A similar error occurs when one attempts to run evolution on a remote X Desktop. It seems there is a dependency on direct rendering which is not available in either the VNC or remote X windows environments.
Recreate with: # ssh -X servername [where the server is running Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop] # evolution libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to authenticate (evolution:25704): Gdk-ERROR **: 06:48:35.588: The program 'evolution' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)'. (Details: serial 207 error_code 1 request_code 153 (DRI2) minor_code 1) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the GDK_SYNCHRONIZE environment variable to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1621203 Title: evolution/totem/gthumb crashes when run in vnc session Status in evolution package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: 1) The release of Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 2) The version of the package I am using: evolution 3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3 vnc4server 4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2 xfwm4 4.12.3-1ubuntu2 fluxbox 1.3.5-2 3) What I expect to happen: evolution runs so I can access mail/calendar. 4) What happened: I'm running vnc4server with xfce4 as the window manager/desktop. When I attempt to start evolution the following happens. [cweber@usacwebera ~]: evolution (evolution:22961): Gdk-ERROR **: The program 'evolution' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)'. (Details: serial 95 error_code 1 request_code 149 (RANDR) minor_code 8) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the GDK_SYNCHRONIZE environment variable to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) This happened using fluxbox too, but does not happen if I'm at the local desktop using either xfce4 or fluxbox. Nor does it happen in an ssh session using X Tunnelling. Only when in a vnc4 session. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: evolution 3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 7 14:34:00 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-10 (666 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: evolution UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-31 (7 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/1621203/+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
