Kde control center has no index

Terry terauck-klist at yahoo.com.au
Mon Oct 1 12:21:36 BST 2007


Thanks for your reply.  I'm using a different installation at present so 
it will be some time before I get to try that remedy.

Sorry about replying twice.  I used the default email address previously 
instead of my registered address.

Bram Schoenmakers wrote:
> Op dinsdag 25 september 2007, schreef Terry:
>
> Hi,
>
>   
>> I recently made the mistake of "upgrading" kde 3.5.7 .  The kde control
>> centre subsequently had no index.  I was able to get an index initially
>> by deleting my .kde folder.  That is no longer the case.  Besides which,
>> the control centre has no index when I open it as root user either.
>>
>> The last time I had an index, it disappeared after I changed the
>> language setting from U.S. English to British English.  I have the
>> latest British language package available from the distro.
>> Incidentally, it seems I am the only person experiencing this
>> difficulty.  I had the same difficulty when installing a previous update
>> but I was able to revert to the earlier version and the problem
>> disappeared.  I now have no option but to keep the version currently
>> installed.
>>
>> I have found the folder /usr/share/apps/kcontrol which contains a folder
>> called 'about' and another called 'pics'.  It also contains a file
>> called 'kcontrolui.rc'.  'about' contains 'main.html' which is a
>> masterpiece of cryptography.
>>
>> How do I fix this, please?
>>     
>
> Perhaps running kbuildsycoca as your own user fixes it for you.
>
> Kind regards,
>
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