#1128279 papers clutters xterm with libEGL warnings and MESA-LOADER warnings/errors

Package:
papers
Source:
papers
Description:
PDF document viewer for GNOME
Submitter:
Albert Nash
Date:
2026-02-17 11:41:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1128279#5
Date:
2026-02-17 11:38:36 UTC
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I've just installed papers on Trixie. I get this in xterm on GNOME on GDM on X11:

$ papers my_great_document.pdf
libEGL warning: MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information

MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
libEGL warning: egl: failed to create dri2 screen
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
MESA-LOADER: failed to retrieve device information
libEGL warning: egl: failed to create dri2 screen

The document itself seems to show up fine, though I have not checked all the details. From a user's viewpoint, these warnings/errors are garbage taking up precious terminal lines.

The journal shows this:

Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: kauditd_printk_skb: 25 callbacks suppressed
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.768:319): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/uevent" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.768:320): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/uevent" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.768:321): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.3/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:00.0/uevent" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.812:322): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/vendor" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.812:323): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/device" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.812:324): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/uevent" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.812:325): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/uevent" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.812:326): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.3/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:00.0/uevent" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.816:327): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/vendor" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:41 MyGreatHost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1771327001.816:328): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="/usr/bin/papers" name="/sys/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.0/device" pid=4078678 comm="papers" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
Feb 17 12:16:42 MyGreatHost gnome-shell[2447]: Can't update stage views actor unnamed [MetaWindowActorX11] is on because it needs an allocation.
Feb 17 12:16:42 MyGreatHost gnome-shell[2447]: Can't update stage views actor unnamed [MetaSurfaceActorX11] is on because it needs an allocation.

The corresponding devices are as follows:

# lspci -s 65:00.0
65:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 [GeForce GTX 1660] (rev a1)
# lspci -s 04:00.0
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family (rev 41)

Please fix the bug.

Gratefully!
Albert