Uninstalled and reinstalled from Software Centre - this appears to have got the app working. Why does this happen?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gwibber in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/926645 Title: After accepting all updates on 4 Feb 2012, gwibber broken, and won't start. Status in “gwibber” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I tried to start gwibber from commandline after accepting all Ubuntu updates supplied on 04 Feb 2012. Running Lucid. Failed. Here's my commandline log. alex@ubuntu:~$ gwibber Removing stale, deceptive pid file. Apache CouchDB has started, time to relax. Browse your desktop CouchDB at file:///home/alex/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html No dbus monitor yet Updating... Updating... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 67, in <module> client.Client() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 448, in __init__ self.w = GwibberClient() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 59, in __init__ self.setup_ui() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 145, in setup_ui self.stream_view.set_state(self.model.settings["streams"] or DEFAULT_SETTINGS["streams"]) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 492, in set_state for item in state: self.new_stream(item) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 486, in new_stream if state: item.set_state(state) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 626, in set_state self.update() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 619, in update self.message_view.render([self.selected_stream["view"]]) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 707, in render message = item['doc'] KeyError: 'doc' alex@ubuntu:~$ gwibber Updating... Updating... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 67, in <module> client.Client() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 448, in __init__ self.w = GwibberClient() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 59, in __init__ self.setup_ui() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 145, in setup_ui self.stream_view.set_state(self.model.settings["streams"] or DEFAULT_SETTINGS["streams"]) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 492, in set_state for item in state: self.new_stream(item) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 486, in new_stream if state: item.set_state(state) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 626, in set_state self.update() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 619, in update self.message_view.render([self.selected_stream["view"]]) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 707, in render message = item['doc'] KeyError: 'doc' alex@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu-bug gwibber alex@ubuntu:~$ I now don't have a working Gwibber instance. Am going to try removing and readding it from Software Centre. alex@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS Release: 10.04 alex@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy gwibber gwibber: Installed: 2.30.3-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 2.30.3-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 2.30.3-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages Application should just WORK! Please fix it ASAP. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gwibber 2.30.3-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-38.83-generic 2.6.32.52+drm33.21 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-38-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Feb 4 12:50:59 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gwibber To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/926645/+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