BC4 not loading on Ubuntu 16:10

[theo]

Ubuntu 16.10
bcompare-4.1.9.21719_amd64.deb

I have been using BC four successfully on this computer for a number of days.

I just carried out what I thought was a minor Ubuntu upgrade, but this seems to have hosed Beyond Compare.

Also I had just entered the license key.

Now every time I try to launch BC the icon appears for a few seconds and then disappears

I have uninstalled BC4 and shutdown the computer then reinstalled with graphical interface.

Repeated with command line prompts

Any suggestions as what to try next?

[Aaron]

Hello,

Our settings are stored in your user's .config/bcompare/. If you uninstall BC4, then Move or delete this folder for a clean uninstall, then restart, then reinstall, does this help get you up and running again?

If you run bcompare from the terminal, are there any error messages?

[theo]

Hello,

Our settings are stored in your user's .config/bcompare/. If you uninstall BC4, then Move or delete this folder for a clean uninstall, then restart, then reinstall, does this help get you up and running again?

If you run bcompare from the terminal, are there any error messages?

@Aaron

Thanks for speedy reply.

These suggestions look good.

Will report back

Theo

[theo]

Aaron

So I deleted the bcompare folder in .config, reloaded and BC4 is all happy again.

Thanks!

Theo

[Aaron]

The .config folder contains all of our Setting.xmls. The Tools menu -> Import can bring in some of your previous settings if you still have access to the individual .xml files.