New page or project - cannot create any

I’m using 4.6 pro personal for ubuntu. I have been using it for a while. I am not sure when it stopped working but I cannot create any page from ‘new page or project’ item. They are all listed and I can click on the small icon but nothing happens. The screen just stays there until I hit cancel.
I am a Sysadmin for my day job so I have check all the system level items I could think are related.
What should I be looking to fix this?