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

Mick Sulley mick at sulley.info
Thu Dec 18 13:10:55 GMT 2014


Philip,

Thanks for the advise, I have added the "extra" PPA and everything 
appears to still be working, which is always a bonus :)

I now see -

mick at MintDesk17:~$ apt-cache policy digikam
digikam:
   Installed: 4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414
   Candidate: 4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414
   Version table:
  *** 4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414 0
         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu/ 
trusty/main amd64 Packages
         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
      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
         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu/ 
trusty/main amd64 Packages
      4:3.5.0-0ubuntu10 0
         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 
Packages
mick at MintDesk17:~$

Mick

On 18/12/14 09:38, Philip Johnsson wrote:
> Mick,
>
> You should add my "extra" PPA too as source if you want to be able to 
> use my packages in the future, even though it might happen to work for 
> you now. My kubuntu-backports PPA only have packages that need to be 
> rebuilt against an updated version of KDE than found in standard 
> Ubuntu of that release version (i.e trusty, utopic, etc). The "extra" 
> PPA will always be my main PPA that might have updated packages not 
> found in my kubuntu-backports PPA but that it will depend up on.
>
> /Philip
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Mick Sulley <mick at sulley.info 
> <mailto:mick at sulley.info>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Guys,
>
>     For comparison purposes this is what I get on my running Mint
>     DK4.5 system
>
>     mick at MintDesk17:~$ apt-cache policy digikam
>     digikam:
>       Installed: 4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414
>       Candidate: 4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414
>       Version table:
>      *** 4:4.5.0-trusty~ppa1kde414 0
>             500
>     http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu/
>     trusty/main amd64 Packages
>             100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>          4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa2 0
>             500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu/
>     trusty/main amd64 Packages
>          4:3.5.0-0ubuntu10 0
>             500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe
>     amd64 Packages
>     mick at MintDesk17:~$
>
>     Mick
>
>
>     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
>>         trusty main
>>         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
>>             trusty
>>             main
>>             deb
>>             http://ppa.launchpad.net/philip5/kubuntu-backports/ubuntu
>>             trusty main
>>             deb-src
>>             http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu
>>             trusty main
>>             deb 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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