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

Tom Rank tom at literaryconnections.co.uk
Thu Dec 18 12:18:23 GMT 2014


Hi Philip

Thanks: you're right, it does show 4.5 waiting in one archive, but not 
installed:

apt-cache policy digikam
digikam:
   Installed: 4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa2
   Candidate: 4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa2
   Version table:
      4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414 0
         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu/ 
trusty/main amd64 Packages
      4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1 0
         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/extra/ubuntu/ trusty/main 
amd64 Packages
  *** 4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa2 0
         700 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ rebecca/import amd64 Packages
         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
      4:3.5.0-0ubuntu10 0
         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 
Packages

Best wishes

Tom

On 18/12/14 09:00, Philip Johnsson wrote:
> Could you run this commands from a terminal/shell and tell me what it
> outputs (without the "")?
>
> "apt-cache policy digikam"
>
> It should display all the versions of digikam that your system have in
> its resources available for apt to install. If you use both my PPAs it
> should display them both as possible versions and also other older versions.
>
> There must be something missing or conflicting when it comes to
> repositories or packages.
>
> /Philip
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 12:11 AM, Tom Rank
> <tom at literaryconnections.co.uk <mailto:tom at literaryconnections.co.uk>>
> wrote:
>
>     Hi Mick
>
>     Thanks: it is helpful to know you're running DK 4.5 on a similar
>     system. In fact, my laptop is running Mint 17.1 and Digikam 4.0.0
>     without complaining - but it only has a dozen photos to handle, and
>     there isn't room to install my photo collection on the laptop, even
>     if I wanted to.
>
>     However, now I've had time to look at it carefully, it hasn't got me
>     much further.
>
>     Your list of PPAs includes:
>     http://ppa.launchpad.net/__philip5/kubuntu-backports/__ubuntu
>     <http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu> trusty main
>     http://ppa.launchpad.net/__kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu
>     <http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu> trusty main
>
>     But not this suggested by Philip:
>     ppa:philip5/extra
>
>     Anyway, using the PPAs suggested by Philip (ppa:philip5/extra
>     and ppa:philip5/kubuntu-backports)__, I've again reinstalled Digikam
>     - but still only get 4.0.0 (with KDE 4.14.2)- and still it won't
>     open any image folders, and won't show any images, JPEG or RAW.
>
>     Using right click on a folder (where I know there are images) or the
>     menu item 'open in file manager' just crashes the program.
>
>     Here are some reports from the terminal:
>
>     It seems I have installed:
>     Qt: 4.8.6
>     KDE Development Platform: 4.14.2
>     digiKam: 4.0.0
>
>     Suggested additions at install time included:
>     digikam-doc systemsettings libqt4-sql-mysql hspell kdelibs5-plugins
>
>     [Should I install these myself?]
>
>     Error messages on running:
>
>     digikam(14417)/kdeui (KIconLoader): Error: standard icon theme
>     "oxygen" not found!
>
>     Object::connect: No such signal
>     org::freedesktop::UPower::__DeviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
>     Object::connect: No such signal
>     org::freedesktop::UPower::__DeviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
>     QSqlDatabasePrivate::__removeDatabase: connection 'ConnectionTest'
>     is still in use, all queries will cease to work.
>     digikam(14417)/kdeui (KIconLoader): Error: standard icon theme
>     "oxygen" not found!
>
>     digikam(14417): No ksycoca4 database available!
>
>     digikam(14417)/kdecore (trader) KServiceTypeTrader::__defaultOffers:
>     KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType  "QImageIOPlugins"  not found
>
>     [....]
>
>     digikam(14417): couldn't create slave: "Cannot talk to klauncher:
>     The name org.kde.klauncher was not provided by any .service files"
>     [...]
>     digikam(14417)/kdecore (trader) KServiceTypeTrader::__defaultOffers:
>     KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType  "Digikam/ImagePlugin"  not found
>     [...]
>     digikam(14417)/kdecore (trader) mimeTypeSycocaOffers:
>     KMimeTypeTrader: mimeType "inode/directory" not found
>     digikam(14417): No ksycoca4 database available!
>
>     digikam(14417)/kdecore (trader): KMimeTypeTrader: couldn't find
>     service type "Application"
>     Please ensure that the .desktop file for it is installed; then run
>     kbuildsycoca4.
>     KCrash: Application 'digikam' crashing...
>     KCrash: Attempting to start  from kdeinit
>     KCrash: Connect sock_file=/home/tom/.kde/__socket-Dickens/kdeinit4__0
>     Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
>     KCrash: Attempting to start  directly
>     KCrash failed to exec(), errno = 2
>     Unable to start Dr. Konqi
>     Not forwarding the crash to Apport.
>
>     So it seems I still have things missing. Is this information any
>     help to someone better informed than me?
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     Tom
>
>     On 15/12/14 22:24, Mick Sulley wrote:
>
>         Hi Tom,
>
>         I am running DK 4.5 on Mint 17 Qiana 64 bit and it seems to be fine.
>
>         PPA's
>         deb-src
>         http://ppa.launchpad.net/__philip5/kubuntu-backports/__ubuntu
>         <http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu> trusty
>         main
>         deb
>         http://ppa.launchpad.net/__philip5/kubuntu-backports/__ubuntu
>         <http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu>
>         trusty main
>         deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/__kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu
