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[SOLVED] Inkscape didn't start on Artix+Runit+Lxqt fresh install

I installed Artix today and tried to install inkscape, it didn't want to start with this error when started from command line:

inkscape: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 : version 'GLIBCXX_3.4.29' not found

The solution was to install gcc-libs with pacman -S

I'm coming from Debian, is this kind of problem common? Where can one find help / submit the bugs and solutions when they happen ?

Also do you have any package repository on the web for artix, I checked the one for archlinux but I think it's not exactly the same one, is it?

Thanks for your time and any insight as I'm very eager to learn how to use this awesome distro, being systemd free and having updated software is really awesome!

Re: Inkscape didn't start on Artix+Runit+Lxqt fresh install

Reply #2 –
Artix is rolling release distribution and thus things change very often compared to Debian.

What you did by installing only Inkscape is called "partial upgrade/update" and these are not supported (it will install it, it may work, but as you experienced there will be catches)

After first installation it is recommended to fully update your system.
You should also fully upgrade the whole system when you are installing new software, this is to make sure that the new SW will be binary compatible with things you have installed in your system.

Small note from me:
Since you upgraded package "gcc-libs" you can get errors from other program which you did not upgrade. (it is a gamble).

Re: Inkscape didn't start on Artix+Runit+Lxqt fresh install

Reply #3 –
Good morning,
Thanks for the clarifications!

I had checked the wiki but I don't think I ran this exact update -Syyu command, just -Sy I think.

Do you guys know if now it's just a matter of doing an upgrade or that I'd be better off reinstalling the system? Which takes a few minutes so that's bearable compared to more problems in the future.

Re: Inkscape didn't start on Artix+Runit+Lxqt fresh install

Reply #4 –
There's no need to reinstall the system if you can boot into it, and even that can be fixed with LiveUSB.

As stated, just do the update. The initial update is (understandably) a lot larger than the subsequent ones.

About pacman -Syyu vs pacman -Syu, I think this summarizes it best: 😊
https://gist.github.com/Brottweiler/952c8b0de0afc01c6c8ef18b5a1a5294