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[Damico <damicoahr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

$ uname - a
=> Linux machine1 3.11.0-14-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 17:04:55 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ gedit --version
=> gedit - Version 3.8.3
$ which gedit
=> /usr/bin/gedit
$ ls -l /usr/bin/gedit
=> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 597776 Jul 13  2013 /usr/bin/gedi
$ gedit
=> 
** (gedit:7079): CRITICAL **: file log.c: line 980: unexpected error: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon exited with status 21 (g-dbus-error-quark, 25)
$ rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -R
=> rm: descend into write-protected directory ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’? y
=> rm: remove write-protected directory ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’? y
=> rm: cannot remove ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’: Permission denied
$ sudo rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -R
=> 
$ gedit
Now works!

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1275303

Title:
  Ubuntu 13.10 "gedit" fails every time unless user removes zeitgeist
  directory

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ uname - a
  => Linux machine1 3.11.0-14-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 17:04:55 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  $ gedit --version
  => gedit - Version 3.8.3
  $ which gedit
  => /usr/bin/gedit
  $ ls -l /usr/bin/gedit
  => -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 597776 Jul 13  2013 /usr/bin/gedi
  $ gedit
  => 
  ** (gedit:7079): CRITICAL **: file log.c: line 980: unexpected error: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon exited with status 21 (g-dbus-error-quark, 25)
  $ rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -R
  => rm: descend into write-protected directory ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’? y
  => rm: remove write-protected directory ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’? y
  => rm: cannot remove ‘/home/foo/.local/share/zeitgeist’: Permission denied
  $ sudo rm ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -R
  => 
  $ gedit
  Now works!

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