kubuntu 25.10 packaged inkscape instantly crashes after starting

Summary:

the ubuntu packaged version of inkscape is crashing every time shortly after starting after i upgraded my system from 25.04 to 25.10.

Steps to reproduce:

  • start inkscape via launcher or via commandline
  • windows are showing briefly
  • than crash

What happened?

the application crahed shortyl after the start. now way to ever interact with it.

What should have happened?

working normaly.

Sample attachments:

Version info

$ inkscape --debug-info 
Inkscape 1.4.2 (ebf0e940d0, 2025-05-08)

                      Compile  (Run)
    GLib version:     2.85.4
    GTK version:      3.24.50 (3.24.50)
    glibmm version:   2.66.8
    gtkmm version:    3.24.10
    libxml2 version:  2.14.5
    libxslt version:  1.1.43
    Cairo version:    1.18.4 (1.18.4)
    Pango version:    1.56.3 (1.56.3)
    HarfBuzz version: 10.2.0 (10.2.0)

    OS version:       Ubuntu 25.10

full log

first i removed and reinstalled the package

sudo apt purge inkscape 
REMOVING:
  inkscape*

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Removing: 1, Not Upgrading: 5
  Freed space: 109 MB

Continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 474680 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing inkscape (1.4.2-3) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-3ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.42-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.74ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1) ...
(Reading database ... 470007 files and directories currently installed.)
Purging configuration files for inkscape (1.4.2-3) ...
stefan@stefan-Zen:~/mydata/tools/inkscape$ sudo apt install inkscape 
Installing:                     
  inkscape

Suggested packages:
  inkscape-tutorials  libsvg-perl  pstoedit  python3-uniconvertor

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 1, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 5
  Download size: 24,2 MB
  Space needed: 109 MB / 109 GB available

Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing/universe amd64 inkscape amd64 1.4.2-3 [24,2 MB]
Fetched 24,2 MB in 7s (3.290 kB/s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Selecting previously unselected package inkscape.
(Reading database ... 470010 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../inkscape_1.4.2-3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking inkscape (1.4.2-3) ...
Setting up inkscape (1.4.2-3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-3ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.42-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.74ubuntu1) ...
log for the inkscape start and crash
stefan@stefan-Zen:~/mydata/tools/inkscape$ inkscape 

** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): WARNING **: 21:23:11.166: Failed to find resource file 'inkex.py'. Looked in:
        /home/stefan/.config/inkscape/extensions/inkex.py
        (null)
        /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/inkex.py
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: EPSON PJ:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-8ff60dfb3791e3a3c7130d31aba3a6a3.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-4625b05aaab2e6706a0013d0269e212d.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: BenQ PJ:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-6a069efd4a240f435587dbcdad95b8cf.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-b46fd0a80765b767dc579948df8b78e0.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.25:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_132_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_128_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.35:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_184_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_179_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.30:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_158_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_153_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: EPSON PJ:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-8ff60dfb3791e3a3c7130d31aba3a6a3.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-738872622aa8264c575d96f1f4d92c5a.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: EPSON PJ:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-8ff60dfb3791e3a3c7130d31aba3a6a3.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-06885579e07e7a90067c29bacf08946a.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: SyncMaster:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-2b78c637bae9fbf1303cf975fd4d46e4.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-a6b0500b8e9c2da8c5820ca1061d8d17.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.10:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_52_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_51_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.95:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_486_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_501_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 1.00:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_512_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_528_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: EPSON PJ:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-8ff60dfb3791e3a3c7130d31aba3a6a3.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-668c6255387c94d39947cbdef55fb559.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Unknown monitor:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-201a63276a9d0673c1ed3c33774ddaf0.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-65cf128c18ba8940bae674f7545e9d98.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.05:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_26_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_25_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.85:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_448_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_435_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.45:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_230_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_237_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.55:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_281_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_290_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.70:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_369_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_358_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.20:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_102_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_105_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: 31MU97:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-a002df1e53d70478583d76013486a15b.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-2508c70e60fc7a441af3c45e2063116c.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.00:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_0_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_0_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.65:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_343_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_332_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.75:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_396_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_384_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.40:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_211_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_204_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.60:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_316_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_307_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: EPSON PJ:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-8ff60dfb3791e3a3c7130d31aba3a6a3.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-8bb13e6ebf8b69983f0b01fff800ba56.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.50:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_264_528.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_256_512.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: EPSON PJ:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-8ff60dfb3791e3a3c7130d31aba3a6a3.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/edid-c52c9bd6fc41e118cdc93d6d8b80f83e.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.80:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_409_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_422_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.90:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_460_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_475_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Brightness 0.15:
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_76_512.icc
   /home/stefan/.local/share/icc/brightness_79_528.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Artifex PS CMYK Profile:
   /usr/share/color/icc/ghostscript/gray_to_k.icc
   /usr/share/color/icc/ghostscript/ps_cmyk.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Artifex Software sRGB ICC Profile:
   /usr/share/color/icc/ghostscript/srgb.icc
   /usr/share/color/icc/ghostscript/default_rgb.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Artifex Software sGray ICC Profile:
   /usr/share/color/icc/ghostscript/default_gray.icc
   /usr/share/color/icc/ghostscript/sgray.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: sRGB:
   /usr/share/color/icc/sRGB.icc
   /usr/share/color/icc/colord/sRGB.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: /usr/share/color/icc/colord/x11-colors.icc is not an ICC file!
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Compatible with Adobe RGB (1998):
   /usr/share/color/icc/compatibleWithAdobeRGB1998.icc
   /usr/share/color/icc/colord/AdobeRGB1998.icc
CMSSystem::load_profiles: /usr/share/color/icc/colord/Crayons.icc is not an ICC file!
CMSSystem::load_profiles: ICC profile with duplicate name: Lab identity built-in:
   /usr/share/color/icc/krita/Lab-D50-Identity-elle-V4.icc
   /usr/share/color/icc/krita/Lab-D50-Identity-elle-V2.icc

** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): WARNING **: 21:23:11.331: Ignoring unrecognized CSS property: font-variant-east_asian

** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): WARNING **: 21:23:11.335: Ignoring unrecognized CSS property: font-variant-east_asian

** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): WARNING **: 21:23:11.339: Ignoring unrecognized CSS property: font-variant-east_asian

** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): WARNING **: 21:23:11.341: Ignoring unrecognized CSS property: font-variant-east_asian

** (org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): WARNING **: 21:23:11.369: Ignoring unrecognized CSS property: font-variant-east_asian

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 21:23:11.987: invalid accelerator string ''

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 21:23:11.987: gtk_application_accels_get_actions_for_accel: assertion 'accel_key.key != 0' failed

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:32352): Gtk-WARNING **: 21:23:11.988: Unable to parse accelerator '': ignored request to install 1 accelerators

Emergency save activated!
Emergency save completed. Inkscape will close now.
If you can reproduce this crash, please file a bug at https://inkscape.org/report
with a detailed description of the steps leading to the crash, so we can fix it.
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

additional info

the appimage based version is working.

$ ./Inkscape-ebf0e94-x86_64.appimage --debug-info
Setting _INKSCAPE_GC=disable as a workaround for broken libgc
You should not use AppImage in production, but you can speed up the AppImage by following this guide: https://inkscape.org/learn/appimage/
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so: undefined symbol: g_assertion_message_cmpint
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so
/home/stefan/tmp/.mount_InkscaAMgOxZ/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.38' not found (required by /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so)
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so
Inkscape 1.4.2 (ebf0e94, 2025-05-08)

                      Compile  (Run)
    GLib version:     2.64.6
    GTK version:      3.24.20 (3.24.20)
    glibmm version:   2.64.2
    gtkmm version:    3.24.2
    libxml2 version:  2.9.10
    libxslt version:  1.1.34
    Cairo version:    1.16.0 (1.16.0)
    Pango version:    1.44.7 (1.44.7)
    HarfBuzz version: 2.6.4 (2.6.4)

    OS version:       Ubuntu 25.10