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lidel opened this issue May 22, 2025 · 0 comments · Fixed by #2953
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Gtk-ERROR: GTK 2/3 symbols detected. Using GTK 2/3 and GTK 4 in the same process is not supported #2952

lidel opened this issue May 22, 2025 · 0 comments · Fixed by #2953
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On linux, trying to run #2949 on certain linux distributions ends up with process crashing with:

(process:10592): Gtk-ERROR **: 22:01:32.671: GTK 2/3 symbols detected. Using GTK 2/3 and GTK 4 in the same process is not supported

This is a bug due to Electron updating to latest Chromium, which switched to GTK 4 by default, while many, MANY distributions are still using GTK 3.

Note: this is not the first time Electron blindly updated Chromium without having any backward-compatibility or regression testing for existing users (example: tray issues)

Workarounds

Workaround is to pass ./ipfs-desktop --gtk-version 3 or hardcode app.commandLine.appendSwitch('gtk-version', '3') in app code.

Both bad UX, brittle, and not future-proof.

Plan

We will downgrade Electron to 35 until this mess is fixed upstream (electron/electron#46538).
@lidel lidel added kind/bug A bug in existing code (including security flaws) need/triage Needs initial labeling and prioritization and removed need/triage Needs initial labeling and prioritization labels May 22, 2025
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fix(linux): electron 35 to fix GTK error
7e347b2 
downgrading electron until it is "safe" to use GTK4 as the new default.

this feels safer than hardcoding
app.commandLine.appendSwitch('gtk-version', '3')
in our code.

Closes #2952
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fix(linux): electron 35 to fix GTK error (#2953)
d08d073 
downgrading electron until it is "safe" to use GTK4 as the new default.

this feels safer than hardcoding
app.commandLine.appendSwitch('gtk-version', '3')
in our code.

Closes #2952
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