<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Good to know that you are having progress. <br><br></div>I don't use Linux Mint so I'm not sure which versions are based on which Ubuntu versions. You should use trusty if your Linux Mint is based on ubuntu 14.04 and utopic if it's based on Ubuntu 14.10.<br><br></div>Before you add my "kubuntu-backports" PPA you should make sure what version of KDE libs your system is using. If it's using KDE 4.13 then you shouldn’t use the "kubuntu-backports" PPA at all. "kubuntu-backports" PPA is meant to be used with KDE 4.14 and then you use BOTH the "extra" and the "kubuntu-backports" PPA.<br><br></div>/Philip<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 7:18 PM, Tom Rank <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tom@literaryconnections.co.uk" target="_blank">tom@literaryconnections.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Philip<br>
<br>
Thanks for your patient and helpful responses. I've made some progress: installing kdelibs5-data did indeed get Digikam started (it's odd it wasn't already there, as this is a clean install the same day of Linux Mint 17.1).<br>
<br>
I also installed both the i386 and amd64 versions of the libsqlite3-0 and sqlite3 packages - and the system seemed happy with those.<br>
<br>
However, although Digikam 4.0.0 now loads and seems to scan the albums, so that all the folders are listed in the Albums pane, it won't show the images - the display pane is blank and no files are listed.<br>
<br>
I then tried to install the latest version, adding (as advised) these ppa locations (and their sources):<br>
<br>
deb <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/<u></u>philip5/extra/ubuntu</a> trusty main<br>
<br>
deb <a href="http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu" target="_blank">http://ppa.launchpad.net/<u></u>philip5/kubuntu-backports/<u></u>ubuntu</a> trusty main<br>
<br>
Yet despite running<br>
<br>
sudo apt-get update - and<br>
sudo apt-get install digikam<br>
<br>
... all that's installed is version 4.0.0 again.<br>
<br>
Do I need to change "ubuntu trusty main" to "ubuntu utopic main"? I hesitate to do this without checking in case I break something else!<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
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<br>
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On 15/12/14 00:14, Philip Johnsson wrote:<br>
</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">
The error from when you start digikam suggest that something is missing<br>
when it comes to KDE runtime files. Try to install the package<br>
"kdelibs5-data" and see if that helps.<br>
<br>
And yes you need some base packages as both i386 packages and amd64<br>
packages to get 32bit compatibility. sqlite3 is one of those packages.<br>
Therefore installed both i386 and amd64 versions of it as suggested by<br>
the error message when you tried to update them.<br>
<br>
/Philip<br>
<br>
<br>
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<br>
Hi Philip<br>
<br>
Thanks for the two suggestions. First, here's the error report when<br>
I ran Digikam 4.0.0 from a command line:<br>
<br>
digikam(8068)/kdeui (KIconLoader): Error: standard icon theme<br>
"oxygen" not found!<br>
<br>
Object::connect: No such signal<br></span>
org::freedesktop::UPower::__<u></u>DeviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)<span class=""><br>
Object::connect: No such signal<br></span>
org::freedesktop::UPower::__<u></u>DeviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)<br>
QSqlDatabasePrivate::__<u></u>removeDatabase: connection 'ConnectionTest'<span class=""><br>
is still in use, all queries will cease to work.<br>
digikam(8068)/kdeui (KIconLoader): Error: standard icon theme<br>
"oxygen" not found!<br>
<br>
digikam(8068): No ksycoca4 database available!<br>
<br></span>
digikam(8068)/kdecore (trader) KServiceTypeTrader::__<u></u>defaultOffers:<span class=""><br>
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "QImageIOPlugins" not found<br>
digikam(8068) KXMLGUIClient::setXMLFile: cannot find .rc file<br>
"khtml.rc" for component "khtml"<br></span>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<span class=""><br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068)/kdecore (K*TimeZone*): KSystemTimeZones: ktimezoned<br>
initialize() D-Bus call failed: "The name org.kde.kded was not<br>
provided by any .service files"<br>
<br>
digikam(8068)/kdecore (K*TimeZone*): No time zone information<br>
obtained from ktimezoned<br></span>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KPixmapSequence::Private::__<u></u>loadSequence: Invalid<br>
pixmap specified.<br>
digikam(8068) KXMLGUIClient::__<u></u>loadStandardsXmlFile:<br>
ui/ui_standards.rc not found in ("/home/tom/.kde/share/config/<u></u>__",<span class=""><br>
"/etc/kde4/", "/usr/share/kde4/config/")<br>
QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified<br>
!!!!!!! ERROR !!!!!!! - KHTML default stylesheet version mismatch.<br>
Aborting. Check your installation. File used was: /home/tom.<br>
Expected STYLE_VERSION 1<br>
<br>
KCrash: Application 'digikam' crashing...<br>
KCrash: Attempting to start from kdeinit<br></span>
KCrash: Connect sock_file=/home/tom/.kde/__<u></u>socket-Dickens/kdeinit4__0<span class=""><br>
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory<br>
KCrash: Attempting to start directly<br>
KCrash failed to exec(), errno = 2<br>
Unable to start Dr. Konqi<br>
Not forwarding the crash to Apport.<br>
<br>
So: I then followed your suggestion to look at Dmitri Popov's<br>
solution, which is at:<br></span>
<a href="http://scribblesandsnaps.com/__2014/12/12/making-digikam-__stable-on-ubuntu-14-04/" target="_blank">http://scribblesandsnaps.com/_<u></u>_2014/12/12/making-digikam-__<u></u>stable-on-ubuntu-14-04/</a><div><div class="h5"><br>
<<a href="http://scribblesandsnaps.com/2014/12/12/making-digikam-stable-on-ubuntu-14-04/" target="_blank">http://scribblesandsnaps.com/<u></u>2014/12/12/making-digikam-<u></u>stable-on-ubuntu-14-04/</a>><br>
<br>
I downloaded the two packages and tried to install the first - but<br>
got this error message (I was installing the amd64 package for my<br>
AMD64 system):<br>
<br>
Preparing to unpack libsqlite3-0_3.8.6-1_amd64.deb ...<br>
De-configuring libsqlite3-0:i386 (3.8.2-1ubuntu2) ...<br>
Unpacking libsqlite3-0:amd64 (3.8.6-1) over (3.8.2-1ubuntu2) ...<br>
dpkg: error processing package libsqlite3-0:amd64 (--install):<br>
package libsqlite3-0:amd64 3.8.6-1 cannot be configured because<br>
libsqlite3-0:i386 is at a different version (3.8.2-1ubuntu2)<br>
dpkg: error processing package libsqlite3-0:i386 (--install):<br>
package libsqlite3-0:i386 3.8.2-1ubuntu2 cannot be configured<br>
because libsqlite3-0:amd64 is at a different version (3.8.6-1)<br>
Errors were encountered while processing:<br>
libsqlite3-0:amd64<br>
libsqlite3-0:i386<br>
<br>
So: do I need to install the i386 version as well, even though mine<br>
is a 64 bit system? Or do I ignore this and go on to install<br>
sqlite3_3.8.6-1_amd64.deb?<br>
<br>
Sorry - I don't pretend to be a super-user! But I do want Digikam to<br>
work - I've been reduced to using Shotwell and am missing a lot of<br>
features that I'd become used to in Digikam.<br>
<br>
Tom<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 14/12/14 06:17, Phil wrote:<br>
<br>
Two days ago (12/12/2014) Dimitri Popov wrote a message to this list<br>
about correcting the sqlite bug on ubuntu 14.04.<br>
<br>
On 13/12/14 23:59, Tom Rank wrote:<br>
<br>
Thanks for the reply.<br>
