On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Iain Lee <menelaus at spartica.net> wrote: > Paul, > > Thanks your contribution, I too miss gnumeric. However, I get these errors > and the installed gnumeric crashes on opening a gnumeric file: > > ============================================================================= > Package Arch Version Repository Size > ============================================================================= > Installing: > gnumeric i386 1:1.8.2-2Centos5.2pj kups 12 M > Installing for dependencies: > goffice i386 0.6.2-1Centos5.2pj kups 1.4 M > > Transaction Summary > ============================================================================= > Install 2 Package(s) > Update 0 Package(s) > Remove 0 Package(s) > > Total download size: 13 M > Is this ok [y/N]: y > Downloading Packages: > Running rpm_check_debug > Running Transaction Test > Finished Transaction Test > Transaction Test Succeeded > Running Transaction > Installing: goffice ######################### [1/2] > Installing: gnumeric ######################### [2/2] > I/O error : Attempt to load network entity > http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/welcome.xml:138: parser error : Entity > 'nbsp' not defined > Pro<trademark/> and HTML. &gnum; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/welcome.xml:139: parser error : Entity > 'nbsp' not defined > can save files to several versions of the MS > Excel<trademark/> file > > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/welcome.xml:467: parser error : Entity > 'nbsp' not defined > The file format used by the Microsoft Excel<trademark/> > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/welcome.xml:644: parser error : chunk is > not well balanced > > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:408: parser error : Failure to > process entity welcome > &welcome; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:408: parser error : Entity > 'welcome' not defined > &welcome; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/quick-start.xml:1776: parser error : Entity > 'hellip' not defined > … </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This brings up the file > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/quick-start.xml:1810: parser error : Entity > 'hellip' not defined > …</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <interface> Auto > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/quick-start.xml:1934: parser error : chunk > is not well balanced > > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:474: parser error : Failure to > process entity quick-start > &quick-start; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:474: parser error : Entity > 'quick-start' not defined > &quick-start; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:168: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> — Create a new > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:179: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Open...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:205: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:217: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Save As...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:250: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Page Setup...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:261: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:273: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Print Preview...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:305: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Send To...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:317: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Properties...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:329: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:385: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:402: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:489: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:501: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:555: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:569: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:581: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:592: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Paste Special...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:658: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Clear</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:677: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:723: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Find...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:737: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Replace...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:748: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Goto cell...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:773: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Sheet</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:791: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Select</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:811: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Recalculate</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:875: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>New View...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:890: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Freeze Panes</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:914: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Windows</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:941: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Toolbars</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:952: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>View Statusbar</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:963: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Full Screen</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:975: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Zoom...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1030: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Cells...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1057: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Columns</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1067: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Rows</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1077: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Sheet</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1105: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Graph...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1116: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Image...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1154: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Function</guimenuitem> — This menu item > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1164: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Names</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1179: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Comment...</guimenuitem> — > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1191: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Hyperlink...</guimenuitem> — This menu > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1206: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Special</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1268: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Cells...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1279: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Column</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1287: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Width...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1297: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Auto Fit Selection</guimenuitem> — > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1305: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Hide</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1317: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Unhide</guimenuitem> — This menu item > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1327: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Standard Width</guimenuitem> — This > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1340: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Row</guimenuitem> — The > <guimenuitem>Row</guimenui > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1346: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Height...</guimenuitem> — This menu item > open > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1352: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Auto Fit Selection</guimenuitem> — This > menu > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1359: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Hide</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1367: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Unhide</guimenuitem> — This menu item will > ma > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1374: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Standard Height</guimenuitem> — This menu > ite > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1386: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Sheet</guimenuitem> — The > <guimenuitem>Sheet</guime > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1392: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Change Name...</guimenuitem> — This opens > a > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1399: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Re-Order Sheets...</guimenuitem> —- This > open > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1410: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Display Formulas</guimenuitem> — This menu > it > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1421: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Hide Zeros</guimenuitem> — This menu item > act > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1430: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Hide Gridlines</guimenuitem> — This menu > item > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1440: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Hide Column Headers</guimenuitem> — This > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1449: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Hide Row Header</guimenuitem> — This > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1462: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Workbook...</guimenuitem> — This menu item > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1480: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1492: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Autoformat...</guimenuitem> — This menu item > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1588: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <para><guimenuitem>Auto Correct...</guimenuitem> — > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1608: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Auto Save</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1642: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Goal Seek</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1655: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Solver</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1666: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Scenarios</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1679: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Simulation</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1752: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Sort...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1793: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Filter</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1805: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Validate...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1834: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Text to Columns...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1843: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Consolidate...</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1852: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Group and Outline</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1865: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Get External Data</guimenuitem> — The > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1935: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Contents</guimenuitem> — This menu > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1943: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Gnumeric on the Web</guimenuitem> — > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1952: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Live Assistance</guimenuitem> — > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1975: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>Report a Problem</guimenuitem> — > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:1997: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > <guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> —Shows basic > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gui-menus.xml:2418: parser error : chunk is > not well balanced > > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:492: parser error : Failure to > process entity gui-menus > &gui-menus; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:492: parser error : Entity > 'gui-menus' not defined > &gui-menus; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-types.xml:27: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > worksheet might contain the characters —This > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-types.xml:28: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > worksheet describes the company's income — which > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-types.xml:100: parser error : Entity > 'mdash' not defined > — the equals sign (=). The commercial at symbol (@) > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-types.xml:860: parser error : chunk is > not well balanced > > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:514: parser error : Failure to > process entity data-types > &data-types; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:514: parser error : Entity > 'data-types' not defined > &data-types; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-format.xml:164: parser error : Entity > 'yen' not defined > <literal>¥</literal>, > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-format.xml:165: parser error : Entity > 'pound' not defined > <literal>£</literal>, > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-format.xml:166: parser error : Entity > 'curren' not defined > <literal>¤</literal> > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/data-format.xml:1065: parser error : chunk > is not well balanced > > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:522: parser error : Failure to > process entity data-format > &data-format; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:522: parser error : Entity > 'data-format' not defined > &data-format; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:402: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > The Java<trademark/> Language can be used to create, > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:502: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > linkend="file-format-excel">Excel</link> file format. > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:1570: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > The Microsoft Excel<trademark/> file format is a binary file > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:1625: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > Excel<trademark/> versions prior to Excel<trademark/> 5.0. > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:1631: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > Excel<trademark/> file formats and all of the recent file > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:1635: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > <para> MS Excel<trademark/> 5.0/95. > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:1639: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > <para> MS