SMPlayer: Symbol Lookup Error

Upon launching SMPlayer I get the following error message:

/usr/bin/mpv --no-config --no-quiet --terminal --no-msg-color --input-ipc-server=/tmp/smplayer-mpv-8e1a --msg-level=ffmpeg/demuxer=error --video-rotate=no --no-fs --hwdec=no --sub-auto=fuzzy --no-input-default-bindings --input-x11-keyboard=no --no-input-cursor --cursor-autohide=no --no-keepaspect --wid=111149073 --monitorpixelaspect=1 --osd-level=1 --osd-scale=1 --sub-ass --embeddedfonts --ass-line-spacing=0 --sub-scale=1 --sub-text-shadow-color=#ff000000 --sub-codepage=ISO-8859-1 --sub-pos=100 --volume=110 --cache=auto --screenshot-template=cap_%F_%p_%02n --screenshot-format=jpg --softvol=yes --softvol-max=110 --term-playing-msg=MPV_VERSION=${=mpv-version:}
INFO_VIDEO_WIDTH=${=width}
INFO_VIDEO_HEIGHT=${=height}
INFO_VIDEO_ASPECT=${=video-params/aspect}
INFO_VIDEO_FPS=${=container-fps:${=fps}}
INFO_VIDEO_FORMAT=${=video-format}
INFO_VIDEO_CODEC=${=video-codec}
INFO_DEMUX_ROTATION=${=track-list/0/demux-rotation}
INFO_AUDIO_FORMAT=${=audio-codec-name}
INFO_AUDIO_CODEC=${=audio-codec}
INFO_AUDIO_RATE=${=audio-params/samplerate}
INFO_AUDIO_NCH=${=audio-params/channel-count}
INFO_LENGTH=${=duration:${=length}}
INFO_DEMUXER=${=current-demuxer:${=demuxer}}
INFO_SEEKABLE=${=seekable}
INFO_TITLES=${=disc-titles}
INFO_CHAPTERS=${=chapters}
INFO_TRACKS_COUNT=${=track-list/count}
METADATA_TITLE=${metadata/by-key/title:}
METADATA_ARTIST=${metadata/by-key/artist:}
METADATA_ALBUM=${metadata/by-key/album:}
METADATA_GENRE=${metadata/by-key/genre:}
METADATA_DATE=${metadata/by-key/date:}
METADATA_TRACK=${metadata/by-key/track:}
METADATA_COPYRIGHT=${metadata/by-key/copyright:}
INFO_MEDIA_TITLE=${=media-title:}
INFO_STREAM_PATH=${stream-path}
 --audio-client-name=SMPlayer --term-status-msg=STATUS: ${=time-pos} / ${=duration:${=length:0}} P: ${=pause} B: ${=paused-for-cache} I: ${=core-idle} VB: ${=video-bitrate:0} AB: ${=audio-bitrate:0} <path_to_video_file>.<ext>

/usr/bin/mpv: symbol lookup error: /usr/bin/mpv: undefined symbol: vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR

A similar issue was reported to AceStream Launcher, I followed the suggestion in this comment but it didn’t work.

I use X11 not Wayland.

more details would help

inxi -Fazy

meanwhile take look at the last comment

System:
  Kernel: 5.16.2-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.16-x86_64
    root=/dev/mapper/CryptContainer-ROOT rw
    rd.luks.name=ddba9097-886d-4863-9311-b09cdf145e17=CryptLVM
    root=/dev/CryptContainer/ROOT resume=/dev/CryptContainer/SWAP
    rd.luks.key=/CryptLVM.key video=efifb:nobgrt quiet splash rw
    rd.systemd.show_status=auto rd.udev.log_level=3 sysrq_always_enabled=1
    net.ifnames=0 apparmor=1 intel_iommu=1 security=apparmor
    ec_sys.write_support=1
  Console: pty pts/3 wm: kwin_x11 DM: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux
    base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Precision 3551 v: N/A serial: <filter>
    Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
  Mobo: Dell model: 033T3Y v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI: Dell v: 1.6.0
    date: 05/28/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 94.1 Wh (100.0%) condition: 94.1/97.0 Wh (97.0%)
    volts: 12.7 min: 11.4 model: LGC-LGC8.509 DELL 1WJT014 type: Li-poly
    serial: <filter> status: Full
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-10750H socket: U3E1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Comet Lake family: 6 model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xEA
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB
    L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 964 high: 1480 min/max: 800/5000 base/boost: 4300/5000
    scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave volts: 0.9 V
    ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 900 2: 900 3: 1480 4: 908 5: 900 6: 900
    7: 899 8: 900 9: 900 10: 900 11: 862 12: 1125 bogomips: 62431
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass
    mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1
    mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Dell driver: i915
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9bc4 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GLM [Quadro P620] vendor: Dell driver: nvidia
    v: 495.46 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1cbd
    class-ID: 0302
  Device-3: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 1-11:4 chip-ID: 0c45:6a09 class-ID: 0e02
  Display: server: X.Org 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver:
    loaded: modesetting,nvidia alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142
    size: 344x194mm (13.5x7.6") diag: 395mm (15.5")
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.4
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:06c8 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.16.2-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-2: sndio v: N/A running: no
  Sound Server-3: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
  Sound Server-4: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
  Sound Server-5: PipeWire v: 0.3.43 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:06f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:0d4d class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-14:5 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 293.39 GiB (31.5%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
    model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 43.9 C scheme: GPT
  SMART: yes health: PASSED on: 14d 15h cycles: 1,585
    read-units: 77,245,524 [39.5 TB] written-units: 19,824,038 [10.1 TB]
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 160 GiB size: 160 GiB (100.00%) used: 61.4 GiB (38.4%)
    fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-2 maj-min: 254:2
    mapped: CryptContainer-ROOT
  ID-2: /boot raw-size: 1022 MiB size: 1022 MiB (100.00%)
    used: 197.1 MiB (19.3%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-4
    maj-min: 254:4 mapped: CryptBoot
  ID-3: /boot/efi raw-size: 640 MiB size: 638.7 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 380 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
    maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /home raw-size: 753.87 GiB size: 753.87 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 231.8 GiB (30.7%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-3
    maj-min: 254:3 mapped: CryptContainer-HOME
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 16 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1 mapped: CryptContainer-SWAP
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C pch: 52.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2402
Info:
  Processes: 472 Uptime: 8h 59m wakeups: 4464 Memory: 15.14 GiB
  used: 5.74 GiB (37.9%) Init: systemd v: 250 tool: systemctl Compilers:
  gcc: 11.1.0 alt: 10 clang: 13.0.0 Packages: 2238 pacman: 2210 lib: 507
  flatpak: 20 snap: 8 Shell: Bash (sudo) v: 5.1.16 running-in: yakuake
  inxi: 3.3.12

I already have egl-wayland installed.

Updating the kernel to 5.16.2 fixed the issue which was observed in 5.15.x

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