[kdepim-users] Using Google Calendar in kdepim

[Martin]

Hi Richard

Many thanks, and most helpful! I followed your instructions (although I 
installed akonadi-kde-resource-googledata by enabling the debian repository 
and using sudo aptitude - it then seemed to handle all the dependencies, 
including libgcol0) and have managed to install and run.

However, the process of enabling (if that is the correct word) and managing 
calendars in kontact with akonadi is really difficult to understand - surely it 
should be easier than this? 

I was, for example, trying to add an ical calendar (a UK public holidays 
calendar) and I'm darned if I can figure out how to do it!

Do you think this will become any simpler in Karmic?

Best wishes, Martin

On Wednesday 16 September 2009 21:52:29 Richard A. Smith wrote:
> Martin wrote:
> > Many thanks for trying to help (and your English is great!).
> > Unfortunately, I don't know what to do next. How do I add the akonadi
> > plugin? I looked at the web address you provided but couldn't find any
> > information there to help me. If you could offer any further help, that
> > would be great, thanks.
> 
> Martin,
> 
> I've recently worked this out (last weekend). I have my gcal itmes
> showing up in korganizer but I've not yet tried to create a new event.
> 
> 1) Verify you have the necessary packages installed.  I'm running on
> Ubuntu Jaunty and I had to get the necessary packages from Karmic.
> 
> I was already running the backport of 4.3.1 so I only needed these 2
> packages:
> 
> libgcal
> akonadi-kde-resource-googledata
> 
> 
> I downloaded them and then hand installed them with dpkg -i.
> 
> I'm not sure but I think I remember needeing to restart KDE after I
> installed the packages to make the resource show up.
> 
> 2) Look at your akonadi config and make sure its working correctly.
> 
> In system settings there is a configuration for Akonadi make sure that
> your Akonadi server is running and does not report errors.
> 
> 3) Load up Kontact and in the calendar box either right click and "add
> resource" or press the green cross.  You will get a list of resources
> that kontact can use.  One of those resources will say 'Akonadi
> (Provided access to calendars stored in Akonadi calendar folders)'
> 
> Select the Akonadi resource. A new dialog will appear with resource
> selections.  Click on the 'Manage Calendar Sources' Another dialog will
> pop up showing the list of resources you have currently selected.  Click
> on 'Add.'
> 
> Yet another dialog will appear.  This one finally lets you choose the
> Akonadi resources.  There should be 2 of them one for Google Calendar
> and one for Google Contacts. Select them and then config your user name
> and password.
> 
> I noticed that they show up as akonadi_gcal_resource_0 annd
> akonadi_gcal_resource_1 so its difficult to figure out which one is which.
> 
> Then close all the dialogs back to the add calendar.  Now there should
> an entry for akonadi resource and 2 listings below that for the 2 google
> resources.  Enable both of them and then you should be able to sync with
> gmail.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
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