KDEwin is unable to download from your site, possible server issue or misconfiguration?

Wed Sep 4 11:03:55 BST 2019

On 2019-09-04 11:52, Hannah von Reth wrote:
> I’d prefer it taken down.
> It’s basically useless.
> 
> The src still exists so it's not "gone" or we host it separately with
> a lot of disclaimers.

I would prefer to have it purged, too.

Greetings
Christoph

> 
> Cheers
> 
> Hannah
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 4. Sep 2019, at 10:46, Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Would it be worth it to take that link down? It is nice to preserve
>> it for historical reasons, but it is confusing users (we see emails
>> like this one often).
>> 
>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 03:41 Aaron R. Durland
>> <ardvark71 at protonmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Albert...
>>> 
>>> Thank you for getting back with me! If I remember correctly, I
>>> downloaded the utility from the page linked to below...
>>> 
>>> https://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> Aaron
>>> 
>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>>> On Tuesday, September 3, 2019 10:26 AM, Albert Vaca Cintora
>>> <albertvaka at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Aaron,
>>>> 
>>>> Where did you download the KDEwin installer from?
>>>> 
>>>> Albert
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 10:30 AM Ben Cooksley bcooksley at kde.org
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 8:09 PM Aaron R. Durland
>>>>> ardvark71 at protonmail.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Aaron,
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm attempting to use the KDEwin (1.1.0) utility to download
>>> and install KDE apps on my copy of Windows, however, the utility
>>> sees nothing on your server despite being pointed to the right
>>> location...
>>>>>> https://download.kde.org/Attic/ [1]
>>>>>> Upon looking at the log file, it appears the utility is
>>> unable to obtain needed information from your server,
>>> specifically, something called "QUrl." Is this an issue with the
>>> configuration or information on your server and if so, would it be
>>> possible to have you guys correct this so I can download and
>>> install the KDE apps? I have pasted a copy of the log file below,
>>> it case it helps. :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> The KDEWin installer is quite out of date these days, and
>>> hasn't been
>>>>> updated in a very long time. We now ship dedicated installers
>>> for the
>>>>> various applications we offer on Windows.
>>>>> Is there any application in particular you were after?
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Ben Cooksley
>>>>> KDE Sysadmin
>>>>> 
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] starting installer 1.1.0
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] SelfInstaller::SelfInstaller
>>> "C:/Users/Aaron/Desktop/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] SelfInstaller::SelfInstaller
>>> "C:/Program Files/KDE/bin/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40]
>>> SelfInstaller::isRunningFromInstallRoot currentExecutable
>>> "C:/Users/Aaron/Desktop/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
>>> installedExecutable "C:/Program
>>> Files/KDE/bin/kdewin-installer-gui-1.1.0.exe"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] Downloading
>>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/" to memory
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:40] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::fetchInternal url:
>>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:42] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:42] redirected to QUrl(
>>> "https://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/" )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "perl"
>>> "Installer\Products\0052C8C86573FFC4C8DA8E043AA6BA48" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "psdk-msvc"
>>> "Installer\Products\E10DE0A981DFA754BAC98053CDBD71BB" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "tortoisesvn"
>>> "Installer\Products\059ABB4F0F655334D839EE46FB5F390A" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "vcexpress-en-msvc"
>>> "Installer\Products\9BA4F6BA58CA200489926BEE5AA53E5A" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:43] "vcredist"
>>> "Installer\Products\b25099274a207264182f8181add555d0" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "perl"
>>> "Installer\Products\0052C8C86573FFC4C8DA8E043AA6BA48" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "psdk-msvc"
>>> "Installer\Products\E10DE0A981DFA754BAC98053CDBD71BB" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "tortoisesvn"
>>> "Installer\Products\059ABB4F0F655334D839EE46FB5F390A" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "vcexpress-en-msvc"
>>> "Installer\Products\9BA4F6BA58CA200489926BEE5AA53E5A" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:47] "vcredist"
>>> "Installer\Products\b25099274a207264182f8181add555d0" not found.
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] QHash(("sg", "Asia & Oceania")("si",
>>> "Central Europe")("fr", "Western Europe")("sk", "Central
>>> Europe")("ca", "Northern America")("ge", "Eastern Europe")("ch",
>>> "Central Europe")("by", "Eastern Europe")("kr", "Asia &
