Following the advice at http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Installing_on_Ubuntu seemed to resolve the problem. I guess somehow our system removed some dependencies it didn't think were need any more.
Thanks for your help; not seeing any error message at all was throwing me. Trevor > Try to lauch directly and see whats the log say (I mean launch > /usr/bin/couchdb) . With more info we can be helpfull. > > Regards from Canary Islands > > Manuel Padrón MartÃnez >
