I get a different crash on 17.10, can you confirm this is the version you're using as well?
ouroumov@Artful-a2:~/Desktop$ apt-cache policy gnome-orca gnome-orca: Installed: 3.24.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.24.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.24.0-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ouroumov@Artful-a2:~/Desktop$ which orca /usr/bin/orca ouroumov@Artful-a2:~/Desktop$ orca Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/orca", line 272, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/bin/orca", line 251, in main manager.activate(args.user_prefs, settingsDict) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/orca/settings_manager.py", line 131, in activate raise Exception('SettingsManager._loadBackend failed.') Exception: SettingsManager._loadBackend failed. ouroumov@Artful-a2:~/Desktop$
I get a different crash on 17.10, can you confirm this is the version you're using as well?
ouroumov@ Artful- a2:~/Desktop$ apt-cache policy gnome-orca fr.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages fr.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu artful/main i386 Packages dpkg/status Artful- a2:~/Desktop$ which orca Artful- a2:~/Desktop$ orca exit(main( )) activate( args.user_ prefs, settingsDict) python3/ dist-packages/ orca/settings_ manager. py", line 131, in activate 'SettingsManage r._loadBackend failed.') ._loadBackend failed. Artful- a2:~/Desktop$
gnome-orca:
Installed: 3.24.0-1ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.24.0-1ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.24.0-1ubuntu1 500
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
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/usr/bin/orca
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/orca", line 272, in <module>
sys.
File "/usr/bin/orca", line 251, in main
manager.
File "/usr/lib/
raise Exception(
Exception: SettingsManager
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