My Gedit was crashing on startup and giving the following error:- Gtk:ERROR:/build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.24.20/gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c:2116:get_icon_fallback: assertion failed: (retval != NULL) Aborted
I fixed this by following these steps 1. Open terminal 2. Run the command: $ echo 'gtk-icon-theme-name="Tango"' >> ~/.gtkrc-2.0 3. Run the command: $ sudo apt-get install tango-icon-theme 4. Close terminal 5. Create a new text file on your desktop eg: random.txt 6. Double click on random.txt Problem solved. Now you should be able to run Gedit by double clicking on a file or from the command line ( $ gedit random.txt ) with no problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gtk+2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/651678 Title: crashes with assertion failure on startup Status in GTK+ GUI Toolkit: Fix Released Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool: Fix Released Status in OpenShot Video Editor: Fix Released Status in Shutter - Screenshot Tool: Invalid Status in “anjuta” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gtk+2.0” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “oxygen-molecule” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: anjuta Running Kubuntu Maverick $ dpkg -l | grep anjuta ii anjuta 2:2.30.1.0-0ubuntu2 A GNOME development IDE, for C/C++ ii anjuta-common 2:2.30.1.0-0ubuntu2 A GNOME development IDE, for C/C++ - data files ii anjuta-dev 2:2.30.1.0-0ubuntu2 A GNOME development IDE, for C/C++ - development files When I run, the splash flashes for a moment, then the program exits with the following message $ anjuta & Gtk:ERROR:/build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.22.0/gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c:1942:get_icon_fallback: assertion failed: (retval != NULL) I attach the crash file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtk/+bug/651678/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
