Inkscape crashes with "terminate called after throwing an instance of 'Gtk::IconThemeError' "

The title says it all. Inkscape crashes whenever i attempt to open the document properties tab. there seem to be more problems though, like the little arrows on the scales at the edge of the window not being redrawn properly.

Version is Inkscape 0.48.0 r9654 (Sep 20 2010)
Ubuntu Version is 10.10

GDB says:

#0 0x00007fffef7d5ba5 in raise (sig=<value optimized out>) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
#1 0x00007fffef7d96b0 in abort () at abort.c:92
#2 0x00007ffff00136bd in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#3 0x00007ffff0011906 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#4 0x00007ffff0011933 in std::terminate() () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#5 0x00007ffff0011a3e in __cxa_throw () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#6 0x00007ffff7a38a3f in Gtk::IconThemeError::throw_func(_GError*) () from /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
#7 0x00007ffff6baab92 in Glib::Error::throw_exception(_GError*) () from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
#8 0x00007ffff7a37f9d in Gtk::IconTheme::load_icon(Glib::ustring const&, int, Gtk::IconLookupFlags) const () from /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
#9 0x000000000087c7e2 in ?? ()
#10 0x0000000000753f24 in ?? ()
#11 0x00000000007542f9 in ?? ()
#12 0x00000000009e1fab in ?? ()
#13 0x000000000074fdea in ?? ()
#14 0x0000000000751027 in ?? ()
#15 0x000000000074dff9 in ?? ()
#16 0x000000000074d283 in ?? ()
#17 0x000000000074d309 in ?? ()
#18 0x000000000061c5a3 in ?? ()
#19 0x00007ffff3f6fa6e in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#20 0x00007ffff3f854d7 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#21 0x00007ffff3f86996 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#22 0x00007ffff3f86f53 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#23 0x00007ffff5a0ba23 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#24 0x00007ffff3f6fa6e in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#25 0x00007ffff3f84da1 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#26 0x00007ffff3f86996 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#27 0x00007ffff3f86f53 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#28 0x00007ffff5bef04e in gtk_widget_activate () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#29 0x00007ffff5ae195d in gtk_menu_shell_activate_item () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#30 0x00007ffff5ae30ab in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#31 0x00007ffff5ad29d8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#32 0x00007ffff3f6fa6e in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#33 0x00007ffff3f85120 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#34 0x00007ffff3f867db in g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#35 0x00007ffff3f86f53 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#36 0x00007ffff5beb6df in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#37 0x00007ffff5acae73 in gtk_propagate_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#38 0x00007ffff5acbf4b in gtk_main_do_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#39 0x00007ffff574574c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#40 0x00007ffff36ae342 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#41 0x00007ffff36b22a8 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#42 0x00007ffff36b27b5 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#43 0x00007ffff5acc3e7 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#44 0x000000000045076b in ?? ()
#45 0x000000000044fbb1 in ?? ()
#46 0x00007fffef7c0d8e in __libc_start_main (main=<value optimized out>, argc=<value optimized out>, ubp_av=<value optimized out>, init=<value optimized out>, fini=<value optimized out>,
    rtld_fini=<value optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffe808) at libc-start.c:226
#47 0x000000000044ed39 in ?? ()
#48 0x00007fffffffe808 in ?? ()
#49 0x000000000000001c in ?? ()

so apparently i don't have the proper debugging symbols installed. I couldn't find the correct package for that, though. The bug seems to be unknown in the inkscape community so i am guessing that it's some kind of packaging issue (like missing icons).