<br>
Sorry if I wasn't clear. When I completed the initial set<br>
up, Digikam<br>
appeared to start, and seemed to be scanning the albums -<br>
but only for a<br>
second or two, then the program vanished - no Digikam<br>
workspace, no icon<br>
on the task bar, etc. So I take that to be a crash, even<br>
though it<br>
doesn't open the error reporting window (as version 3.5 used<br>
to give me).<br>
<br>
As a temporary measure, I decided to set up Shotwell: it<br>
took about 8<br>
hours to scan and 'import' all my images. I don't expect<br>
Digikam to take<br>
so long, but 2 or 3 seconds doesn't seem right, especially<br>
when it<br>
doesn't then display anything.<br>
<br>
I did try to load libsqlite3-0 version 3.8.6 on Ubuntu<br>
14.04: that gave<br>
me various warnings about incompatible programs - and didn't<br>
seem to<br>
work with Digikam. I tried an upgrade to Ubuntu 14.10 - but<br>
that caused<br>
me a significant graphics problem with my hardware, so I<br>
went for Linux<br>
Mint 17.1, which had no such problem. It's based on Ubuntu<br>
14.04, but<br>
loads the more recent Digikam 4.0.0. I'll see if I can get a<br>
more recent<br>
version of Digikam and libsqlite3-0 running and report back<br>
- I realise<br>
now how much I'm missing Digikam!<br>
<br>
Tom<br>
<br>
On 13/12/14 18:48, Philip Johnsson wrote:<br>
<br>
I don't really understand your problem. "Run Digikam<br>
again: same quick<br>
scan of albums, then nothing." What does "nothing" here<br>
mean that is<br>
your problem? As I understand it digikam doesn't crash<br>
on you?<br>
<br>
If you update Digikam (or even otherwise) from a PPA or<br>
other way I<br>
suggest that you make sure that you don't use sqlite3<br>
3.8.2 that comes<br>
with Ubuntu 14.04 as that version is buggy with Digikam.<br>
So check which<br>
version of the package libsqlite3-0 you are using. Ubunt<br>
14.10 comes<br>
with version 3.8.6 that works much better so either<br>
install it from<br>
Ubuntu 14.10 or backport it some how.<br>
<br>
/Philip<br>
<br>
<br>
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<br>
Hi<br>
<br>
Version 3.5 of Digikam on Ubuntu 14.04 crashed too<br>
often for my<br>
liking, so I hoped that an upgrade to a newer<br>
version would help.<br>
Version 4.0 runs fine on my Linux Mint laptop (with<br>
a small photo<br>
collection) so I reckoned that an upgrade on my<br>
desktop might be an<br>
improvement.<br>
<br>
I've just completed a fresh install of Linux Mint<br>
17.1, which runs<br>
fine, and installed Digikam Version:<br></span>
4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~_<u></u>___ppa2. I've put my<div><div class="h5"><br>
large photo<br>
collection (about 300 GB) in Pictures.<br>
<br>
First run routine says images will be in:<br>
/home/tom/Pictures<br>
<br>
That's correct (but any attempt to browse elsewhere<br>
leads the setup<br>
window to vanish and Digikam stops)<br>
<br>
Scanning collections was very quick (too quick, I<br>
thought) - but<br>
then nothing. Digikam didn't run, no crash report,<br>
nothing.<br>
<br>
Run Digikam again: same quick scan of albums, then<br>
nothing.<br>
<br>
I can easily upgrade to a more recent version -<br>
version 4.0.0 is the<br>
default for Mint 17.1, which is based on Ubuntu<br>
14.04 (though 14.04<br>
is stuck at 3.5). Should I try to add an additional<br>
PPA to install a<br>
later version?<br>
<br>
Please can anyone help? I've found Digikam a really<br>
useful program<br>
for managing a growing photo collection and now<br>
feel lost!<br>
<br>
(Yes, I did first try to upgrade to Ubuntu 14.10 -<br>
but for some<br>
reason my hardware didn't like it: Mint 17.1<br>
installed without a<br>
hitch)<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
Tom<br>
<br>
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