AFAICT this was reported earlier for Inkscape here: - Bug #1323061: Inkscape freezes when writing text (Lubuntu, Kubuntu)
Likely related to the same conflict with xim: - Bug #1257413: Inkscape crashes when trying to modify text -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1385009 Title: Hangs up on text edit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1385009/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs