KDEwin is unable to download from your site, possible server issue or misconfiguration?

Fri Sep 6 11:58:08 BST 2019

Thank you Ben! Hopefully this will stop the emails from users asking about
it we were receiving frequently.

On Thu, Sep 5, 2019, 00:02 Ben Cooksley <bcooksley at kde.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 10:04 PM Christoph Cullmann
> <christoph at cullmann.io> wrote:
> >
> > On 2019-09-04 11:52, Hannah von Reth wrote:
> > > I’d prefer it taken down.
> > > It’s basically useless.
> > >
> > > The src still exists so it's not "gone" or we host it separately with
> > > a lot of disclaimers.
> >
> > I would prefer to have it purged, too.
>
> Given that it doesn't work, and only has significant out of date
> software in it, i've now moved it to the Attic.
>
> >
> > Greetings
> > Christoph
>
> Cheers,
> Ben
>
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Hannah
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On 4. Sep 2019, at 10:46, Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Would it be worth it to take that link down? It is nice to preserve
> > >> it for historical reasons, but it is confusing users (we see emails
> > >> like this one often).
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 03:41 Aaron R. Durland
> > >> <ardvark71 at protonmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hi Albert...
> > >>>
> > >>> Thank you for getting back with me! If I remember correctly, I
> > >>> downloaded the utility from the page linked to below...
> > >>>
> > >>> https://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks!
> > >>>
> > >>> Aaron
> > >>>
> > >>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > >>> On Tuesday, September 3, 2019 10:26 AM, Albert Vaca Cintora
> > >>> <albertvaka at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Hi Aaron,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Where did you download the KDEwin installer from?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Albert
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 10:30 AM Ben Cooksley bcooksley at kde.org
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 8:09 PM Aaron R. Durland
> > >>>>> ardvark71 at protonmail.com wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> Hi...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Hi Aaron,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> I'm attempting to use the KDEwin (1.1.0) utility to download
> > >>> and install KDE apps on my copy of Windows, however, the utility
> > >>> sees nothing on your server despite being pointed to the right
> > >>> location...
> > >>>>>> https://download.kde.org/Attic/ [1]
> > >>>>>> Upon looking at the log file, it appears the utility is
> > >>> unable to obtain needed information from your server,
> > >>> specifically, something called "QUrl." Is this an issue with the
> > >>> configuration or information on your server and if so, would it be
> > >>> possible to have you guys correct this so I can download and
> > >>> install the KDE apps? I have pasted a copy of the log file below,
> > >>> it case it helps. :-)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The KDEWin installer is quite out of date these days, and
> > >>> hasn't been
> > >>>>> updated in a very long time. We now ship dedicated installers
> > >>> for the
> > >>>>> various applications we offer on Windows.
> > >>>>> Is there any application in particular you were after?
> > >>>>> Regards,
> > >>>>> Ben Cooksley
> > >>>>> KDE Sysadmin
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] starting installer 1.1.0
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] SelfInstaller::SelfInstaller
> > >>> "C:/Users/Aaron/Desktop/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] SelfInstaller::SelfInstaller
> > >>> "C:/Program Files/KDE/bin/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40]
> > >>> SelfInstaller::isRunningFromInstallRoot currentExecutable
> > >>> "C:/Users/Aaron/Desktop/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
> > >>> installedExecutable "C:/Program
> > >>> Files/KDE/bin/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] Downloading
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/" to memory
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::fetchInternal url:
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/"
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:42] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:42] redirected to QUrl(
> > >>> "https://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/" )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "perl"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\0052C8C86573FFC4C8DA8E043AA6BA48" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "psdk-msvc"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\E10DE0A981DFA754BAC98053CDBD71BB" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "tortoisesvn"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\059ABB4F0F655334D839EE46FB5F390A" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "vcexpress-en-msvc"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\9BA4F6BA58CA200489926BEE5AA53E5A" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "vcredist"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\b25099274a207264182f8181add555d0" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "perl"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\0052C8C86573FFC4C8DA8E043AA6BA48" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "psdk-msvc"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\E10DE0A981DFA754BAC98053CDBD71BB" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "tortoisesvn"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\059ABB4F0F655334D839EE46FB5F390A" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "vcexpress-en-msvc"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\9BA4F6BA58CA200489926BEE5AA53E5A" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "vcredist"
