Is the Inkscape RPM Package Broken on Fedora 43?

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Since updating to Fedora Workstation 43, I’ve noticed that Inkscape installed via RPM suffers from noticeable stuttering and frequently fails to launch. Switching to the Flatpak version of Inkscape has provided some relief—so far, I haven’t experienced any further launch failures or performance hiccups.

System Environment:
Fedora Workstation 43 x86_64
Intel Core i9 10940X
128GB DDR4
Intel Arc A770 16GB * 2
Gnome 49 + wayland

Inkscape version:
inkscape.x86_64 1.4.2-1.fc42 fedora (was automatically removed after the fedora-upgrade completed)
inkscape.x86_64 1.4.2-7.fc43 fedora

Here’s the crash dump from the failed launch:

<pre>
 0# Inkscape::Application::crash_handler(int) in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/libinkscape_base.so.1.4.2.0
 1# 0x00007F0A050262C0 in /lib64/libc.so.6
 2# InkscapeApplication::on_activate() in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/libinkscape_base.so.1.4.2.0
 3# Glib::SignalProxyNormal::slot0_void_callback(_GObject*, void*) in /lib64/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
 4# g_closure_invoke in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgobject-2.0.so.0
 5# 0x00007F0A04E2A855 in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgobject-2.0.so.0
 6# 0x00007F0A04E2C2B6 in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgobject-2.0.so.0
 7# g_signal_emit_valist in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgobject-2.0.so.0
 8# g_signal_emit in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgobject-2.0.so.0
 9# g_application_activate in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgio-2.0.so.0
10# 0x00007F0A030DBED0 in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgio-2.0.so.0
11# g_application_run in /usr/bin/../lib64/inkscape/../libgio-2.0.so.0
12# main in /usr/bin/inkscape
13# 0x00007F0A0500F5B5 in /lib64/libc.so.6
14# __libc_start_main in /lib64/libc.so.6
15# _start in /usr/bin/inkscape
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<details><summary>System info</summary>
Inkscape 1.4.2 (ebf0e940d0, 2025-05-08)

                      Compile  (Run)
    GLib version:     2.85.2
    GTK version:      3.24.49 (3.24.51)
    glibmm version:   2.66.8
    gtkmm version:    3.24.10
    libxml2 version:  2.12.10
    libxslt version:  1.1.43
    Cairo version:    1.18.4 (1.18.4)
    Pango version:    1.56.4 (1.57.0)
    HarfBuzz version: 11.3.1 (11.5.1)

    OS version:       Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition)
</details>
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You should not have duplicate packages installed.
Try removing the fc42 package.
sudo dnf remove inkscape-1.4.2-1.fc42.x86_64 and verify it is removing the proper one before telling it Y to continue.

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I’ve included here the version number from my Inkscape installation before updating. The other version I provided (f43) is the one that’s currently experiencing stuttering.
The old version package (f42) was automatically removed after the Fedora upgrade completed.

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Please always ensure what is posted makes the situation clear to readers.
The way it was originally posted made it seem obvious that you had duplicate packages installed

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I apologize for this. I’ve revised the unclear content in the post. Thank you. :anguished_face:

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You can report the crash to in the Fedora bug tracker, then the maintainer will get to see your report and should take action.
See How to file a bug :: Fedora Docs

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