I saw similar error messages when testing in Debian Sid, so I've forwarded the bug report to Debian.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #850544 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=850544 ** Also affects: openbabel (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=850544 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1649242 Title: Open Babel GUI shows a blizzard of error messages on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openbabel/+bug/1649242/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs