the Oneiric version is 2.30, you got that version from a ppa, that's not an Ubuntu bug (and yes that version is known to break eog)
** Changed in: eog (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Opinion ** Changed in: eog (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883515 Title: Image viewer not working in Ubuntu Oneiric Status in “eog” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Image viewer is not working in Oneiric. It just doesn't respond or hangs on startup. Shotwell viewer is however working. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eog/+bug/883515/+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