I find a way to overcome the problem. Just run:
1. sudo gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache 2. And then restart Nautilus. See more info at https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=197793 I am using 15.10 and had the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1459359 Title: Gtk & Glib CRITICAL messages at startup (regression) Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Every time nautilus starts it emits several "CRITICAL" assertion error messages. This is a regression (didn't happen in Ubuntu 14.10) $ nautilus (nautilus:4543): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion 'GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (nautilus:4543): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (nautilus:4543): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_object: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.14.2-0ubuntu9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-18.18-generic 3.19.6 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-18-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed May 27 10:17:38 2015 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-visible-columns' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'where']" b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'use-tree-view' b'true' b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where', 'date_accessed']" InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-06 (659 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1459359/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp