Doesn't run, reports a zeitgeist/dbus error

[David White]

Can't run gedit. Calling from command line gives:

** (gedit:5060): 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 1 (g-dbus-error-quark, 25)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: gedit 3.8.3-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 28 17:14:25 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-28 (153 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gedit
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-28 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Enrico Segre (enrico-segre)]

Same happens with gedit 3.10.1 installed as described in http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-gedit-3-9-3-on-ubuntu-13-10-saucy-salamander-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-and-linux-mint-15-olivia/

However, that happens only usign gnome or gnome-flashback or fvwm-crystal as session manager; gedit opens ok usung ubuntu.

[Enrico Segre (enrico-segre)]

Led by https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1250314/comments/2 , I tried 'rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -R', and that solved the problem for me.

[Damico (damicoahr)]

See also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1275303
Titled: Ubuntu 13.10 "gedit" fails every time unless user removes zeitgeist directory

[Stan Williams (stanwmusic)]

This may be due to something I have changed in my heavily modified system rather than this bug? But it just recently started. On this box which is my main one I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 using Metacity and Gnome flashback, Lately I have to use a different editor as I can no longer use Gedit from the terminal. I can however run it from the GUI menu, I just now tried to see. And It seems I no longer Have a zeitgeist directory so I suspect that is a good clue. I will fix mine, I just thought I should post this in case it helps someone.

"sudo gedit" returns:

** (gedit:6054): CRITICAL **: file log.c: line 980: unexpected error: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon: Success (g-dbus-error-quark, 23)