>>> Oceania")("th", "Asia & Oceania")("cl", "Southern America")("cn",
>>> "Asia & Oceania")("gr", "Southern Europe")("cr", "Central
>>> America")("pl", "Central Europe")("ua", "Eastern Europe")("de",
>>> "Central Europe")("tr", "Southern Europe")("--", "World
>>> Wide")("hk", "Asia & Oceania")("cy", "Southern Europe")("cz",
>>> "Central Europe")("dk", "Northern Europe")("pt", "Western
>>> Europe")("tw", "Asia & Oceania")("md", "Eastern Europe")("lt",
>>> "Central Europe")("hr", "Southern Europe")("uk", "Western
>>> Europe")("lu", "Western Europe")("lv", "Eastern Europe")("id",
>>> "Asia & Oceania")("ie", "Western Europe")("za", "Africa")("hu",
>>> "Central Europe")("mk", "Southern Europe")("ee", "Northern
>>> Europe")("va", "Southern Europe")("yu", "Southern Europe")("us",
>>> "Northern America")("il", "Asia & Oceania")("zh", "Asia &
>>> Oceania")("na", "Africa")("mt", "Southern Europe")("is", "Northern
>>> Europe")("am", "Eastern Europe")("it", "Southern Europe")("mx",
>>> "Northern America")("es", "Western Europe")("my", "Asia &
>>> Oceania")("ba", "Southern Europe")("ar", "Southern America")("ro",
>>> "Eastern Europe")("nl", "Western Europe")("at", "Central
>>> Europe")("be", "Western Europe")("au", "Asia & Oceania")("sa",
>>> "Asia & Oceania")("no", "Northern Europe")("fi", "Northern
>>> Europe")("bg", "Eastern Europe")("se", "Northern Europe")("ru",
>>> "Eastern Europe")("az", "Eastern Europe")("jp", "Asia & Oceania"))
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] QLayout: Attempting to add QLayout ""
>>> to MirrorSettingsPage "MirrorSettingsPage", which already has a
>>> layout
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] start
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] downloading mirror list from QUrl(
>>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Check if a copy of the remote config
>>> file is available at
>>> "C:/Users/Aaron/AppData/Local/Temp/KDE/mirrors-remote.list" ...
>>> not found
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Downloading
>>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" to
>>> memory
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::fetchInternal url:
>>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:54] redirected to QUrl(
>>> "https://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] could not load mirrors from QUrl(
>>> "http://download.kde.org/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list" )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] downloading mirror list from QUrl(
>>> 
>> 
> "http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list"
>>> )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Check if a copy of the remote config
>>> file is available at
>>> "C:/Users/Aaron/AppData/Local/Temp/KDE/mirrors-remote.list" ...
>>> not found
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloading
>>> 
>> 
> "http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list"
>>> to memory
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::fetchInternal url:
>>> 
>> 
> "http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/kdewin/installer/mirrors.list"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] (MirrorType
>>> (url:QUrl("http://download.kde.org/Attic") name:
>>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic" continent: "World Wide" country:
>>> "" ) )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:11:55] "World Wide,
>>> (http://download.kde.org/Attic)"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] QUrl( "http://download.kde.org/Attic"
>>> )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] QLayout: Attempting to add QLayout ""
>>> to ReleaseSelectionPage "ReleaseSelectionPage", which already has
>>> a layout
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] Downloading
>>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic/" to memory
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::fetchInternal url: "http://download.kde.org/Attic/"
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:00] redirected to QUrl(
>>> "https://download.kde.org/Attic/" )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] Downloader(0xae49a0)
>>> Downloader::slotReplyFinished
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] could not fetch "attic" versions from
>>> QUrl( "http://download.kde.org/Attic/" )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] current mirror with release QUrl(
>>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic/stable/latest/" )
>>>>>> [2019-09-02 23:12:01] release QUrl(
>>> "http://download.kde.org/Attic/stable/latest/" ) not found on this
>>> server
>>>>>> Thank you for any assistance you can offer! :-)
>>>>>> Sincerely...
>>>>>> Aaron R. Durland
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ loves and cares about you
>>> most of all! http://peacewithgod.jesus.net/ [2]
>>>>>> PLEASE READ! You don't have to end up here:
>>> 
>> 
> http://www.divinerevelations.info/documents/billwiese_23minutesinhell_text.htm
>>> [3]
>>>>>> Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.
> 
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] https://download.kde.org/Attic/
> [2] http://peacewithgod.jesus.net/
> [3] 
> http://www.divinerevelations.info/documents/billwiese_23minutesinhell_text.htm

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