Here's a temporary fix I tested with Mnemosyne and Anki: 1. Add the Xenial repositories to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates universe 2. apt-get update 3. Install older version of PyQt4 apt-get install python-qt4=4.11.4+dfsg-1build4 python-qt4-sql=4.11.4 +dfsg-1build4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1620300 Title: Spyder won't start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spyder/+bug/1620300/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs