[gutsy] libXft library - undefined symbol FT_Library_SetLcdFilter

[Martin Majlis]

Binary package hint: libxft2

When I try run some programs, this error uccurres:
konqueror: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libXft.so.2: undefined symbol: FT_Library_SetLcdFilter
krusader: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libXft.so.2: undefined symbol: FT_Library_SetLcdFilter
amarokapp: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libXft.so.2: undefined symbol: FT_Library_SetLcdFilter

And program crashes. So, it's impossible to run most of programs, or log in Gnome/Kde/...

[Martin Majlis (martin-majlis)]

I installed libXft from feisty (http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/libs/libxft2) and it works correctly.

[jneubarth (nachtbus)]

Hi,
thanks to Martin for the proposed workaround :-)
I just upgraded from Kubuntu Feisty to Gutsy and encountered this very same error.
In addition, I had similar errors with other libraries:

- trying to use synaptic:
synaptic: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2: undefined symbol: FT_Library_SetLcdFilter

- trying to use eclipse:
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.00/bin/java: symbol lookup error: /home/johannes/.eclipse/org.eclipse.platform_3.2.0/configuration/org.eclipse.osgi/bundles/57/1/.cp/libswt-mozilla-gtk-3236.so: undefined symbol: NS_StringContainerInit2

Especially the second bug bothers me since I don't know how to downgrade libswt-mozilla-gtk-3236.so...

Would be thankful for any help,
Johannes Neubarth
(Ubuntu 7.10, KDE 3.5.8, Eclipse 3.2)

[Martin Majlis (martin-majlis)]

Same problem in hardy due same version of libxft2.

[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)]

I had this error also when lauching medusa4 under hardy.
To workaround this problem, I've put the feisty libXft.*.so* library in a /opt/my-program/lib folder and then I've ran the program using something like:

   LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/my-program/lib/ my-program

But... What about fixing this library for retro-compatibility? I guess it's not so hard...

[Marcelo Atie (marceloatie)]

/usr/bin/php-gtk2: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2: undefined symbol: FT_Library_SetLcdFilter

Trying to use php-gtk2 in hardy

[Cristobal Tapia (crtapia)]

I am having the exact same problem as Treviño. It gives me the same error when trying to run Medusa4.
Can you explain me what did you exactly do to fix it please?? I tried to ollow you instructions, but cuoldn't do it. xD

[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)]

Download libxft deb from http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/libxft2
Do:
 dpkg --extract libxft2_2.1.12-1_i386.deb /tmp
 sudo mkdir -p /your/program/path/lib
 sudo cp /tmp/usr/lib/libXft.so.2* /your/program/path/lib
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/your/program/path/lib my-program

[Cristobal Tapia (crtapia)]

Hi, thanks a lot for helping me with this problem! =D Your answer was faster
than I expected xD ...that is great!!

So, I did the following:
I downloaded the file you told me to, then

dpkg --extract libxft2_2.1.12-1_i386.deb /tmp

 sudo mkdir -p /opt/medusa4_pers_v3_0/lib

 sudo cp /tmp/usr/lib/libXft.so.2* /opt/medusa4_pers_v3_0/lib

 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/medusa4_pers_v3_0/lib
/opt/medusa4_pers_v3_0/master_project/startmedusa

at this pint the program gives me the following message:

tapia@tapia-laptop:~/Escritorio$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/medusa4_pers_v3_0/lib
/opt/medusa4_pers_v3_0/master_project/startmedusa
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mx: bind failed
mx: no escape route
mx: panic shutdown invoked

Any idea of what the problem might be. By the way, i'm using ubuntu 8.04.
Thank you again for helping me!

Greetings from Chile!!
    Cristóbal Tapia Camú

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Treviño (Marco Trevisan) <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Download libxft deb from http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/libxft2
> Do:
> dpkg --extract libxft2_2.1.12-1_i386.deb /tmp
> sudo mkdir -p /your/program/path/lib
> sudo cp /tmp/usr/lib/libXft.so.2* /your/program/path/lib
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/your/program/path/lib my-program
>
> --
> [gutsy] libXft library - undefined symbol FT_Library_SetLcdFilter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145244
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> of the bug.
>

[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)]

I don't know that, maybe you should install the "host" package, but I'm not sure about this... BTW we're really OT now :P

[Cristobal Tapia (crtapia)]

*LOL* xD... Well, I think this kind of things happens when you use a beta
release of a OS xD... Thank you a lot anyway
! ;)

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Treviño (Marco Trevisan) <email address hidden>
wrote:

> I don't know that, maybe you should install the "host" package, but I'm
> not sure about this... BTW we're really OT now :P
>
> --
> [gutsy] libXft library - undefined symbol FT_Library_SetLcdFilter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145244
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[Google1 (noreply888-compdigitec)]

Trying to run ubuntu-tweak even with Feisty libXft:

I copied Feisty libXft libs to /usr/flib/

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/flib ubuntu-tweak
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./ubuntu-tweak.py", line 22, 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
ImportError: /usr/custom/lib/libcairo.so.2: undefined symbol: FT_Library_SetLcdFilter

[David K. (dcrabs)]

I don't know if it still helps someone. Here on Hardy amd64 I can start Medusa4 like this:
$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib32/ ./startmedusa

[Nate Nuzum (natenewz)]

same problem running medusa4, but is this a good workaround? it seems like this sort of thing might cause dependency problems in the future. I'm running Hardy

[Nate Nuzum (natenewz)]

Tried the workaround, and got the same error as Christobal,
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mx: bind failed
mx: no escape route
mx: panic shutdown invoked

[shootfr0mthehip (damron)]

 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/ /opt/medusa4_pers_v3_0/master_project/startmedusa

Starts medusa in hardy, after following Trevino's instructions.

[shootfr0mthehip (damron)]

could probably start other programs, just change the second part to whatever program you like.

[heggy (slavasav)]

I also installed libXft from feisty and everything works correctly except for the synaptic and updater - they report a broken packet (libxft) and suggest upgrading it to the latest version (with the bug).
Any advice on how to fix this?

[TJ (tj)]

I've just dealt with a user reporting this problem in Hardy i386. As soon as gdm tried to start gdmgreeter the log-in screen went 'mad' in his words. I connected remotely via ssh and stopped the gdm process. libcairo was reporting symbol_not_found for FT_Library_SetLcdFilter.

ldd /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2

revealed that it was linked against /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.6

I discovered that recently the user had been trying to build an application of some sort, which had included libfreetype2. When it had been built it had installed to /usr/local/lib/ and then ldconfig had regenerated the dynamic module cache and it took preference to the system-installed version in /usr/lib/.

The version in /usr/local/lib/ was much older than the version in /usr/lib/ and didn't include the FT_Library_SetLcdFilter() function.

The fix was to remove the libfreetype libraries and sym-links from /usr/local/lib/ and to regenerate the linker cache using:

sudo ldconfig

[Damian bikiel (dbikiel)]

I couldn't launch applications from the terminal. The Xft messages appeared (kpdf, oowriter, etc). Using the libXft from feisty resolved my problems.

[Damian bikiel (dbikiel)]

... but generated others. Now I've had some problems with the whole Xwindow. I reinstalled the Hardy library.

[Damian bikiel (dbikiel)]

I finally resolved the problem. I have also had another libXft and libfreetype in my /usr/local. Eliminating the library of the application from my path solved all my conflicts with the remaining applications.
Using the recommendation of treviño I performed an alias to my non-ubuntu-application, using its library. And now everything it's working.

[raghaven-kumar (raghaven-kumar)]

The following solution worked great for me
Thanks TJ !!

I was using gutsy 7.10.
After a python update, the gdm didnt go past login screen.
gdm kept restarting denying me access to Ctrl+Alt+F2 screens

I was on the issue for whole day, when atlast i found that
python is giving errors when importing gtk
with undefined symbol FT_Library_SetLcdFilter

Thanks Again TJ.

>
>I've just dealt with a user reporting this problem in Hardy i386. As soon as gdm tried to start gdmgreeter the log-in >screen went 'mad' in his words. I connected remotely via ssh and stopped the gdm process. libcairo was reporting >symbol_not_found for FT_Library_SetLcdFilter.
>
>ldd /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2
>
>revealed that it was linked against /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.6
>
>I discovered that recently the user had been trying to build an application of some sort, which had included libfreetype2. >When it had been built it had installed to /usr/local/lib/ and then ldconfig had regenerated the dynamic module cache >and it took preference to the system-installed version in /usr/lib/.
>
>The version in /usr/local/lib/ was much older than the version in /usr/lib/ and didn't include the FT_Library_SetLcdFilter() >function.
>
>The fix was to remove the libfreetype libraries and sym-links from /usr/local/lib/ and to regenerate the linker cache using:
>
>sudo ldconfig
>

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 RC or later?

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.

[Mihai Adrian (mihaiadriangl)]

The problems came to me because I installed libfreetype using ./configure, make, sudo make install. To corrent this, type sudo make uninstall in the directory where libfreetype is installed, then reinstall libreetype from ubuntu repository using sudo apt-get install --reinstall libfreetype6