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lnx

Member

Registered: 2009-11-04

Posts: 101

[Solved] Console calendar remind: I can't start tkremind

Hi,
I've been using remind as my calendar for a while. I don't usually use tkremind. But when I'm on the phone it's easier to have an overview.
But I can't use tkremind anymore. I get the following error message:

Error in startup script: couldn't execute "hostname": no such file or directory
    while executing
"exec hostname"
    invoked from within
"set Hostname [exec hostname]"
    (file "/usr/bin/tkremind" line 26

I don't know when this started because I don't use tkremind on a regular basis. I noticed it about a month ago.
I tried surfing around. But I don't know what to look for.  Any suggestion is welcome.

remind 3.4.0-1
linux 5.17.9.arch1-1

Last edited by lnx (2022-05-22 12:00:20)

twelveeighty

Member

From: Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2011-09-04

Posts: 1,096

Re: [Solved] Console calendar remind: I can't start tkremind

Do you have inetutils installed? That package provides 'hostname'.

lnx

Member

Registered: 2009-11-04

Posts: 101

Re: [Solved] Console calendar remind: I can't start tkremind

Thanks twelveeighty.
It works fine again. I don't know why it was working until recently without inetutils. In the ArchWiki Remind there is no mention of inetutils. May be I removed it myself without realizing it. This morning I found a  bug report. I've never used the Archlinux Bugs page before. Next time I'll get stuck, I'm going to have a look at the Bugs page as well.