Bug 22176

WorksForMe, is also a upgrade but mga5 -> mga6sta2 -> mga6

check for gail packages

rpm -qa|grep gail
libgail3_0-3.22.16-1.mga6
libgail18-2.24.31-3.mga6

For x86_64 must be lib64 not just lib

CC: (none) => j.alberto.vc

$ rpm -qa|grep gail
lib64gail3_0-3.22.16-1.mga6
lib64gail18-2.24.31-3.mga6

$ rpm -V lib64gail18 lib64gail3_0 # empty

Assigning to the registered audacity maintainer.

Assignee: bugsquad => lists.jjorge
CC: (none) => marja11

(In reply to katnatek from comment #1)
> WorksForMe, is also a upgrade but mga5 -> mga6sta2 -> mga6
> 

Unfortunately, I won't say much more. I have tested in a x86_64 MGA6, and audacity works. Maybe some GTK package was misinstalled during the upgrade?

You can also try launching it from a live media to ensure the problem is in your install.

Closing as it works for two testers, please reopen if you find new informations.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WORKSFORME

(In reply to Pavel Roschin from comment #2)
> $ rpm -qa|grep gail
> lib64gail3_0-3.22.16-1.mga6
> lib64gail18-2.24.31-3.mga6
> 
> $ rpm -V lib64gail18 lib64gail3_0 # empty

Maybe you have the i586 audacity

What is the output of

file $(which audacity)

Something wrong with ICEauthority (I'm using Xfce):

$ strace audacity
...
access("/home/rpg/.ICEauthority", R_OK) = 0
open("/home/rpg/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 12

(Audacity:10608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type 'GdkDisplayManager'

(Audacity:10608): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed

(Audacity:10608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed

$ file $(which audacity)
/usr/bin/audacity: ELF 64-bit LSB executable,

also

$ sudo audacity # works!

Maybe you have a UID < 1000 ?
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_5_Errata#System_user_ID_boundary_change_affects_logging

Check with userdrake

If that is the issue, maybe the easy way is create a new user and migrate configurations to that user

Forget to ask, what DM are you using?
In blogdrake a user report have some issues if use other DM than Ligthdm

> Maybe you have a UID < 1000 ?

Yes I had UID 500 before. I changed my UID to 1000 and chowned zillion of my files but audacity still doesn't work.

> Forget to ask, what DM are you using?

Yep, I use LightDM and Xfce4.

Getting out of ideas :(

Things to try

1. Search if you have unupdated mga5 packages

rpm -qa|grep mga5

2. uninstall and install audacity and test
3. rename .audacity-data and test
4. Try in new clean user profile

Hmm, I really had some packages installed from mga5
 icu53-data                                 
 kdegames4                                  
 kernel-desktop-4.1.15-2.mga5               
 lib64clang3.5.2                            
 lib64gcrypt11                              
 lib64git2_21                               
 lib64hogweed2                              
 lib64icu53                                 
 lib64llvm3.5                               
 lib64nettle4                               
 lib64plymouth2                             
 lib64procps3                               
 lib64rpm3                                  
 lib64rpmbuild3                             
 lib64vpx1                                  
 lib64webp5                                 
 lib64wsutil6                               
 lib64x264_142                              
 lib64x265_79                               
 libgit2_21                                 
 nvidia-current-kernel-4.1.15-desktop-2.mga5

1. I removed them:

rpm -qa | grep mga5 | xargs sudo dnf autoremove -y

2. Reinstalled audacity:

sudo dnf reinstall -y audacity

3. Removed audacity-data

rm -fr ~/.audacity-data

Still doesn't work.

4. For new user it works

(In reply to Pavel Roschin from comment #11)
> Hmm, I really had some packages installed from mga5
> 1. I removed them:
> 
> rpm -qa | grep mga5 | xargs sudo dnf autoremove -y
> 

I think you did must try update before remove
You could end with broken system if you don't have the "equivalent" mga6 package of some of the packages in your list

> 2. Reinstalled audacity:
> 
> sudo dnf reinstall -y audacity
> 
> 3. Removed audacity-data
> 
> rm -fr ~/.audacity-data
> 
> Still doesn't work.
> 
> 4. For new user it works

Well the issue is then with the old profile
Check the permission of 

/home/failing_user and /home/working_user

And of the files inside that folders

Also check to what groups each user belong

Now audacity works for me after deleting ~/.gconf directory. But I think this is still a bug - old user configuration shouldn't lead to application freeze. I don't know which parameter was critical for that, possible something concerned with display manager. Nevertheless updating audacity could solve this problem.