Re: Sign of life

[Wolfgang Scheffner]

Hi Simon,

thanks for your help! Unfortunately there was no success. The apt-file search command returns nothing. Two times the I tried the apt-get install and got an offer to have something done I didn't understand answered with "J". for a while hell broke loose in the terminal but afterwards I still got no result with apt_file search. I started the automatic update again and got a similar error message. I modified the apt_file search command accordingly but still got no result.

I'm at the end of my wisdom (there is not much wisdom anyway) but just to keep me from getting bored another problem popped up to which I like to ask Gilles.

Hi Gilles,

a few weeks ago I installed Mageia 6 on an old laptop because wanted to check out whether it's really an alternative to replace Kubuntu which I have more and more trouble with. After a few weeks of playing with it and installing first programs I did a system update. But now I cannot log in anymore. I always end up in front of the welcome/login screen with username, password and session. I cannot select a session and after typing in the password and clicking "Login" nothing happens. Any idea to that? Or do I have to re-install (perhaps I would like to buy another laptop anyway because theis one is very old and very, very slow)?

Greetings

Wolfgang

Am 18.08.2017 um 13:19 schrieb Simon Frei:

Hi Wolfgang,

I am glad to hear from you - I wish you all the best for your health!

I don't know KDE Neon, so I am guessing here: This sounds like you have conflicting packages. Did you ever use/install from a PPA (e.g. Philip's digiKam PPA)? You should only ever install digiKam/Kipi related packages from either the PPA or the official package repo (I am not sure whether that's just ubuntu or something special for KDE Neon).
To get more information you can try the following in the terminal (sorry, I don't know any GUI packagers):
apt-file search /usr/share/kservices5/kipiplugin_imageshack.desktop
If you don't have apt-file, install it (apt-get install apt-file when your anyway in terminal).
This should list all packages that provide that file. If there is more than one, then this is probably the problem described above and you can check where these packages are from (PPA, ...) by running
apt-cache *packagename*

Cheers,
Simon

On 18/08/17 07:19, Wolfgang Scheffner wrote:

Hi guys,

just want to let you know that I'm still alive. As I told already, surgery went well. But struggling with the remaining side effects grows more and more into an endless story. But even in that case there will be a day when I decide to resume my DigiKam doc work.

Gilles, I also have a technical question: for many weeks know I try to have my computer to do the automatic updates. But the list is growing longer and longer because the updates always end up at this error message:

Do you have any idea where I can find this kipi-plugin5-common4 package?
Thanks in advance for your help!

Wolfgang

[Gilles Caulier-4]

2017-08-23 6:34 GMT+02:00 Wolfgang Scheffner <[hidden email]>:

Hi Simon,

thanks for your help! Unfortunately there was no success. The apt-file search command returns nothing. Two times the I tried the apt-get install and got an offer to have something done I didn't understand answered with "J". for a while hell broke loose in the terminal but afterwards I still got no result with apt_file search. I started the automatic update again and got a similar error message. I modified the apt_file search command accordingly but still got no result.

I'm at the end of my wisdom (there is not much wisdom anyway) but just to keep me from getting bored another problem popped up to which I like to ask Gilles.

Hi Gilles,

a few weeks ago I installed Mageia 6 on an old laptop because wanted to check out whether it's really an alternative to replace Kubuntu which I have more and more trouble with. After a few weeks of playing with it and installing first programs I did a system update. But now I cannot log in anymore. I always end up in front of the welcome/login screen with username, password and session. I cannot select a session and after typing in the password and clicking "Login" nothing happens. Any idea to that? Or do I have to re-install (perhaps I would like to buy another laptop anyway because theis one is very old and very, very slow)?

A similar problem appear on one of my VM with Magiea6 RC. I updated it and all become broken. 

I know that between RC and final releases, important changes have been operated. This can explain the problem.

Of course, installing the Mageia6 final and updating it everyday, do not introduce any dysfunction.

So i recommend to install Magia6 final using official ISO, and look if problem still exist (which can explain an hardware dysfunction).

Best

Gilles

 

Greetings

Wolfgang

Am 18.08.2017 um 13:19 schrieb Simon Frei:

Hi Wolfgang,

I am glad to hear from you - I wish you all the best for your health!

I don't know KDE Neon, so I am guessing here: This sounds like you have conflicting packages. Did you ever use/install from a PPA (e.g. Philip's digiKam PPA)? You should only ever install digiKam/Kipi related packages from either the PPA or the official package repo (I am not sure whether that's just ubuntu or something special for KDE Neon).
To get more information you can try the following in the terminal (sorry, I don't know any GUI packagers):
apt-file search /usr/share/kservices5/kipiplugin_imageshack.desktop
If you don't have apt-file, install it (apt-get install apt-file when your anyway in terminal).
This should list all packages that provide that file. If there is more than one, then this is probably the problem described above and you can check where these packages are from (PPA, ...) by running
apt-cache *packagename*

Cheers,
Simon

On 18/08/17 07:19, Wolfgang Scheffner wrote:

Hi guys,

just want to let you know that I'm still alive. As I told already, surgery went well. But struggling with the remaining side effects grows more and more into an endless story. But even in that case there will be a day when I decide to resume my DigiKam doc work.

Gilles, I also have a technical question: for many weeks know I try to have my computer to do the automatic updates. But the list is growing longer and longer because the updates always end up at this error message:

Do you have any idea where I can find this kipi-plugin5-common4 package?
Thanks in advance for your help!

Wolfgang

[Nicolas Lécureuil]

Le 2017-08-23 09:04, Gilles Caulier a écrit :

> 2017-08-23 6:34 GMT+02:00 Wolfgang Scheffner <[hidden email]>:
>
>> Hi Simon,
>>
>> thanks for your help! Unfortunately there was no success. The
>> apt-file search command returns nothing. Two times the I tried the
>> apt-get install and got an offer to have something done I didn't
>> understand answered with "J". for a while hell broke loose in the
>> terminal but afterwards I still got no result with apt_file search.
>> I started the automatic update again and got a similar error
>> message. I modified the apt_file search command accordingly but
>> still got no result.
>>
>> I'm at the end of my wisdom (there is not much wisdom anyway) but
>> just to keep me from getting bored another problem popped up to
>> which I like to ask Gilles.
>>
>> Hi Gilles,
>>
>> a few weeks ago I installed Mageia 6 on an old laptop because wanted
>> to check out whether it's really an alternative to replace Kubuntu
>> which I have more and more trouble with. After a few weeks of
>> playing with it and installing first programs I did a system update.
>> But now I cannot log in anymore. I always end up in front of the
>> welcome/login screen with username, password and session. I cannot
>> select a session and after typing in the password and clicking
>> "Login" nothing happens. Any idea to that? Or do I have to
>> re-install (perhaps I would like to buy another laptop anyway
>> because theis one is very old and very, very slow)?
>
> A similar problem appear on one of my VM with Magiea6 RC. I updated it
> and all become broken.
>
> I know that between RC and final releases, important changes have been
> operated. This can explain the problem.
>
> Of course, installing the Mageia6 final and updating it everyday, do
> not introduce any dysfunction.
>
> So i recommend to install Magia6 final using official ISO, and look if
> problem still exist (which can explain an hardware dysfunction).
>
> Best
>
> Gilles
>
>> Greetings
>>
>> Wolfgang
>>
>> Am 18.08.2017 um 13:19 schrieb Simon Frei:
>> Hi Wolfgang,
>>
>> I am glad to hear from you - I wish you all the best for your
>> health!
>>
>> I don't know KDE Neon, so I am guessing here: This sounds like you
>> have conflicting packages. Did you ever use/install from a PPA (e.g.
>> Philip's digiKam PPA)? You should only ever install digiKam/Kipi
>> related packages from either the PPA or the official package repo (I
>> am not sure whether that's just ubuntu or something special for KDE
>> Neon).
>> To get more information you can try the following in the terminal
>> (sorry, I don't know any GUI packagers):
>> apt-file search /usr/share/kservices5/kipiplugin_imageshack.desktop
>> If you don't have apt-file, install it (apt-get install apt-file
>> when your anyway in terminal).
>> This should list all packages that provide that file. If there is
>> more than one, then this is probably the problem described above and
>> you can check where these packages are from (PPA, ...) by running
>> apt-cache *packagename*
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Simon
>>
>> On 18/08/17 07:19, Wolfgang Scheffner wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> just want to let you know that I'm still alive. As I told already,
>> surgery went well. But struggling with the remaining side effects
>> grows more and more into an endless story. But even in that case
>> there will be a day when I decide to resume my DigiKam doc work.
>>
>> Gilles, I also have a technical question: for many weeks know I try
>> to have my computer to do the automatic updates. But the list is
>> growing longer and longer because the updates always end up at this
>> error message:
>>
>> Do you have any idea where I can find this kipi-plugin5-common4
>> package?
>> Thanks in advance for your help!
>>
>> Wolfgang

Btw if you have any problem with mageia don't hesitate to come to me, i
will see how i can help.
--
Regards,
Nicolas Lécureuil
Mageia KDE Team