[Digikam-users] Digikam 4.0 won't run on Linux Mint 17.1: vanishes after album scan

[Phil]

Two days ago (12/12/2014) Dimitri Popov wrote a message to this list 
about correcting the sqlite bug on ubuntu 14.04.

On 13/12/14 23:59, Tom Rank wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Sorry if I wasn't clear. When I completed the initial set up, Digikam
> appeared to start, and seemed to be scanning the albums - but only for a
> second or two, then the program vanished - no Digikam workspace, no icon
> on the task bar, etc. So I take that to be a crash, even though it
> doesn't open the error reporting window (as version 3.5 used to give me).
>
> As a temporary measure, I decided to set up Shotwell: it took about 8
> hours to scan and 'import' all my images. I don't expect Digikam to take
> so long, but 2 or 3 seconds doesn't seem right, especially when it
> doesn't then display anything.
>
> I did try to load libsqlite3-0 version 3.8.6 on Ubuntu 14.04: that gave
> me various warnings about incompatible programs - and didn't seem to
> work with Digikam. I tried an upgrade to Ubuntu 14.10 - but that caused
> me a significant graphics problem with my hardware, so I went for Linux
> Mint 17.1, which had no such problem. It's based on Ubuntu 14.04, but
> loads the more recent Digikam 4.0.0. I'll see if I can get a more recent
> version of Digikam and libsqlite3-0 running and report back - I realise
> now how much I'm missing Digikam!
>
> Tom
>
> On 13/12/14 18:48, Philip Johnsson wrote:
>> I don't really understand your problem. "Run Digikam again: same quick
>> scan of albums, then nothing." What does "nothing" here mean that is
>> your problem? As I understand it digikam doesn't crash on you?
>>
>> If you update Digikam (or even otherwise) from a PPA or other way I
>> suggest that you make sure that you don't use sqlite3 3.8.2 that comes
>> with Ubuntu 14.04 as that version is buggy with Digikam. So check which
>> version of the package libsqlite3-0 you are using. Ubunt 14.10 comes
>> with version 3.8.6 that works much better so either install it from
>> Ubuntu 14.10 or backport it some how.
>>
>> /Philip
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Tom Rank <tom at literaryconnections.co.uk
>> <mailto:tom at literaryconnections.co.uk>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi
>>
>>     Version 3.5 of Digikam on Ubuntu 14.04 crashed too often for my
>>     liking, so I hoped that an upgrade to a newer version would help.
>>     Version 4.0 runs fine on my Linux Mint laptop (with a small photo
>>     collection) so I reckoned that an upgrade on my desktop might be an
>>     improvement.
>>
>>     I've just completed a fresh install of Linux Mint 17.1, which runs
>>     fine, and installed Digikam Version:
>>     4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~__ppa2. I've put my large photo
>>     collection (about 300 GB) in Pictures.
>>
>>     First run routine says images will be in:
>>     /home/tom/Pictures
>>
>>     That's correct (but any attempt to browse elsewhere leads the setup
>>     window to vanish and Digikam stops)
>>
>>     Scanning collections was very quick (too quick, I thought) - but
>>     then nothing. Digikam didn't run, no crash report, nothing.
>>
>>     Run Digikam again: same quick scan of albums, then nothing.
>>
>>     I can easily upgrade to a more recent version - version 4.0.0 is the
>>     default for Mint 17.1, which is based on Ubuntu 14.04 (though 14.04
>>     is stuck at 3.5). Should I try to add an additional PPA to install a
>>     later version?
>>
>>     Please can anyone help? I've found Digikam a really useful program
>>     for managing a growing photo collection and now feel lost!
>>
>>     (Yes, I did first try to upgrade to Ubuntu 14.10 - but for some
>>     reason my hardware didn't like it: Mint 17.1 installed without a
>> hitch)
>>
>>     Thanks!
>>
>>     Tom
>>
>>
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