Rednotebook stopped launching

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I was using it yesterday to update my weekly journal. I believe I did a very minor system update yesterday - one package? - possibly after I’d been using rednotebook. Memory hazy.

Today rednotebook simply won’t launch: timer goes round for a bit, then vanishes and nothing further happens.

Terminal gives this, which I don’t understand and thus this post for help:

   ~  rednotebook                                                      ✔ 
INFO     Using GtkSourceView 4
Adding /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages to sys.path
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rednotebook", line 6, in <module>
    import journal
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'journal'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rednotebook", line 12, in <module>
    import rednotebook.journal
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/rednotebook/journal.py", line 71, in <module>
    from rednotebook.util import filesystem
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/rednotebook/util/filesystem.py", line 40, in <module>
    gi.require_version("GIRepository", "2.0")
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/gi/__init__.py", line 132, in require_version
    raise ValueError('Namespace %s not available for version %s' %
                     (namespace, version))
ValueError: Namespace GIRepository not available for version 2.0
    ~ 

Full system info:

   ~  inxi --full --admin --filter --width                             ✔ 
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.20-2-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
    root=UUID=505a427c-a786-41e4-a4bc-690a3c072cbc rw quiet splash apparmor=1
    security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: GNOME v: 48.0 tk: GTK v: 3.24.49 wm: gnome-shell
    tools: gsd-screensaver-proxy dm: GDM v: 48.0 Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME Z370-A v: Rev X.0x
    serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
    UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 0606 date: 12/12/2017
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-8700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
    gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xFA
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB
    desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4600 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800
    8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800 bogomips: 76831
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
    vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: IBRS; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: conditional;
    RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
    ports: active: none empty: DP-2, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, HDMI-A-4
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e92 class-ID: 0380
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] driver: nouveau v: kernel
    non-free: 550/565.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx)
    arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports:
    active: DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1c82
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 44.0 C
  Device-3: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-13.4.4:9
    chip-ID: 046d:082d class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: gpu: nouveau display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 model: NEC 20WGX2 serial: <filter> built: 2007
    res: 1680x1050 dpi: 99 gamma: 1.2 size: 433x270mm (17.05x10.63")
    diag: 510mm (20.1") ratio: 16:10 modes: max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 model: LG (GoldStar) W2243 serial: <filter> built: 2009
    res: 1920x1080 dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2 size: 477x269mm (18.78x10.59")
    diag: 548mm (21.6") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia nouveau platforms:
    device: 0 drv: iris device: 1 drv: nouveau device: 2 drv: swrast gbm:
    drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris wayland: drv: nouveau x11: drv: nouveau
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 25.0.2-arch1.2 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: NV137 device-ID: 10de:1c82 memory: 3.89 GiB
    unified: no display-ID: :0.0
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo x11: xprop,xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a2f0
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0fb9 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-13.4.4:9
    chip-ID: 046d:082d class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.20-2-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.1 status: active with: wireplumber status: active
    tools: pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
  Server-3: PulseAudio v: 17.0-43-g3e2bb status: active with: pulseaudio-alsa
    type: plugin tools: pacat,pactl,pavucontrol
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: ASUSTeK driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b8 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: ASUSTek ASUS USB-BT500 driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.1
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-11:4 chip-ID: 0b05:190e
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.1
    lmp-v: 10 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.19 TiB used: 1.37 TiB (42.9%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:2 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO 1TB
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B2QEXE7 temp: 43.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
    model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 39.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/nvme2n1 maj-min: 259:4 vendor: Samsung model: MZVKW512HMJP-00000
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: CXA7500Q temp: 45.9 C
    scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 476.93 GiB size: 468.38 GiB (98.21%) used: 54.6 GiB (11.7%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme2n1p1 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 44.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.48 GiB used: 3.26 GiB (21.1%)
  Processes: 352 Power: uptime: 56m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 6.16 GiB services: gsd-power,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: 1644 pm: pacman pkgs: 1622 libs: 405 tools: gnome-software,pamac
    pm: flatpak pkgs: 22 Compilers: clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9
    running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.37
    ~  >....
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It appears the upstream package has not been updated yet

→ Arch Linux - Package Search

From the application webpage https://rednotebook.app it seems the version is 2.39 with updated dependency on GIRepository 3.0.

As the maintainer has already been made aware - there is nothing to do but wait.

Until the package is updated upstream - an alternative is to build the rednotebook-git - which will provide a working rednotebook version 2.39.

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Thank you! Quite a relief actually that for once it’s not a problem at my end!

Not sure about building it from rednotebook-git. Would I have to uninstall current non-working version first? Also, I notice there’s a Flatpak version available. Might it be safer (and easier!) to install that? Again, could that be installed alongside current installed version? (Instinct and experience tells me not a good idea, but I’m really out of my depth on such matters.) Although all my content is safe in Dropbox (as far as anything’s safe in Dropbox!), I prefer not to lose my settings etc.

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simply run - it will remove the dysfunctional version, build and install a functional version

pamac build rednotebook-git
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:+1: Brilliant! Worked a treat - thanks so much. :pray:

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