[digiKam-users] Digikam 7.8.0 doesn't update thumbnails and folders

[Chris Deuchar]

The most recent update was done via Ubuntu's 'Software' application - which
I think is the snap version?  As were the preceding updates as far as I can
remember.
(Please excuse me as I only moved to linux 18 months ago and I am still
getting my head round some things. Previously I was brought up in the
'wonderful world of DOS' before moving on to Windows-1...etc !)
However, back in Ubuntuland, having previously been advised to use Synaptic
package manager, a search in there reveals the digikam version as 7.5.0! -
with no mention of the 7.8.0 that actually runs.
What the?

Chris

On Tue, 11 Oct 2022 at 09:33, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Did you use Flatpak packaging on your system to install digiKam ? How
> did you update the application ?
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le mar. 11 oct. 2022 à 10:29, Chris Deuchar <deuchars at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >
> > Hi Gilles, I use JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIF, & PCX primarily - all except
> the latter previously displayed correctly - as did previews for MP4, WAV
> and others.  It is only since the update to 7.8.0 from 7.7.0 that this
> problem has arisen.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 at 15:38, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Which kind of file type mime gives this behavior ? JPEG, PNG, TIFF,
> >> HEIF, etc ???
> >>
> >> Best
> >>
> >> Gilles Caulier
> >>
> >> Le lun. 10 oct. 2022 à 16:31, Chris Deuchar <deuchars at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
> >> >
> >> > Hi, I have been using Digikam for a few years, and through several
> versions, initially in Win7 but now in Ubuntu 22.04.  However, following
> the update from 7.7.0 to 7.8.0, I can no longer get the thumbnails and
> folders to update.  I have tried database cleaning (8 hours) and thumbnail
> rebuilding (16 hours) but all I seem to have achieved is replacing those
> thumbnails that were there with the default icons!
> >> >
> >> > I use this program a lot for producing html albums (which I can still
> do in showfoto 7.5.0 - but it is a rather more cumbersome to navigate) so I
> would like to get Digikam working properly again.
> >> >
> >> > Alternatively, if I can back track to version 7.7.0 then I will do
> that if someone can point me at a source.
> >> >
> >> > TIA, Chris
>
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