>         <http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu> trusty main
>         deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/__kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu
>         <http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu> trusty main
>
>         Synaptic lists digikam as 4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414
>
>         Let me know if there is anything I can tell you about my system.
>
>         Cheers
>         Mick
>
>         On 15/12/14 22:00, Tom Rank wrote:
>
>             Still no progress, I fear:
>
>             I've carried out these tasks (having first removed the
>             repositories
>             from the software updater in case of problems):
>
>             sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/extra
>             You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
>               Ubuntu experimental rolling release repository.
>             [....]
>
>             Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options
>             --no-default-keyring --homedir /tmp/tmp.QjC9XhFT8A
>             --no-auto-check-trustdb --trust-model always --keyring
>             /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg
>             --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
>             <http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80> --recv-keys 43C56F3F
>             gpg: requesting key 43C56F3F from hkp server
>             keyserver.ubuntu.com <http://keyserver.ubuntu.com>
>             gpg: key 43C56F3F: "Launchpad extra" not changed
>             gpg: Total number processed: 1
>             gpg:              unchanged: 1
>
>             sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/kubuntu-backports
>             You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
>             [...]
>             Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options
>             --no-default-keyring --homedir /tmp/tmp.ayTrF3agjJ
>             --no-auto-check-trustdb --trust-model always --keyring
>             /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg
>             --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
>             <http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80> --recv-keys 43C56F3F
>             gpg: requesting key 43C56F3F from hkp server
>             keyserver.ubuntu.com <http://keyserver.ubuntu.com>
>             gpg: key 43C56F3F: "Launchpad extra" not changed
>             gpg: Total number processed: 1
>             gpg:              unchanged: 1
>
>             sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>             [sudo] password for tom:
>             Reading package lists... Done
>             Building dependency tree
>             Reading state information... Done
>             Calculating upgrade... Done
>             0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to
>             upgrade.
>             ....
>
>             Digikam is still stuck on version 4.0.0 (KDE 4.14.2), still
>             no photos
>             visible. I tried right click over a directory name: 'show in
>             file
>             manger' - that crashes Digikam.
>
>             Any help?
>
>             Tom
>
>             On 15/12/14 21:02, Philip Johnsson wrote:
>
>                 If you don't have it available then something is wrong
>                 how you added the
>                 repository. Maybe you don't have included the PPAs key
>                 that makes the
>                 PPA trusted? This can be done automatically if you use the
>                 add-apt-repository command:
>
>                 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/extra
>                 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/kubuntu-backports
>                   (only use this
>                 PPA if you are sure that you use KDE 4.14 and not with
>                 KDE 4.13)
>                 sudo apt-get update
>
>                 If digikam is installed before then:
>
>                 sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
>                 This will either just update all what's needed from my
>                 PPAs or tell you
>                 if there is some kind of conflict that holds anything
>                 back that needs to
>                 be solved.
>
>                 /Philip
>
>
>
>                 On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Tom Rank
>                 <tom at literaryconnections.co.uk
>                 <mailto:tom at literaryconnections.co.uk>
>                 <mailto:tom at __literaryconnections.co.uk
>                 <mailto:tom at literaryconnections.co.uk>>> wrote:
>
>                      Hi
>
>                      Thanks again. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu 14.04,
>                 and my version
>                      uses KDE 4.14. I've added the "extra" and the
>                 "kubuntu-backports"
>                      PPAs to my software sources - but it still loads
>                 version 4.0.0,
>                      which has the problem that it won't show my photos.
>                 I even tried:
>                      sudo apt-get install digikam=4.5.0
>
>                      But it replied:
>                      E: Version ‘4.5.0’ for ‘digikam’ was not found
>
>                      With other software, I recall that adding an extra
>                 PPA gave me the
>                      newest version when it was not available in the
>                 official repository.
>                      That doesn’t seem to be happening here.
>
>                      Thanks for  any help!
>
>                      Tom
>
>
>                      On 15/12/14 19:01, Philip Johnsson wrote:
>
>                          Good to know that you are having progress.
>
>                          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.
>
>                          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.
>
>                          /Phili
>
>
>
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