[digiKam-users] Running 2 instances of DigiKam?

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

Opening 2 instances is possible, else we had a singleton mechanism in the code.

The most important is : 1 first instance is a master on the database,
other one can read only.

Under Linux, and Linux only with a desktop and native version (not
AppImage bundle), the DBus interface is used to sync slave instances
about changes done in the database. Instances are a little bit
synchronized, but I must admit that I haven't checked this feature
since a while. So take care.

Q: Instead of using 2 digiKam instances to compare images+metadata,
why not use the Light Table ?

Best
Gilles Caulier

Le ven. 21 oct. 2022 à 18:16, Mick Sulley <mick at sulley.info> a écrit :
>
> Running DK 7.7 AppImage in Linux Mint
>
> On several occasions in the past I have opened DK twice to enable easy
> comparison of contents in sub folders.  Just tried again and it is low
> and I think it has locked up.
>
> Is it acceptable to run two (or more) instances or it it something I
> really should not be doing?
>
> Mick
>