WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap in /var/log/syslog

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#1

My /var/log/syslog is completly full of the following warning:-

WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap

I am pasting some last lines of my /var/log/syslog

 Jul  1 14:52:46 smit-Aspire-5742 com.canonical.indicator.application[1762]: (process:2054): indicator-application-service-WARNING **: Application already exists, re-requesting properties.
 Jul  1 14:52:46 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.ClockAppletFactory[1762]: (clock-applet:2002): MateWeather-CRITICAL **: weather_info_abort: assertion 'info != NULL' failed
 Jul  1 14:52:46 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.ClockAppletFactory[1762]: (clock-applet:2002): MateWeather-CRITICAL **: _weather_info_fill: assertion '((info == NULL) && (location != NULL)) || ((info != NULL) && (location == NULL))' failed
 Jul  1 14:52:46 smit-Aspire-5742 whoopsie[1051]: [14:52:46] online
 Jul  1 14:52:47 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.ClockAppletFactory[1762]: (clock-applet:2002): MateWeather-CRITICAL **: weather_info_abort: assertion 'info != NULL' failed
 Jul  1 14:52:47 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.ClockAppletFactory[1762]: (clock-applet:2002): MateWeather-CRITICAL **: _weather_info_fill: assertion '((info == NULL) && (location != NULL)) || ((info != NULL) && (location == NULL))' failed
 Jul  1 14:52:48 smit-Aspire-5742 ntpd[1494]: Listen normally on 9 wlp2s0 192.168.1.3:123
 Jul  1 14:52:48 smit-Aspire-5742 ntpd[1494]: new interface(s) found: waking up resolver
 Jul  1 14:53:05 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16801462,1113,0
 Jul  1 14:53:05 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16801594,1113,0
 Jul  1 14:53:05 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16801615,1113,0
 Jul  1 14:54:42 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.BrightnessAppletFactory[1762]: ** (mate-brightness-applet:2000): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16801677,1179,0
 Jul  1 14:54:43 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.BrightnessAppletFactory[1762]: ** (mate-brightness-applet:2000): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16801773,1179,0
 Jul  1 14:55:23 smit-Aspire-5742 com.ubuntu.OneConf[1762]: WARNING:oneconf.hosts:Error in loading other_hosts file: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/smit/.cache/oneconf/6000f7a516194fa7890aa1cd7d94d021/other_hosts'
 Jul  1 14:58:02 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16802388,1113,0
 Jul  1 14:58:02 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16802390,1113,0
 Jul  1 14:58:02 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16802397,11,0
 Jul  1 14:58:02 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16802397,1113,0
 Jul  1 14:58:02 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16802418,11,0
 Jul  1 14:58:02 smit-Aspire-5742 org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory[1762]: ** (wnck-applet:1829): WARNING **: Failed to get pixmap 16802418,1113,0

I had checked the /var/log/syslog of my fathers computer who is running linux mint 18.01 xfce and his log is completely different then my log and he even doesn’t get this problem which I wasn’t getting in Ubuntu(unity)

i had Also install pixmap by sudo apt install pixmap

#2

Is this is is bug:thinking :thinking: ?? should i report this to https://bugs.launchpad.net/proposed-tracking/+bugs ???:dizzy_face:

#3

It happens when you use a transparent panel.

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#4

thanks man :joy::joy:
You saved my life,But where did you find this information cause I was searching for this every where and you just tell me in 8 words :scream: thanks again!!!.
now i have disabled the transparency of panel and not getting the same warning again.

But Does this mean that should not use transparent panel!!

#5

Also Do you think that is it related to [this] (Black screen displays suddenly after 2 - 4 hours) problem??

#6

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2333391

I don’t know but you have an acer laptop, so this has to be the problem.

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#7

FYI, there’s been a lot of work upstream on panel backgrounds following this report;