dino99, I have just got this error on a Xubuntu 14.04 system when I did an "apt-get dist-upgrade" on it. I'm very careful to make sure that old settings files are purged when packages are removed, so I'm pretty sure that there were no residual configuration files remaining when I installed the updates. I even ran an "aptitude purge '?config-files'" first, just to be sure.
Also, I had double-checked that there were no 'automatically installed packages that are no longer needed' present on the system ("apt-get --purge autoremove" did nothing), so I was safe there, too. The first visual clue that indicated that the problem was real, was the Mousepad file selection dialog, which didn't work; there was no file list and no buttons on the dialog windows, but just a grey background instead. After a reboot, the desktop background, the icons, and all kinds of visual elements were messed up. I then did what the error message suggested, i.e.: gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache That told me that "gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders" was not installed, and wanted me to run the following: apt-get install libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev I then reran the "gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders" command, and rebooted. After that, all was well again. I then did an "apt-get dist-upgrade" on another Xubuntu 14.04 system, and that didn't run into any problems. The two systems had initially been freshly installed (no update from an earlier release). The one that presented the problem had not been updated for quite a while (one and a half to two months, I believe), while the other one, with no problems, gets updated at least once a week. Also, the problematic system does not have the xubuntu-restricted- extras installed, while the second one does (though I doubt it that this will be the cause of the issue). The problem system was installed more recently, from the 14.04.2 release, while the other one was installed from the initial 14.04 release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gdk-pixbuf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/619003 Title: GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: Cannot open pixbuf loader module file '/usr/lib /gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache' Status in gdk-pixbuf package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gdk-pixbuf package in Debian: Incomplete Bug description: During installation of updated version of libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 on August 10th 2010, the apt term.log contained multiple (>300) copies of the following warning: (gtk-update-icon-cache:4729): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: Cannot open pixbuf loader module file '/usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache': No such file or directory Nevertheless, the file complained about exists, and is readable in gedit. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.21.6-2ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-15.21-generic 2.6.35.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-15-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 363004b1d940f0fc558ab8c98655a145 CheckboxSystem: b845c366ea09c60efa3a45c1b5b21525 Date: Mon Aug 16 18:13:29 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdk-pixbuf To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/+bug/619003/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp