Upstream have a bug report about this saying:
"This is a known problem caused by the fact that you run 0.39
before. 0.38 is not compatible with 0.39 preferences file.
Remove your ~/.inkscape/preferences.xml and it will work."
Have you runned 0.39 before ? If yes could you move ~/.inkscape/preferences.xml
somewhere else and test again ?
Upstream have a bug report about this saying: preferences. xml and it will work."
"This is a known problem caused by the fact that you run 0.39
before. 0.38 is not compatible with 0.39 preferences file.
Remove your ~/.inkscape/
Have you runned 0.39 before ? If yes could you move ~/.inkscape/ preferences. xml
somewhere else and test again ?