On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 07:07:42PM -0000, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> I then installed the package "abiword-gnome", which removed the package
> "abiword". I still get the help dialogs when using 'abiword --help'.
>
> To assist in resolving this issue, please provide the following details:
> 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd.
> 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
> packagename'.
> 3) What happens if you open abiword, and click on 'Help -> Help contents...' ?
Thanks for your comments everyone. I reconnected to the machine in
question and was initially unable to reproduce the problem. I have my
shell history from the time; I was trying to use the command-line
conversion feature:
abiword --to=knowledge.ps knowledge.doc
abiword --to=knowledge.pdf knowledge.doc
abiword --to=knowledge.sxw knowledge.doc
abiword --to=knowledge.odt knowledge.doc
abiword --to=pdf knowledge.doc
abiword --to=odt knowledge.doc
ls *odt
ls *.s*
ls *.o*
abiword
ps ax | grep abiword
which abiword
abiword --help
/usr/bin/abiword --help
ubuntu-bug abiword
ubuntu-bug abiword-gnome
ubuntu-bug --help
ubuntu-bug -p abiword-gnome
At which point ubuntu-bug started up in lynx which I then terminated
because I had trouble with launchpad in lynx.
abiword --help
/usr/bin/abiword --help
dpkg -l abiword-gnome
abiword --plugin AbiCommand
dpkg -L abiword-gnome
man abiword
abiword --print=foo.ps knowledge.doc
ls -l knowledge.*
rm knowledge.pdf
ls *doc
abiword --print=foo.ps knowledge.doc
However, I then remembered what I was trying to and discovered how to
reproduce the problem:
env DISPLAY= abiword --help
This didn't turn up in my history since I had su'd to the account which
didn't preserve DISPLAY so no explicit env invocation was necessary.
I realize this is unconventional, but I was investigating having a
server-side CUPS print filter to print .doc files from the command-line,
e.g. 'lpr filename.doc'. In the CUPS print filter chain there is no X and
no display.
Other GNOME and GNOME-ish programs behave fine without DISPLAY:
env DISPLAY= gnome-terminal --help
env DISPLAY= firefox --help
env DISPLAY= nautilus --help
The information you requested:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS
Release: 8.04
$ apt-cache policy abiword-gnome
abiword-gnome:
Installed: 2.4.6-3ubuntu3
Candidate: 2.4.6-3ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 2.4.6-3ubuntu3 0
500 http://our.apt.mirror hardy/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Ryan
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"abiword --help" tells me to use "abiword --help"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/400024
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