symbol lookup error: gnome-terminal: undefined symbol: vte_terminal_set_alternate_screen_scrol

alan@wopr:~$ ldd /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
        linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fff80471000)
        libvte2_90.so.9 => /usr/lib/libvte2_90.so.9 (0x00007f1ef7314000)
        libgconf-2.so.4 => /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4 (0x00007f1ef70e6000)
        liblaunchpad-integration-3.0.so.1 => /usr/lib/liblaunchpad-integration-3.0.so.1 (0x00007f1ef6ee1000)
        libgtk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0 (0x00007f1ef6892000)
        libgdk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0 (0x00007f1ef6616000)
        libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef63f3000)
        libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef60ab000)
        libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef5e8c000)
        libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef5c42000)
        libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef59f6000)
        libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgthread-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef57f4000)
        libglib-2.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef5502000)
        libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 (0x00007f1ef51ca000)
        libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSM.so.6 (0x00007f1ef4fc2000)
        libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libICE.so.6 (0x00007f1ef4da7000)
        libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f1ef4b8a000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f1ef47eb000)
        libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef45dd000)
        libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 (0x00007f1ef431f000)
        libtinfo.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.5 (0x00007f1ef40f8000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007f1ef3e73000)
        libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef3c6f000)
        libdbus-glib-1.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 (0x00007f1ef3a48000)
        libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x00007f1ef3803000)
        libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00007f1ef35fd000)
        libcairo-gobject.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo-gobject.so.2 (0x00007f1ef33f4000)
        libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f1ef31c8000)
        libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00007f1ef2f92000)
        libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6 (0x00007f1ef2d7f000)
        libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXinerama.so.1 (0x00007f1ef2b7b000)
        libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6 (0x00007f1ef296b000)
        libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrandr.so.2 (0x00007f1ef2762000)
        libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXcursor.so.1 (0x00007f1ef2557000)
        libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXcomposite.so.1 (0x00007f1ef2354000)
        libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdamage.so.1 (0x000...

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Was fixed last night already:

vte3 (1:0.30.1-2ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * Port Ubuntu's vte patches to vte3 (LP: #903401):
    - debian/patches/91_keep_fds.patch:
      - vte does not support G_SPAWN_LEAVE_DESCRIPTORS_OPEN
        when calling vte_terminal_fork_command_full().
    - debian/patches/93_add_alt_screen_scroll_toggle.patch:
      - Handle scrolling differently when using alternate screen or
        scrolling is restricted.
    - debian/patches/lp246701_scroll_region_updates.patch:
      - Fix update glitch related to scroll regions.

 -- Michael Terry <email address hidden> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:38:32 -0500