Finally worked out the workaround: $ rm /tmp/indicator-weather-1000.pid
So it is crashing and leaving behind its .pid file, and simply cannot recover. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-weather in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1253445 Title: "Another instance of this program is already running" Status in “indicator-weather” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: indicator-weather refuses to start claiming that "Another instance of this program is already running" when run in a terminal. /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gobject/constants.py:24: Warning: g_boxed_type_register_static: assertion `g_type_from_name (name) == 0' failed import gobject._gobject Another instance of this program is already running It isn't running. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: indicator-weather 11.11.28-0ubuntu1.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48~precise1-generic 3.8.13.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Nov 20 21:47:58 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: indicator-weather UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-weather/+bug/1253445/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
