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[Bug 1915889] [NEW] Audacity hangs while starting

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From: Daniel <1915889@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:52:43 -0000
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Public bug reported:

My system is an up-to-date Xubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

When I try to start audacity, it just never shows the UI. The process
hangs forever without using CPU or other system resources. The line from
`top` looks like this:

    PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU  %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
  52059 me        20   0  221800  51444  43524 S   0.0   0.3   0:00.08 audacity

When running from console, I see the following messages:

(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.618: cannot register existing type 'GdkDisplayManager'
(Audacity:52059): GLib-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.618: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.618: g_object_new_with_properties: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed
(Audacity:52059): Gnome-WARNING **: 02:34:55.641: Accessibility: failed to find module 'libgail-gnome' which is needed to make this application accessible
(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.643: cannot register existing type 'GtkWidget'
(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.643: cannot register existing type 'GtkBuildable'
(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_interface_add_prerequisite: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (interface_type)' failed
(Audacity:52059): GLib-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
(Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_register_static: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed

I already removed all audacity files (config etc) from my home
directory, and I checked there is nothing about audacity in /etc/.

I also checked using strace what's going on behind the scenes, but I
didn't find anything that looked like the usual causes (file not found,
directory missing, access denied)

Last time when I used audacity it worked fine. I think that was ~April
2020, likely before upgrading ubuntu to 20.04.

My setup:

$ dpkg -l | grep audacity
ii  audacity                              2.3.3-1build1                               amd64        fast, cross-platform audio editor
ii  audacity-data                         2.3.3-1build1                               all          fast, cross-platform audio editor (data)

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Release:	20.04
Codename:	focal

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: audacity 2.3.3-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-65.73-generic 5.4.78
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-65-generic x86_64
AlsaCards:
 0 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDMI
                       HDA Intel HDMI at 0xf7d14000 irq 34
  1 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
                       HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7d10000 irq 35
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Feb 17 02:35:26 2021
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/audacity
SourcePackage: audacity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-17 (275 days ago)

** Affects: audacity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal

** Description changed:

  My system is an up-to-date Xubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
  
  When I try to start audacity, it just never shows the UI. The process
  hangs forever without using CPU or other system resources. The line from
  `top` looks like this:
  
-     PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU  %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND                                 
-   52059 me        20   0  221800  51444  43524 S   0.0   0.3   0:00.08 audacity                                
+     PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU  %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
+   52059 me        20   0  221800  51444  43524 S   0.0   0.3   0:00.08 audacity
  
  When running from console, I see the following messages:
  
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.618: cannot register existing type 'GdkDisplayManager'
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.618: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.618: g_object_new_with_properties: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): Gnome-WARNING **: 02:34:55.641: Accessibility: failed to find module 'libgail-gnome' which is needed to make this application accessible
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.643: cannot register existing type 'GtkWidget'
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.643: cannot register existing type 'GtkBuildable'
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_interface_add_prerequisite: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (interface_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_register_static: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed
  
- 
- I already removed all audacity files (config etc) from my home directory, and I checked there is nothing about audacity in /etc/.
+ I already removed all audacity files (config etc) from my home
+ directory, and I checked there is nothing about audacity in /etc/.
  
  I also checked using strace what's going on behind the scenes, but I
  didn't find anything that looked like the usual causes (file not found,
  directory missing, access denied)
+ 
+ Last time when I used audacity it worked fine. I think that was ~April
+ 2020, likely before upgrading ubuntu to 20.04.
  
  My setup:
  
  $ dpkg -l | grep audacity
  ii  audacity                              2.3.3-1build1                               amd64        fast, cross-platform audio editor
  ii  audacity-data                         2.3.3-1build1                               all          fast, cross-platform audio editor (data)
  
  $ lsb_release -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
  Release:	20.04
  Codename:	focal
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: audacity 2.3.3-1build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-65.73-generic 5.4.78
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-65-generic x86_64
  AlsaCards:
-  0 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDMI
-                        HDA Intel HDMI at 0xf7d14000 irq 34
-   1 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
-                        HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7d10000 irq 35
+  0 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDMI
+                        HDA Intel HDMI at 0xf7d14000 irq 34
+   1 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
+                        HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7d10000 irq 35
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Feb 17 02:35:26 2021
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/audacity
  SourcePackage: audacity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-17 (275 days ago)

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Title:
  Audacity hangs while starting

Status in audacity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  My system is an up-to-date Xubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

  When I try to start audacity, it just never shows the UI. The process
  hangs forever without using CPU or other system resources. The line
  from `top` looks like this:

      PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU  %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
    52059 me        20   0  221800  51444  43524 S   0.0   0.3   0:00.08 audacity

  When running from console, I see the following messages:

  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.618: cannot register existing type 'GdkDisplayManager'
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.618: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.618: g_object_new_with_properties: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): Gnome-WARNING **: 02:34:55.641: Accessibility: failed to find module 'libgail-gnome' which is needed to make this application accessible
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.643: cannot register existing type 'GtkWidget'
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 02:34:55.643: cannot register existing type 'GtkBuildable'
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_interface_add_prerequisite: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (interface_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
  (Audacity:52059): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 02:34:55.643: g_type_register_static: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed

  I already removed all audacity files (config etc) from my home
  directory, and I checked there is nothing about audacity in /etc/.

  I also checked using strace what's going on behind the scenes, but I
  didn't find anything that looked like the usual causes (file not
  found, directory missing, access denied)

  Last time when I used audacity it worked fine. I think that was ~April
  2020, likely before upgrading ubuntu to 20.04.

  My setup:

  $ dpkg -l | grep audacity
  ii  audacity                              2.3.3-1build1                               amd64        fast, cross-platform audio editor
  ii  audacity-data                         2.3.3-1build1                               all          fast, cross-platform audio editor (data)

  $ lsb_release -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
  Release:	20.04
  Codename:	focal

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: audacity 2.3.3-1build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-65.73-generic 5.4.78
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-65-generic x86_64
  AlsaCards:
   0 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDMI
                         HDA Intel HDMI at 0xf7d14000 irq 34
    1 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
                         HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7d10000 irq 35
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Feb 17 02:35:26 2021
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/audacity
  SourcePackage: audacity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-17 (275 days ago)

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