Excel<trademark/> 97/2000/XP. > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:1643: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > <para> MS Excel<trademark/> 97/2000/XP & 5.0/95. > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:2338: parser error : > Entity 'nbsp' not defined > Supported by the Quattro<trademark/> Pro plugin. > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/files-formats.xml:3188: parser error : > chunk is not well balanced > > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:646: parser error : Failure to > process entity files-formats > &files-formats; > ^ > /usr/share/gnome/help/gnumeric/C/gnumeric.xml:646: parser error : Entity > 'files-formats' not defined > &files-formats; > ^ > > Installed: gnumeric.i386 1:1.8.2-2Centos5.2pj > Dependency Installed: goffice.i386 0:0.6.2-1Centos5.2pj > Complete! > > > > -- > Iain Lee > > -- Hm. That's interesting. It works for me, and I think we can find out why it works for me and not for you, if you want to spend some effort. When I google for your error I/O error : Attempt to load network entity It is a widely discussed problem. Obviously, there is some RPM that exists on my system that does not exist on yours, or you are firewall-blocked from allowing the install to work in the way it intends. I really don't think this is a fault of the gnumeric RPM I provide. Perhaps one approach is to find out if you have the docbook stuff installed. On the system where I built that RPM, I have: $ rpm -qa | grep docbook docbook-dtds-1.0-30.1 docbook-utils-0.6.14-5.1 docbook-simple-1.0-2.1.1 docbook-style-xsl-1.69.1-5.1 docbook-slides-3.3.1-2.1.1 docbook-style-dsssl-1.79-4.1 >From Googling, I also form the opinion that XML processing is related, so lets compare versions: ]$ rpm -qa | grep xml xmlsec1-1.2.9-8.1 libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1 xmlsec1-devel-1.2.9-8.1 xml-commons-1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10 xml-common-0.6.3-18 xml-commons-resolver-1.1-1jpp.12 libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.1 libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.1 xml-commons-apis-1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10 Another possible check is to try to debug the gnumeric that you say crashes. Unfortunately, "crash" is a very vague term. Does the installed gnumeric find all of the required libraries? What do you see like this? Do you see any "missing" or "???" $ ldd /usr/bin/gnumeric $ ldd /usr/bin/gnumeric linux-gate.so.1 => (0x00a02000) libspreadsheet-1.8.2.so => /usr/lib/libspreadsheet-1.8.2.so (0x02bc9000) libgoffice-0.6.so.6 => /usr/lib/libgoffice-0.6.so.6 (0x00101000) libglade-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglade-2.0.so.0 (0x002b8000) libgnomeui-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0 (0x063c1000) libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x00d1e000) libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x00bf1000) libgnome-keyring.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0 (0x040ad000) libbonoboui-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0 (0x06358000) libgnomecanvas-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so.0 (0x06457000) libart_lgpl_2.so.2 => /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2 (0x00dce000) libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0x0062a000) libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x05ec0000) libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x0625a000) libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0x00422000) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0x00440000) libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0x00df1000) libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0x003b7000) libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 (0x062e9000) libgnome-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0 (0x0030a000) libpopt.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpopt.so.0 (0x00734000) libgsf-gnome-1.so.114 => /usr/lib/libgsf-gnome-1.so.114 (0x00210000) libgsf-1.so.114 => /usr/lib/libgsf-1.so.114 (0x00251000) libbonobo-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0 (0x00351000) libgnomevfs-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgnomevfs-2.so.0 (0x0052b000) libxml2.so.2 => /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 (0x0461e000) libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x0097d000) libbonobo-activation.so.4 => /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4 (0x0065a000) libgconf-2.so.4 => /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4 (0x002d2000) libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x005e9000) libORBit-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0 (0x0058f000) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00dc9000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x0095e000) libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0 (0x007a6000) libglib-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00d29000) libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x00935000) libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x007f0000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00964000) libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0x00baf000) libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x00a9f000) libpcre.so.0 => /lib/libpcre.so.0 (0x06d36000) libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x00cfa000) libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00dfa000) libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00b56000) libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00ab1000) libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0x00bd3000) libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0x00de7000) libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0x00bba000) libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0x00bc0000) libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00bcc000) libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0x00b87000) libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0x00322000) libesd.so.0 => /usr/lib/libesd.so.0 (0x04e55000) libaudiofile.so.0 => /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0 (0x04a8e000) libbz2.so.1 => /usr/lib/libbz2.so.1 (0x04edd000) libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0 => /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0 (0x003f8000) libdbus-glib-1.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 (0x00299000) libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x044e9000) libssl.so.6 => /lib/libssl.so.6 (0x03e36000) libcrypto.so.6 => /lib/libcrypto.so.6 (0x03c6c000) libavahi-glib.so.1 => /usr/lib/libavahi-glib.so.1 (0x03f73000) libavahi-common.so.3 => /usr/lib/libavahi-common.so.3 (0x04609000) libavahi-client.so.3 => /usr/lib/libavahi-client.so.3 (0x04e61000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x00767000) libselinux.so.1 => /lib/libselinux.so.1 (0x006cb000) libutil.so.1 => /lib/libutil.so.1 (0x04603000) librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0x00bd8000) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x007cd000) libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0x007eb000) libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00992000) libexpat.so.0 => /lib/libexpat.so.0 (0x00b33000) libasound.so.2 => /lib/libasound.so.2 (0x04525000) libnsl.so.1 => /lib/libnsl.so.1 (0x0077c000) libcap.so.1 => /lib/libcap.so.1 (0x00795000) libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x00704000) libkrb5.so.3 => /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0x03da1000) libcom_err.so.2 => /lib/libcom_err.so.2 (0x006fa000) libk5crypto.so.3 => /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x0073e000) libsepol.so.1 => /lib/libsepol.so.1 (0x00683000) libkrb5support.so.0 => /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 (0x0079b000) libkeyutils.so.1 => /lib/libkeyutils.so.1 (0x006ff000) [pauljohn at pols11 ~]$ -- Paul E. Johnson Professor, Political Science 1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504 University of Kansas