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gimp does not start: error while loading shared libraries: libgexiv2.so.2

And as usual, outdated libpoppler for libreoffice-fresh (which works):

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# check-link-consistency -q
ERR   -------------------------   ----------------------------------------------------------   ----------------------
ERR   Package                     Problematic File                                             Unresolved Needed Libs
ERR   -------------------------   ----------------------------------------------------------   ----------------------
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/bin/gimp-2.10                                           libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/bin/gimp-console-2.10                                   libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/file-heif/file-heif               libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/file-jpegxl/file-jpegxl           libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/file-tiff/file-tiff               libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/metadata-editor/metadata-editor   libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/metadata-viewer/metadata-viewer   libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/lib/libgimpbase-2.0.so.0.1000.34                        libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   gimp 2.10.34-1.1            /usr/lib/libgimpui-2.0.so.0.1000.34                          libgexiv2.so.2        
ERR   libreoffice-fresh 7.5.3-1   /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/xpdfimport                      libpoppler.so.126     
ERR   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERR   Total 10 problematic file(s): 10 in 2 package(s) + 0 unassigned.
ERR   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# ls /lib/libexiv2.so*
/lib/libexiv2.so  /lib/libexiv2.so.0.27.6  /lib/libexiv2.so.27

# p -Qs exiv2
local/exiv2 0.27.6-2

Re: gimp does not start: error while loading shared libraries: libgexiv2.so.2

Reply #1 –
Hello,
Doesn't gimp depend on libexif ?

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pactree -r libexif
libexif
├─cups-filters
│ └─cups
│   ├─cups-openrc
│   └─cups-pdf
├─gimp
│ └─xsane-gimp
├─libgdiplus
│ └─mono
├─libgphoto2
│ └─sane
│   └─xsane
│     └─xsane-gimp
└─thunar
  ├─thunar-volman
  └─xfdesktop
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pactree -r exiv2
exiv2
├─geeqie
├─kfilemetadata
│ ├─baloo
│ │ └─baloo-widgets
│ │   └─dolphin
│ │     ├─dolphin-plugins
│ │     └─kim4
│ └─kfind
├─libgexiv2
├─libkexiv2
│ ├─kdegraphics-thumbnailers
│ └─kio-extras
│   └─dolphin
└─viewnior


Re: gimp does not start: error while loading shared libraries: libgexiv2.so.2

Reply #2 –
gimp works, thank you. :)