Gnucash on Ubuntu 9.04, crashing

[Guido Milanese]

I am trying again to use GnuCash on my Ubuntu 9.04 system. The 
version of GnuCash is 2.2.9, compiled 2009-10-05.
After loading, the programme exits with an error message, saying (I 
translate from the Italian message) that "there was a problem" 
processing FILENAME (the latest file I saved). I installed the 
programme from scratch, removing all the dependencies with a careful 
apt-get series of commands (clean, purge, etc.), but the problem 
remains. The programme is not usable, at this stage. I also tried to 
start a new empty file, just adding the accounts suggested by the 
installation screens, with no change whatsoever but nothing changes.
Running from shell I get:

<quote>
gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled at 
configure time.

Found Finance::Quote version 1.13
<gnc:commodity version="2.0.0">
  <cmdty:space>ISO4217</cmdty:space>
  <cmdty:id/>
  <cmdty:get_quotes/>
  <cmdty:quote_source>currency</cmdty:quote_source>
  <cmdty:quote_tz/>
</gnc:commodity>
gwenhywfar-INFO: plugin.c:  577: Plugin type "ct" unregistered
gwenhywfar-INFO: plugin.c:  577: Plugin type "configmgr" 
unregistered
gwenhywfar-INFO: plugin.c:  577: Plugin type "dbio" unregistered
</quote>

Running from shell with '--debug' does not change the messages I 
receive.

Thanks for any help. Honestly, I gave a try to other programmes but 
this one is the best.

guido, italy

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Guido Milanese - Professor of Latin
The Catholic University, Milan and Brescia, Italy
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