[Solved] error: /usr/lib/libgdk-3.so.0: undefined symbol: cairo_s

Question

Since updating gtk I'm getting a number of apps refusing to open, with the following error:
symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgdk-3.so.0: undefined symbol: cairo_surface_set_device_scale
Last edited by emacsomancer (2014-12-15 15:23:55)

Answer 1

zobi8225 wrote:
hi, sorry for the newbee question but i have the same probleme :
➜  ~  sudo pacman -Qs cairo
local/cairo-infinality-ultimate 1.12.16-3 (infinality-bundle)
    Cairo vector graphics library with respect-fontconfig, expose and Ubuntu patches (infinality-bundle)
local/cairomm 1.10.0-3
    C++ bindings to Cairo vector graphics library
local/goocanvas1 1.0.0-3
    A cairo canvas widget for GTK+
local/lib32-cairo-infinality-ultimate 1.12.16-3 (infinality-bundle-multilib)
    Cairo vector graphics library with respect-fontconfig, expose and Ubuntu patches (32-bit, infinality-bundle)
➜  ~  sudo pacman -R cairo-infinality-ultimate       
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: awesome: requires cairo
:: cairomm: requires cairo
:: gst-plugins-good: requires cairo
:: gstreamer0.10-good-plugins: requires cairo
:: gtk2: requires cairo
:: gtk3: requires cairo
:: lib32-cairo-infinality-ultimate: requires cairo-infinality-ultimate
:: libgdiplus: requires cairo
:: libgxps: requires cairo
:: pango: requires cairo
:: poppler: requires cairo
:: python-cairo: requires cairo
:: python-gobject: requires cairo
:: python2-cairo: requires cairo
:: python2-gobject: requires cairo
:: scribus: requires cairo
How can we replace cairo-infinality-ultimate with simple cairo ?
simply install cairo:
`pacman -S cairo`
it will ask you that you sure to replace cairo-infinality-ultimate with cairo, and you answer yes. pacman will take care of those dependency stuff.