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Asked: 2016-10-26 01:49:53 +0800 CST

Why XnViewMP not working in 16.10?

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I installed XnViewMP deb package by using GDebi, as have done it dozens of times before in previous Ubuntu versions. The installation finishes successfully, yet XnViewMP won't start, not even after full reboot. Already uninstalled/reinstalled it twice. No success. Anything else i should do to make it work?

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  1. Here's discussion on official forums: http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33933 XNviewMP is not working because of missing gstreamer0.10 packages. Proceed with caution if you'll try installing packages from another Ubuntu version.

    On a side note, to run xnview from command line use xnview command, not xnviewmp.

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  2. I did this first: Got this command from: https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=32986

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    apt install libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0

    Then installed all 16.10 updates. Still would not launch. Clicked on Ubuntu settings icon, top right on desktop, then 'About tjis Computer' then 'Defeult Applications'. In the drop down menu under 'Photos' XnViewMP was listed and I selected it as default app. Opened a photo snd it opened with XnViewMP, thrn I locked it (XnViewMP} to the launcher. Now it works fine. I'm pretty much a novice but I researched and got lucky by looking at the 'Default Apps' while ipdating Ubuntu.

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