[Bug 301515] Re: gscan2pdf does not start on Ubuntu 9.04

[Dakkar]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.  Yes, I followed your instruction and it work.
I just tried again on reboot and it still works.

Thanks for solving the problem!


On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:34 PM, Mike Waters <robert.waters at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It looks like gscan2pdf is relying on a session file in the /tmp directory, which is being purged for some reason (cron, or startup; I am not sure of how ubuntu handles /tmp).
> The link to that nonexistant session file (inside 'ConfigPath') is part of gscan2pdf's per-user settings file, in the logged-on user's home directory: ~/.gscan2pdf
>
> So, simply deleting this file will allow the app to start, albeit with
> the default configuration (minus anything that was saved in that
> settings file).
>
> In my office I've just placed a perl script on the desktop of all scan PCs:
> #!/usr/bin/perl
>
> exec("rm ~/.gscan2pdf");
>
> This is obviously a temporary solution, and not even a very good one ;)
>
> So, good luck.
> -Mike Waters
>
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> gscan2pdf does not start on Ubuntu 9.04
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301515
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> Status in "gscan2pdf" source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gscan2pdf
>
> After upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 development branch, gscan2pdf does not start at all.  Scanner is working in other applications (ex Xsane scanner utility)
>
> If I try to start gscan2pdf from the command line by typing "gscan2pdf"  I get this message :
>
> "/tmp/tnexKMvNv6/session" does not exist within ConfigPath: /tmp/tnexKMvNv6! at /usr/bin/gscan2pdf line 1581"
>
> Thanks!
>

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