python traceback on start

[hda_launchpad]

1. Ubuntu 16.04
2. 1.2.0-0ubuntu5
3. Onboard to start.
4. Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/onboard", line 35, in <module>
    from Onboard.OnboardGtk import OnboardGtk as Onboard
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/Onboard/OnboardGtk.py", line 35, in <module>
    require_gi_versions()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/Onboard/Version.py", line 30, in require_gi_versions
    gi.require_version('AppIndicator3', '0.1')
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/__init__.py", line 102, in require_version
    raise ValueError('Namespace %s not available' % namespace)
ValueError: Namespace AppIndicator3 not available

Possible Fix: Add gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 from recommends to dependencies
onboard working if gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 is installed.

[marmuta (marmuta)]

Thanks, I had fixed that in trunk already.
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~onboard/onboard/trunk/revision/2113

AppIndicator is meant to be optional, that's why it is only a recommends dependency.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

If you are still experiencing this bug, please set status back to "confirmed".

[marmuta (marmuta)]

@pon tech, this is a regression with Onboard 1.2.0, unfortunately. There are a couple of options:

- Try to install AppIndicator3 and its typelib. On Ubuntu this would be gir1.2-appindicator3, however http://packages.linuxmint.com doesn't seem to know it. Perhaps it can't be easily installed then, but I'm not too familiar with Mint.

- Update Onboard to a later revision. You can get a development snapshot from our PPA at
https://launchpad.net/~onboard/+archive/ubuntu/snapshots.
Untested on Mint, but I believe this would work for you, as Sarah is based on Ubuntu 16.04.

- Remove the offending line yourself:
$ sudo nano /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/Onboard/Version.py
and remove or comment out with '#' line 30, containing:
gi.require_version('AppIndicator3', '0.1')
Ctrl-X, Yes, Return
This change will be reverted when a new Onboard package is installed, but chances are the new one will have the bug already fixed.

[pon tech (pon-tech)]

Fixed my problem by installing:

https://launchpad.net/~onboard/+archive/ubuntu/snapshots/+build/9819091/+files/gnome-shell-extension-onboard_1.2.0+2152-0ppa1~xenial_all.deb

I then reinstalled Onboard. Voilà! Working fine. I used it to compose this comment.

Thank you very much.

[marmuta (marmuta)]

@Duncan Simpson, please try to upgrade to Onboard 1.3.0. There's a good chance the Xenial packages will work on Mint 18. You can get them from our stable PPA at
https://launchpad.net/~onboard/+archive/ubuntu/stable