#1140294 gimp: Plug-in crashed: "file-pdf-load" - Gimp fails to load pdf files

Package:
gimp
Source:
gimp
Description:
GNU Image Manipulation Program
Submitter:
Beatrice Torracca
Date:
2026-06-17 19:13:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1140294#5
Date:
2026-06-17 19:10:15 UTC
From:
To:
Hi!

I've tried loading a pdf file in my Debian testing like I've done a lot of times (and I can still do in my debian stable)-

The loading fails with 2 error messages on the screen which are:

=== first message
Plug-in crashed: "file-pdf-load"
(/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gimp/3.0/plug-ins/file-pdf-load/file-pdf-load)

The dying plug-in may have messed up GIMP's internal state. You may want to save your images and restart GIMP to be on the safe side.
====


==== second error message (I edited out the name of the file which had personal information in it)
Opening '/home/beatrice/dati/<rest_of_filename>.pdf' failed: Procedure 'file-pdf-load' returned no return values
=====

I hope this is not some problem on my part, and I am willing to give more information if it's needed.

Thanks for your work in Debian, it's greatly appreciated,

beatrice