Bug#931777: cinnamon-settings does not start due incompatibility with python3-pil >= 6.0
Package: cinnamon Version: 3.8.8-1 Followup-For: Bug #931777 I confirm the problem. Workaround fixed it, the file that shall be modified is /usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/bin/imtools.py. -- System Information: Debian Release: bullseye/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 5.2.0-4.4-liquorix-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE Locale: LANG=it_IT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages cinnamon depends on: ii cinnamon-common 3.8.8-1 ii cinnamon-control-center 3.8.1-1 ii cinnamon-desktop-data3.8.1-2 ii cinnamon-screensaver 3.8.2-1 ii cinnamon-session 3.8.2-1 ii cinnamon-settings-daemon 3.8.4-2 ii cjs 3.8.0-5+b1 ii cups-pk-helper 0.2.6-1+b1 ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.30.1-2 ii gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 0.6.45-2 ii gir1.2-caribou-1.0 0.4.21-7 ii gir1.2-clutter-1.0 1.26.2+dfsg-10 ii gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 3.8.2-1 ii gir1.2-cogl-1.0 1.22.2-6 ii gir1.2-cvc-1.0 3.8.1-2 ii gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 2.38.1+dfsg-1 ii gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 3.26.1-1 ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.58.3-2 ii gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 3.30.2.1-2 ii gir1.2-gtk-3.0 3.24.10-1 ii gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.01.8.4-4 ii gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 0.3.2-1 ii gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 3.8.2-1 ii gir1.2-nm-1.01.19.90-2 ii gir1.2-nma-1.0 1.8.22-2 ii gir1.2-notify-0.70.7.7-4 ii gir1.2-pango-1.0 1.42.4-6 ii gir1.2-polkit-1.00.105-25 ii gir1.2-soup-2.4 2.64.2-2 ii gir1.2-upowerglib-1.00.99.10-1 ii gir1.2-xapp-1.0 1.2.2-1 ii gkbd-capplet 3.26.1-1 ii gnome-backgrounds3.30.0-1 ii gnome-themes-extra 3.28-1 ii gsettings-desktop-schemas3.28.1-1 ii iso-flags-png-320x2401.0.2-1 ii libatk-bridge2.0-0 2.32.0-2 ii libatk1.0-0 2.32.0-2 ii libc62.28-10 ii libcairo21.16.0-4 ii libcinnamon-desktop4 3.8.1-2 ii libcinnamon-menu-3-0 3.8.2-1 ii libcjs0 3.8.0-5+b1 ii libclutter-1.0-0 1.26.2+dfsg-10 ii libcogl-pango20 1.22.2-6 ii libcogl-path20 1.22.2-6 ii libcogl201.22.2-6 ii libcroco30.6.12-3 ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.38.1+dfsg-1 ii libgirepository-1.0-11.58.3-2 ii libgl1 1.1.0-1 ii libglib2.0-0 2.60.6-1 ii libglib2.0-bin 2.60.6-1 ii libgstreamer1.0-01.16.0-2 ii libgtk-3-0 3.24.10-1 ii libmuffin0 3.8.2-1 ii libpango-1.0-0 1.42.4-6 ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.42.4-6 ii libstartup-notification0 0.12-6 ii libx11-6 2:1.6.7-1 ii libxfixes3 1:5.0.3-1 ii libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+b3 ii mesa-utils 8.4.0-1+b1 ii muffin 3.8.2-1 ii nemo 3.8.5-1+b1 ii network-manager-gnome1.8.22-2 ii policykit-1-gnome0.105-7 ii python3 3.7.3-1 ii python3-dbus 1.2.8-3 ii python3-gi 3.30.4-1 ii python3-gi-cairo 3.30.4-1 ii python3-pampy1.8.4-1 ii python3-pexpect 4.6
Bug#931777:
Workaround: replace if Image.VERSION == '1.1.7': with if '' == '1.1.7':
Bug#931777:
I confirm the problem.
Bug#931777: cinnamon-settings does not start due incompatibility with python3-pil >= 6.0
Package: cinnamon Version: 3.8.8-1 Severity: important After upgrade python3-pip from 5.4.1-2 to 6.1.0-1, cinnamon-settings does not start anymore. Here is the trace: $ cinnamon-settings /usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py:220: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Widget.set_margin_right is deprecated self.stack_switcher.set_margin_right(n) /usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py:233: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Window.set_has_resize_grip is deprecated self.window.set_has_resize_grip(False) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 608, in window = MainWindow() File "/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 244, in __init__ for module in modules: File "/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_backgrounds.py", line 5, in import imtools File "/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/bin/imtools.py", line 623, in if Image.VERSION == '1.1.7': AttributeError: module 'PIL.Image' has no attribute 'VERSION' This is already fixed upstream by cinnamon https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/issues/8495 but a backport should be made in order to run cinnamon-settings in testing and sid.
