[Digikam-users] DigiKam won't open from desktop menu

[David Aldred]

On Sunday 21 Sep 2008, Arnd Baecker wrote:

> I hope this helps a bit, if not, maybe David Aldred
> can give more distribution specific comments.

Hi, Charles

Here are specifics as to how to do this on the One, even from 'basic desktop 
mode' (the way it was originally set up).

Go to 'My Documents' on the front page menu

From the 'File' menu, select 'Terminal'

At the prompt in the terminal window, type 'ls -l /usr/lib/libexiv* '

Stuff will come up on the screen.   Highlight it, and on the Edit menu 
select 'Copy'.

Paste into a reply to this mailing list using whatever mail software you're 
using. 

Now the same again, but type in 'ldd /usr/bin/digikam'

If you're stuck, do mail me off-list. 

Over time, with Linux, the command line becomes more your friend than a 
threat; you may not need to use it very often, but its extremely powerful 
when you do use it!   The information you get will tell us whether the One 
has libexiv (things starting 'lib' are libraries which programs can call 
upon) installed where Digikam wants it, and what libraries Digikam is finding 
where.   (Arnd, correct me if that's not right!)

[Arnd, for your information, the One runs on an OEM-modified version of Linpus 
Lite, which is derived from Fedora 8.   Some of the modifications are 
downright weird - like rewriting /etc/hosts file from startup scripts on 
every boot, for example - so we can't assume anything which works in Fedora 8 
will necessarily work on the One, though it seems most things do.   It does a 
good job of driving its hardware (no other Linux yet supports everything 
fully, though people are working on it), though, so many people are likely to 
stick with this "distro"; working out how to get Digikam working on it will 
be helpful].

-- 
David Aldred