lslarry@zarniwoop ~ $ rm .gnome2/f-spot/photos.db 
lslarry@zarniwoop ~ $ f-spot
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System.Exception: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Connection ":1.8" is not allowed to own the service "org.gnome.FSpot" due to security policies in the configuration file
  at NDesk.DBus.BusObject.InvokeMethod (System.Reflection.MethodInfo methodInfo, System.Object[] inArgs) [0x00000] 
  at NDesk.DBus.Bus.RequestName (System.String name, NameFlag flags) [0x00000] 
  at NDesk.DBus.Bus.RequestName (System.String name) [0x00000] 
  at FSpot.Core.RegisterServer () [0x00000] 
  at FSpot.Driver.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00000] 
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** Message: plugin_get_value 1 (1)

** Message: plugin_get_value 2 (2)

** Message: plugin_get_value 1 (1)

** Message: plugin_get_value 2 (2)

** Message: plugin_get_value 1 (1)

** Message: plugin_get_value 2 (2)

** Message: plugin_get_value 1 (1)

** Message: plugin_get_value 2 (2)

** Message: plugin_get_value 1 (1)

** Message: plugin_get_value 2 (2)