Can't create new deck

[barnaba]

Binary package hint: anki

Hello. I'm using ubuntu 10.10 on amd64 architecture. I had some decks, possibly from previous versions of anki. After discovering error I removed .anki, but error is still ocurring. I'm using Anki 0.9.9.8.6

What I did:

I started anki, and clicked Create button (or File > New - same effect).

What I expected:

New deck.

What happened:
Following error occured:

An error occurred. Please:
Restart Anki.
If it does not fix the problem, please copy the following
into a bug report:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/anki/ankiqt/ui/main.py", line 871, in onNew
    if not self.saveAndClose(hideWelcome=True): return
  File "/usr/share/anki/ankiqt/ui/main.py", line 859, in saveAndClose
    self.deck.rollback()
  File "/usr/share/anki/anki/deck.py", line 2230, in rollback
    self.s.clear()
  File "/usr/share/anki/anki/hooks.py", line 59, in repl
    return old(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/anki/anki/db.py", line 74, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self.__dict__['_session'], k)
AttributeError: 'Session' object has no attribute 'clear'

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The Tools menu is inactive, so I downloaded random deck via download menu and restarted anki. After restarting Anki the Tools menu was active, but there was no option Tools > Advanced > Full Database Check. I've run Tools > Advance > Check Database, and restarted Anki again. After completing those steps I still wasn't able to create new deck.

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

is this still an issue ten+ years later?