Please can you try to remove all the files from ~.cache/gwibber/avatars/ and then update gwibber again.
** Changed in: gwibber (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: gwibber (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/704796 Title: system's http proxy partially supported -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs