# Options button doesn't work

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/options-button-doesnt-work/35147>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 29, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/options-button-doesnt-work/35147 "2023-09-29T23:34:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![NickDW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@NickDW](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NickDW)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/options-button-doesnt-work/35147/1 "2023-09-29T23:34:13Z")

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I just downloaded Anki on Linux Mint, and the Options buttons don’t work. Here’s the error message:  
Error  
An error occurred. Please use Tools \> Check Database to see if that fixes the problem.  
If problems persist, please report the problem on our support site. Please copy and paste the information below into your report.  
Anki 2.1.15 (442df9d6) Python 3.10.12 Qt 5.15.3 PyQt 5.15.6  
Platform: Linux  
Flags: frz=False ao=False sv=1

Caught exception:  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/webview.py”, line 27, in cmd  
return json.dumps(self.onCmd(str))  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/webview.py”, line 87, in \_onCmd  
return self.\_onBridgeCmd(str)  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/webview.py”, line 386, in \_onBridgeCmd  
return self.onBridgeCmd(cmd)  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/overview.py”, line 43, in \_linkHandler  
self.mw.onDeckConf()  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/main.py”, line 869, in onDeckConf  
aqt.deckconf.DeckConf(self, deck)  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/deckconf.py”, line 25, in **init**  
self.setupConfs()  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/deckconf.py”, line 49, in setupConfs  
self.loadConfs()  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/deckconf.py”, line 66, in loadConfs  
self.onConfChange(startOn)  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/deckconf.py”, line 89, in onConfChange  
self.loadConf()  
File “/usr/share/anki/aqt/deckconf.py”, line 175, in loadConf  
f.lrnFactor.setValue(c[‘initialFactor’]/10.0)  
\<class ‘TypeError’\>: setValue(self, int): argument 1 has unexpected type ‘float’

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**Author:** ![ferophila](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/ferophila/32/10566_2.png) [@ferophila](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ferophila)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/options-button-doesnt-work/35147/2 "2023-09-30T01:31:28Z")

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Please update this _very_ old Anki version using a [download from the Anki website](https://apps.ankiweb.net/). It is a known issue with this outdated version (likely distributed through package managers), that does not occur in recent versions.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/options-button-doesnt-work/35147/3 "2023-10-30T01:32:10Z")

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Closed on October 30, 2023, 1:32am UTC

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