Yes, it has already been filed (as bug 64323) and there are tips there on converting the database. Due to sqlite 2.x being in universe, it's not a simple matter of converting if the database format is old, and this only occurs when upgrading from old versions that were in universe, or from old releases of other distros.
** Changed in: f-spot (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- f-spot crashes upon start when using older photos.db https://launchpad.net/bugs/88781 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs