[Bug 1400460] [NEW] slingshot won't lauch (unable to read font filename)

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Slingshot will not launch.

When I try to lauch with the GUI, nothing happen.  But when I try to
lauch via terminal there's an error message.

Below, I give details on what's happening.

I've install slingshot with "apt-get install slingshot" on a fresh installed and updated system (Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, but same thing happened on Ubuntu 14.04).
When I try to lauch slingshot using terminal, I receive the following error:

fabio at ThinkPad-T60 ~ $ slingshot
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/games/slingshot", line 61, in <module>
    class Game:
  File "/usr/games/slingshot", line 67, in Game
    Settings.font = pygame.font.Font(get_data_path("FreeSansBold.ttf"), 14)
IOError: unable to read font filename

I've looked into the above-mentioned file (/usr/games/slingshot) but found nothing strange to my non-developer eyes.
I've looked into the Internet, but could not find a solution to this problem.
I've try to change the FreeSansBold.ttf to FreeSans.ttf (which apparently is installed in my system, because I can see/use it whithin libreoffice-writer), in all 4 places the font is mentioned on the file (/usr/games/slingshot) but the problem persist.

Hope this help track down the problem.
I can provide further info if needed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: slingshot 0.9-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Dec  8 17:03:36 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-03 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" - Release i386 20141126
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: slingshot
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: slingshot (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: apport-bug i386 rebecca third-party-packages
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slingshot won't lauch (unable to read font filename)
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