> > >>> "Installer\Products\b25099274a207264182f8181add555d0" not found.
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] QHash(("sg", "Asia & Oceania")("si",
> > >>> "Central Europe")("fr", "Western Europe")("sk", "Central
> > >>> Europe")("ca", "Northern America")("ge", "Eastern Europe")("ch",
> > >>> "Central Europe")("by", "Eastern Europe")("kr", "Asia &
> > >>> Oceania")("th", "Asia & Oceania")("cl", "Southern America")("cn",
> > >>> "Asia & Oceania")("gr", "Southern Europe")("cr", "Central
> > >>> America")("pl", "Central Europe")("ua", "Eastern Europe")("de",
> > >>> "Central Europe")("tr", "Southern Europe")("--", "World
> > >>> Wide")("hk", "Asia & Oceania")("cy", "Southern Europe")("cz",
> > >>> "Central Europe")("dk", "Northern Europe")("pt", "Western
> > >>> Europe")("tw", "Asia & Oceania")("md", "Eastern Europe")("lt",
> > >>> "Central Europe")("hr", "Southern Europe")("uk", "Western
> > >>> Europe")("lu", "Western Europe")("lv", "Eastern Europe")("id",
> > >>> "Asia & Oceania")("ie", "Western Europe")("za", "Africa")("hu",
> > >>> "Central Europe")("mk", "Southern Europe")("ee", "Northern
> > >>> Europe")("va", "Southern Europe")("yu", "Southern Europe")("us",
> > >>> "Northern America")("il", "Asia & Oceania")("zh", "Asia &
> > >>> Oceania")("na", "Africa")("mt", "Southern Europe")("is", "Northern
> > >>> Europe")("am", "Eastern Europe")("it", "Southern Europe")("mx",
> > >>> "Northern America")("es", "Western Europe")("my", "Asia &
> > >>> Oceania")("ba", "Southern Europe")("ar", "Southern America")("ro",
> > >>> "Eastern Europe")("nl", "Western Europe")("at", "Central
> > >>> Europe")("be", "Western Europe")("au", "Asia & Oceania")("sa",
> > >>> "Asia & Oceania")("no", "Northern Europe")("fi", "Northern
> > >>> Europe")("bg", "Eastern Europe")("se", "Northern Europe")("ru",
> > >>> "Eastern Europe")("az", "Eastern Europe")("jp", "Asia & Oceania"))
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] QLayout: Attempting to add QLayout ""
> > >>> to MirrorSettingsPage "MirrorSettingsPage", which already has a
> > >>> layout
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] start
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] downloading mirror list from QUrl(
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Check if a copy of the remote config
> > >>> file is available at
> > >>> "C:/Users/Aaron/AppData/Local/Temp/KDE/mirrors-remote.list" ...
> > >>> not found
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Downloading
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" to
> > >>> memory
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::fetchInternal url:
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list"
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] redirected to QUrl(
> > >>> "https://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] could not load mirrors from QUrl(
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] downloading mirror list from QUrl(
> > >>>
> > >>
> > > "http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list
> "
> > >>> )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Check if a copy of the remote config
> > >>> file is available at
> > >>> "C:/Users/Aaron/AppData/Local/Temp/KDE/mirrors-remote.list" ...
> > >>> not found
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloading
> > >>>
> > >>
> > > "http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list
> "
> > >>> to memory
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::fetchInternal url:
> > >>>
> > >>
> > > "http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list
> "
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] (MirrorType
> > >>> (url:QUrl("http://download.kde.org/Attic") name:
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic" continent: "World Wide" country:
> > >>> "" ) )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] "World Wide,
> > >>> (http://download.kde.org/Attic)"
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] QUrl( "http://download.kde.org/Attic"
> > >>> )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] QLayout: Attempting to add QLayout ""
> > >>> to ReleaseSelectionPage "ReleaseSelectionPage", which already has
> > >>> a layout
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] Downloading
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic/" to memory
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::fetchInternal url: "http://download.kde.org/Attic/"
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] redirected to QUrl(
> > >>> "https://download.kde.org/Attic/" )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] Downloader(0xae49a0)
> > >>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] could not fetch "attic" versions from
> > >>> QUrl( "http://download.kde.org/Attic/" )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] current mirror with release QUrl(
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic/stable/latest/" )
> > >>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] release QUrl(
> > >>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic/stable/latest/" ) not found on this
> > >>> server
> > >>>>>> Thank you for any assistance you can offer! :-)
> > >>>>>> Sincerely...
> > >>>>>> Aaron R. Durland
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ loves and cares about you
> > >>> most of all! http://peacewithgod.jesus.net/ [2]
> > >>>>>> PLEASE READ! You don't have to end up here:
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> http://www.divinerevelations.info/documents/billwiese_23minutesinhell_text.htm
> > >>> [3]
> > >>>>>> Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.
> > >
> > >
> > > Links:
> > > ------
> > > [1] https://download.kde.org/Attic/
> > > [2] http://peacewithgod.jesus.net/
> > > [3]
> > >
> http://www.divinerevelations.info/documents/billwiese_23minutesinhell_text.htm
> >
> > --
> > Ignorance is bliss...
> > https://cullmann.io | https://kate-editor.org
>
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