[digiKam-users] Oops: removing Akonadi

[Simon Frei]

In general when you have problems with your package and dependencies,
file a bug with the packagers, in your case whatever opensuse repository
you install from. Ask them to compile without akonadi support. And for a
reference why, you can refer to Gilles statement below. With some luck
they will agree, one dependency less also makes the packagers job easier.

On 11/05/2019 05:24, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On all my computers running Linux, i use Plasma desktop.
>
> Akonadi is always removed (not only disabled) for performance. I never
> use Akonadi.
>
> In digiKam, there is a very small code to be able to get contact names
> from Akonadi database to tag photos.
> It just a contents populated from context menu in tag tree view.
>
> This code is annotated as experimental and optional at compilation
> configuration stage. It has never works here (not only because i
> remove Akonadi).
>
> Typically, this code must be removed definitivelyfrom digiKam (it's my
> viewpoint). I don't understand why packagers enable this option in
> digiKam, as it's a bad idea.
>
> In AppImage, this option is never compiled of course.
>
> An alternative is to recompile yourself digiKam.
>
> https://www.digikam.org/api/index.html#externaldeps
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le sam. 11 mai 2019 à 02:54, <digikam at 911networks.com> a écrit :
>> I'm on Opensuse Tumbleweed.
>>
>> In my previous question, I didn't realize that removing Akondi-contact
>> would also remove Digikam.
>>
>> Why? What's the connection?
>>
>> --
>> sknahT
>>
>> vyS