Public bug reported:
$ uname - a
=> Linux machine1 3.11.0-14-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 17:04:55 UTC 2013
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ gedit --version
=> gedit - Version 3.8.3
$ which gedit
=> /usr/bin/gedit
$ ls -l /usr/bin/gedit
=> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 597776 Jul 13 2013 /usr/bin/gedi
$ gedit
=>
** (gedit:7079): CRITICAL **: file log.c: line 980: unexpected error: Error
calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process
/usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon exited with status 21 (g-dbus-error-quark, 25)
$ rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -R
=> rm: descend into write-protected directory
‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’? y
=> rm: remove write-protected directory ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’? y
=> rm: cannot remove ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’: Permission denied
$ sudo rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -R
=>
$ gedit
Now works!
** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
Ubuntu 13.10 "gedit" fails every time unless user removes zeitgeist
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