Why does Hugin crash on launch with a GLX/X Window System error?

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Hugin suddenly started crashing immediately at launch. The terminal shows repeated GTK size-request warnings followed by an X Window System/GLX error such as BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation). The system is Linux, and Hugin had been working previously without any recent Hugin upgrade. Could this be related to OpenGL or graphics drivers, and what should I check first?

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Neppomuk

1mo ago

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Yes—this kind of startup crash can be related to the graphics stack rather than Hugin itself. In the reported case, proprietary NVIDIA libraries had been installed and were likely causing the GLX error on launch. After a full system reboot, Hugin started working normally again.

If Hugin suddenly crashes at startup with GLX/X errors, the first things to check are:

  • recent graphics driver or library changes
  • whether proprietary NVIDIA components were installed or updated
  • whether the system has been fully rebooted since those changes

Because Hugin uses OpenGL-related functionality, a broken or mismatched graphics library can cause it to fail immediately, even before you open a project or preview window.

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1mo ago

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It turned out that the installation of some proprietary NVIDIA libraries must have caused the crashes. After a system reboot, Hugin suddenly works fine again.

Originally by Neppomuk. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

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