Nice catch, Jeremy. Haven't tested (at least not yet), but given the error message the OP found in /var/log/syslog, that's most certainly it.
OTOH, other changes seems to consist of minor bug fixes and translations updates, so personally, and since there are no depencency issues involved, I still think this proposed backport makes sense. ** Description changed: [Impact] While gnome-font-viewer can be started from command line, it fails to start via the .desktop file. As can be seen in comment #3, it seems to be related to DBus somehow. - The problem is not present in version 3.20.2-1 in yakkety, and since - there is no obvious single commit in the upstream source which could be - patched, the proposal is to backport the yakkety version as an SRU. It's - built in this PPA: + The problem is not present in version 3.20.2-1 in yakkety. Probably it + was fixed via this commit: + + https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-font-viewer/commit/?id=acf919c + + The NEWS in 3.20.0 and 3.20.2 can be found here: + + https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-font-viewer/tree/NEWS + + Considering that other upstream changes seem to consist of a few minor + bug fixes and translation updates, 3.20.2-1 might be considered a + suitable microrelease to be backported. Consequently the proposal is to + backport the yakkety version as an SRU. It's built in this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/font-viewer and there are no runtime dependency blockers. [Test Case] Try to start gnome-font-viewer from the Dash and find that the launch fails. After having installed the proposed upload, starting the application from the Dash works fine. [Regression Potential] gnome-font-viewer is an independent tool, which doesn't affect other parts of the system. Hence the regression risk should be low. [Original description] Ubuntu 16.04.1 Fully updated. $ gnome-font-viewer --version GNOME Font Viewer 3.16.2 - starting from command-line: no problems. - starting from dash: application is shown in launcher but kills itself. - /var/log/syslog shows ... - Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Unknown option --gapplication-service - Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Run '/usr/bin/gnome-font-viewer --help' to see a full list of available command line options. + Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Unknown option --gapplication-service + Jul 29 22:18:08 schijfwereld org.gnome.font-viewer[3361]: Run '/usr/bin/gnome-font-viewer --help' to see a full list of available command line options. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607937 Title: font viewer starred from dash: Unknown option --gapplication-service To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-font-viewer/+bug/1607937/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
