#1139499 pitivi doesn't start

Package:
pitivi
Source:
pitivi
Description:
non-linear audio/video editor using GStreamer
Submitter:
Eugenia Loli
Date:
2026-06-26 14:51:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1139499#5
Date:
2026-06-09 10:14:11 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

Pitivi doesn't start, it requires the python3-scipy package, but it doesn't get installed as a dependency on debian-testing. Additionally, the app has two soft dependencies (librosa and cvtracker) that debian doesn't provide. Please add these on debian.

#1139499#10
Date:
2026-06-09 10:54:19 UTC
From:
To:
(pitivi:398981): dbind-WARNING **: 12:53:13.813: AT-SPI: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.a11y.Bus was not provided by any .service files
onnxruntime cpuid_info warning: Unknown CPU vendor. cpuinfo_vendor value: 0
Missing soft dependency:
- GSound not found on the system
    -> enables sound notifications when rendering is complete
Missing soft dependency:
- Notify not found on the system
    -> enables visual notifications when rendering is complete
Missing soft dependency:
- libav GStreamer plug-in not found on the system
    -> additional multimedia codecs through the GStreamer Libav library
Missing soft dependency:
- cvtracker GStreamer element not found on the system
    -> enables object tracking
Missing soft dependency:
- librosa not found on the system
    -> enables beat detection functionality
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pitivi", line 172, in <module>
    _run_pitivi()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/bin/pitivi", line 143, in _run_pitivi
    from pitivi import application
  File "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pitivi/python/pitivi/application.py", line 33, in <module>
    from pitivi.mainwindow import MainWindow
  File "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pitivi/python/pitivi/mainwindow.py", line 29, in <module>
    from pitivi.editorperspective import EditorPerspective
  File "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pitivi/python/pitivi/editorperspective.py", line 41, in <module>
    from pitivi.timeline.timeline import TimelineContainer
  File "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pitivi/python/pitivi/timeline/timeline.py", line 31, in <module>
    from pitivi.autoaligner import AutoAligner
  File "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pitivi/python/pitivi/autoaligner.py", line 23, in <module>
    from scipy.signal import correlate
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scipy'

#1139499#13
Date:
2026-06-25 13:47:55 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

Bug #1139499 in pitivi reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/extras/pitivi/-/commit/0eabe1c0c8ecaec3e182aab05f419b736d858381
------------------------------------------------------------------------
d/control: Add missing dependencies (Closes: #1139499)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1139499

#1139499#20
Date:
2026-06-26 14:49:02 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
pitivi, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1139499@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Danial Behzadi <dani.behzi@ubuntu.com> (supplier of updated pitivi package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:37:06 +0330
Source: pitivi
Built-For-Profiles: derivative.ubuntu noudeb
Architecture: source
Version: 2023.03-6
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Extras Maintainers <pkg-gnome-extras-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Danial Behzadi <dani.behzi@ubuntu.com>
Closes: 1139499
Changes:
 pitivi (2023.03-6) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload
 .
   [ Danial Behzadi ]
   * d/control: Add missing dependencies (Closes: #1139499)
 .
   [ Jeremy Bícha ]
   * Update debhelper compat to 14
   * Update Standards Version to 4.7.4
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