Re: what to do with gtk-2/gtk-3 clash?

[Matthew Crews <mailinglists@mattcrews.com>]

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On Thursday, December 13, 2018 2:28 PM, Felmon Davis <davisf@union.edu> wrote:

>
>
> trying to start Firefox (from Mozilla), Pan, Google-Chrome-Stable
> generates:
>
> TK+ 2.x symbols detected. Using GTK+ 2.x and GTK+ 3 in the same
> process is not supported
>
> (I use Trinity-Desktop which extends KDE3.)
>
> I first noticed the problem after upgrading Firefox from Mozilla's
> site. it came up without vertical scrollbars. I tried to sort this out
> by changing themes and their properties. that is likely the source of
> the issue.
>
> the stuff I find online offers nothing useful if you are not
> developing code.
>
> guidance sought.
>

I didn't even realize Debian supported Trinity. Its not in the official repos.

It sounds to me like you should try a supported DE and see if it is reproducible. I know XFCE uses both GTK2 and GTK3 libraries and runs these web browsers without issue. If it is not, I would file a bug report with the folks at Trinity.

-Matt