Often during upgrades of other packages we are told to try
gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders > /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
so we do,
# gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders > /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
bash: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache: cannot overwrite existing file
# gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders >| /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
bash: gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders: command not found

And we end up causing more damage than before.

So can you please figure out a better way to do whatever it is that you
want, without involving the system administrator.

#  gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders > /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
bash: gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders: command not found
14:01 127 ~# dlocate gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
14:01 ~# /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders > /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
bash: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache: cannot overwrite existing file
14:02 1 ~# /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders >| /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache

Hi Michael and Emilio! Indeed I've stumbled upon this bug too, which causes
(some?) gtk apps (gobby IIRC) to end up without icons for the toolbars.

I realize that gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders is installed by libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev.
But this means that in order to properly install an app I need a development
package.

Maybe /usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders should be splitted from libgdk-
pixbuf2.0-dev and declared as a run time dependency (pre dependency I guess)
for those packages that need to build the cache?

I would say that this bug is important because undermines the usability of the
apps, but I'll let you maintainers decide :)

Kinds regards, Lisandro.