Comment 9 for bug 1024745

Thanks. I was going to upgrade through the terminal but got a message
saying there were known issues with pangolian and to only install the new
version if you knew what you were doing.

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Alexander Penn
<email address hidden>wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1021517 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021517
>
> I was having the exact same problem since around one week ago. Upgrading
> the gimp version to 2.8 solved the problem.
> http://www.halloubuntu.de/2012/05/gimp-2-8-unter-ubuntu-
> installieren-1430/
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1024745
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> Title:
> gimp 2.6.12 actions cause logout from ubuntu 12.04
>
> Status in “gimp” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I just discovered not only is the following true, but if I do anything
> using Gimp 2.6.12 I get logged out of Ubuntu.
>
> This is weird.
>
> I'm using 12.04 on an emachines e443 64 bit computer. When I open a
> photo in Gimp 2.6.12 and I click to draw a rectangular selection area
> it instantly shows a black screen with some logging out text.
> Immediately afterwards my password screen for logging in on the
> computer appears. There is no error message, just an instant and
> direct logout.
>
> In the name of science I repeated the situation, and was able to read
> something about "Start ClamAV" in the black screen. It goes so fast I
> can't read all of it.
>
> Since I also have a windows partition I know the computer isn't doing
> a complete restart or I would have the option of selecting either OS.
> Any thoughts?
>
> My processor is:
>
> AMD C-Series dual-core processor C-50 (1.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache, DDR3
> 1066 MHz, 9 W)
>
> My graphics card is:
>
> AMD Radeon™ HD 6250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory,
> supporting Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD3), OpenCL® 1.1, OpenGL® 3.1,
> OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0,
> Microsoft® DirectX® 11
>
> I'm not using ADM's driver, just the Ubuntu provided one.
>
> When I was trying to make the computer a bit less sluggish in Windows,
> before installing Ubuntu, I threw 8GB of RAM on it, so I know this
> isn't a lack of memory issue.
>
> I think I installed Gimp 2.6.12 through the Ubuntu Software Center but
> am not 100% certain.
>
> I used 12.04 for a while with Gimp and had no issues. This started
> sometime after July 4th. Perhaps an update caused this problem?
>
> And as I said at the beginning, if I try to apply curves, adjust image
> size or do any other photo manipulation, the screen goes black and
> then I see the log in screen.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: gimp 2.6.12-1ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sat Jul 14 11:25:58 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64
> (20111012)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gimp
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (79 days ago)
>
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