Inkscape won't run

Charos · 08-25-2005, 05:32 AM

Hi, I have Mandriva 2005 and I installed an Inkscape rpm (for Mandrake) from a Linux Format magazine DVD.

It installed fine according to the message box, however no icon appeared anywhere, I can't get it to run from the "Run" command box, and when I go to where the exe is stored (in User/bin) and click on it, nothing happens.

Can someone help ?

metalinx · 08-26-2005, 02:05 PM

run inkscape on Terminal ( Gnome-terminal or Konsole... etc). And tell me what did it show.

Charos · 08-27-2005, 04:49 AM

OK Metalinx, I will give it a try and let you know as soon as I can get back to my Linux machine.

Thanks :-)

Charos · 08-29-2005, 02:07 AM

Hello Metalinx,

At first I tried to run Inkscape using sudo but just got a wrong password error.

Then opened a root Konsole session and when I typed in "Inkscape" I got an error message which said it was unable to access a lib file.

I took note of the file name and did a search in my Mandrake package list and found it was on the original DVD, so I was able to install it.

Although there was no Icon in the menu afterwards, I was able to get it to run from a root Konsole, so I ran Menudrake and was able to put it on the Start menu and now it runs just fine.

So thank you for pointing me in the right direction Metalinx - you have helped me to learn some new things today! :-)