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Fix Failed to Save Optimized SVG in Inkscape on Linux

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Cyrus Kao

If you encountered the error Failed to import module 'scour'. while saving a file as optimized SVG in Inkscape, it means you're missing the scour package on your system. And here is a quick fix for Arch-based (Manjaro, EndeavourOS) and Debian/Ubuntu-based (e.g. Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Elementary OS) Linux distros.

Error message
Error occurred when saving optimized SVG

Arch-Based Linux Distros

Install scour from AUR:

  • Using pacman

    sudo pacman -S scour
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  • Using yay

    yay -S scour
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Don't know how to install packages on Arch based Linux? A full guide on Two Ways to Install Packages from AUR on Arch Linux/Manjaro.

Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux Distros

Install python-scour with APT:

sudo apt install python-scour
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Using pip

Alternative, you can install the missing module with pip, which is the package installer for Python:

pip install scour
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