimains minutes and minutes to load but then i have to reboot my pc.. Sometimes it works correctly
I really don't understand what is the problem!
Other people have the same problem?
Thanks and bye

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

One of our users reported this error when launching any application using pycairo:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "exaile.py", line 44, in <module>
    import gtk, gtk.glade, pango, dbus
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 48, in <module>
    from gtk import _gtk
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cairo/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from _cairo import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cairo/_cairo.so: undefined symbol: cairo_clip_extents

This bug has been reported to Ubuntu too: https://launchpad.net/bugs/129816/.

Thank you.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

likely an old version installed to a local directory

[Paolo Naldini (hattory)]

I have the same problem.
Example for Exaile:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "exaile.py", line 44, in <module>
    import gtk, gtk.glade, pango, dbus
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 48, in <module>
    from gtk import _gtk
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cairo/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from _cairo import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cairo/_cairo.so: undefined symbol: cairo_clip_extents

That happens for all programs that use cairo

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Could you run "ldd -r "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cairo/_cairo.so" and copy that to a comment? What version of libcairo2 and python-cairo are installed?

[Paolo Naldini (hattory)]

I have libcairo2 1.4.10-1 and python-cairo 1.4.0-2
In attached there is output of the command.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

" libcairo.so.2 => /usr/local/lib/libcairo.so.2 (0xb7f5b000)", you install a local version which is taking over the Ubuntu one and creating your issues, not a bug, you should use the distribution version

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

not an update-manager bug

[Paolo Naldini (hattory)]

Thanks for replay, but i don't understand what i must to do.
Which package I must change with the distribution version?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

you installed a custom libcairo out of the packaging system, you should know why you did it, if not I would suggest delete it and use the Ubuntu version

[Paolo Naldini (hattory)]

I have solved the problem in this way:

I removed all the libraries present in /usr/local/lib and then I launched ldconfig command.

[pintas (pintas)]

I'm sorry, but i have no libs in /usr/local/lib and running the ldconfig command alone won't do any good.
I've also tried to remove the libcairo2 package, wich removed all dependencies (many packages), i uncomented all third party repositories from my sources-list and then installed libcairo2 again, then i installed all packages again, runned ldconfig, and still have the same error.

/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
  warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning)
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/GDebi/GDebi.py:95: GtkWarning: gdk_window_set_cursor: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed
  self.window_main.set_sensitive(False)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gdebi-gtk", line 67, in <module>
    self.show_alert(gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR, err_header, err_body)
NameError: name 'self' is not defined

Can someone please provide a logical solution for this?

Thank you.

[Audun Sæther (auduns)]

Removing everything inside /usr/local/lib and running ldconfig worked for me, ccsm now works again.

[slavojzizek (slavojzizek)]

lzte's comment/fix worked in Ubuntu 7.10

solved my issues- these programs wouldn't load

System > Administration > Restricted Drivers Manager
System > Administration > Screens and Graphics
System > Administration > Software Sources
The GUI for my System Updates.

[Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor)]

It is very clear that you messed up your system.

[Zrimal (prabodha007)]

I did some workaround and it solved for me (in Gutsy).

backup all files starting with libcairo.* in /usr/local/lib and remove them
Then create links

# ln -s /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 /usr/local/lib/libcairo.so.2
# ln -s /usr/lib/libcairo.so /usr/local/lib/libcairo.so
# ln -s /usr/lib/libcairo.a /usr/local/lib/libcairo.a
# ln -s /usr/lib/libcairo.la /usr/local/lib/libcairo.la

Now everything works!

[Google1 (noreply888-compdigitec)]

sudo rm /usr/local/lib/libcairo* (may or may not be nessessary)
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libcairo2 (with offical repos)

That

or if it doesn't work:

sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources-backup.list.bak
sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo rm /usr/local/lib/libcairo* #(again, may or may not be nessessary)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libcairo2
sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.clean
sudo mv /etc/apt/sources-backup.list.bak

That might provide partial relief from this bug.