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[Jesse Talavera-Greenberg <jessetalavera@xxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  I'm using Ubuntu 15.04.
  
  apt-cache policy alacarte returns:
  
  alacarte:
-   Installed: 3.11.91-2
-   Candidate: 3.11.91-2
-   Version table:
-  *** 3.11.91-2 0
-         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+   Installed: 3.11.91-2
+   Candidate: 3.11.91-2
+   Version table:
+  *** 3.11.91-2 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
- 
- Last night I was removing some applications I wasn't using, via Synaptic.  I don't remember which applications I removed exactly, but as soon as I did, alacarte suddenly broke.  When I try to run it on the command line, I get this error:
+ Last night I was removing some applications I wasn't using, via
+ Synaptic.  I don't remember which applications I removed exactly, but as
+ soon as I did, alacarte suddenly broke.  When I try to run it on the
+ command line, I get this error:
  
  jesse@jtg-ubuntu:~$ alacarte
  
  (alacarte:4378): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure:
  assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL'
  failed
  
  (alacarte:4378): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed
  Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 26, in <module>
-     main()
-   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 464, in main
-     app.setMenuBasename(basename)
-   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 62, in setMenuBasename
-     self.editor = MenuEditor(menu_basename)
-   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 36, in __init__
-     self.load()
-   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 49, in load
-     if not self.tree.load_sync():
+   File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 26, in <module>
+     main()
+   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 464, in main
+     app.setMenuBasename(basename)
+   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 62, in setMenuBasename
+     self.editor = MenuEditor(menu_basename)
+   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 36, in __init__
+     self.load()
+   File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 49, in load
+     if not self.tree.load_sync():
  GLib.Error: g-markup-error-quark: Error on line 1 char 1: Document was empty or contained only whitespace (1)
- jesse@jtg-ubuntu:~$ 
+ jesse@jtg-ubuntu:~$
  
  Also, clicking the "Applications" menu will not display my list of
  applications.  Nothing shows up.  However, clicking "Places" right next
  to it works perfectly fine.
  
  I'm using GNOME Flashback (or was it GNOME Classic?  Forgot the exact
- name), dunno what version.
+ name), dunno what version.  I have been using it for months without any
+ ill effect.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1512018

Title:
  Alacarte crashes upon opening and will not display applications menu

Status in alacarte package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm using Ubuntu 15.04.

  apt-cache policy alacarte returns:

  alacarte:
    Installed: 3.11.91-2
    Candidate: 3.11.91-2
    Version table:
   *** 3.11.91-2 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  Last night I was removing some applications I wasn't using, via
  Synaptic.  I don't remember which applications I removed exactly, but
  as soon as I did, alacarte suddenly broke.  When I try to run it on
  the command line, I get this error:

  jesse@jtg-ubuntu:~$ alacarte

  (alacarte:4378): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure:
  assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL'
  failed

  (alacarte:4378): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure: assertion 'gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (accel_closure) != NULL' failed
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 26, in <module>
      main()
    File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 464, in main
      app.setMenuBasename(basename)
    File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 62, in setMenuBasename
      self.editor = MenuEditor(menu_basename)
    File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 36, in __init__
      self.load()
    File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 49, in load
      if not self.tree.load_sync():
  GLib.Error: g-markup-error-quark: Error on line 1 char 1: Document was empty or contained only whitespace (1)
  jesse@jtg-ubuntu:~$

  Also, clicking the "Applications" menu will not display my list of
  applications.  Nothing shows up.  However, clicking "Places" right
  next to it works perfectly fine.

  I'm using GNOME Flashback (or was it GNOME Classic?  Forgot the exact
  name), dunno what version.  I have been using it for months without
  any ill effect.

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