gnumeric 0.31 won't start

[Jamin Philip Gray <jgray writeme com>]

[jamin 10:26:36]~>gnumeric
Cannot read file /home/jamin/.gnome/fonts/fontmap :
gzopen failed: No such file or directory
Cannot read file /usr/share/fonts/fontmap :
gzopen failed: Permission denied
** WARNING **: gnome_font_new_closest: font family Helvetica not found
** ERROR **: Could not load the default font
aborting...
Abort (core dumped)

any ideas?

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remember.

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