Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

[daniel bip]

Hi there,

I've been using digiKam for Windows for a long but I find it quite slow and buggy and decided to move to Linux, so I installed a virtual machine in the very same computer and tried to access the very same DB and storing-directories from both "sides".

But when I launch digiKam from Linux it tells me that it can't find the location of the pictures. Once launched it displays stars, tags, and even thumbnails but it can't open pictures, as it can't find them in the HD. My guess is that digiKam can't find them because the information in the DB regarding the location is Windows-styled, and those directories from Linux are structured differently (ie: C:\fotos\ for Windows and /media/sd_D_DRIVE/ for Linux).

Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...

If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able to open from both sides?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

d.

[AndriusWild]

I have just added the same collection twice. One was d:\Pictures while the other one was /media/d_drive/pictures. Worked for me.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-17 3:36 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

I've been using digiKam for Windows for a long but I find it quite slow and buggy and decided to move to Linux, so I installed a virtual machine in the very same computer and tried to access the very same DB and storing-directories from both "sides".

But when I launch digiKam from Linux it tells me that it can't find the location of the pictures. Once launched it displays stars, tags, and even thumbnails but it can't open pictures, as it can't find them in the HD. My guess is that digiKam can't find them because the information in the DB regarding the location is Windows-styled, and those directories from Linux are structured differently (ie: C:\fotos\ for Windows and /media/sd_D_DRIVE/ for Linux).

Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...

If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able to open from both sides?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

d.

[Shlomi]

Hi, I actually have the same problem.

@Andrey, I tried that, but lots of items did not pass (probably were stored in the DB), such as tags, descriptions etc.

Perhaps I am missing something simple, or is there another way?

Thanks!

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:25 AM, Andrey Goreev <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have just added the same collection twice. One was d:\Pictures while the other one was /media/d_drive/pictures. Worked for me.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-17 3:36 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

I've been using digiKam for Windows for a long but I find it quite slow and buggy and decided to move to Linux, so I installed a virtual machine in the very same computer and tried to access the very same DB and storing-directories from both "sides".

But when I launch digiKam from Linux it tells me that it can't find the location of the pictures. Once launched it displays stars, tags, and even thumbnails but it can't open pictures, as it can't find them in the HD. My guess is that digiKam can't find them because the information in the DB regarding the location is Windows-styled, and those directories from Linux are structured differently (ie: C:\fotos\ for Windows and /media/sd_D_DRIVE/ for Linux).

Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...

If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able to open from both sides?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

d.

[Carsten Fuchs]

Hi,

Am 2017-02-17 um 11:36 schrieb daniel bip:
> Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open
> digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...
>
> If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able
> to open from both sides?

I've had the same problem. See this thread for a solution that worked
for me:
https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-users/2016-August/thread.html#22545

Best regards,
Carsten

[daniel bip]

Hi there,

What I personally did at the end was loading the library locally (Settings > Collections > Local Collections) from one of the instances (Windows) and then loading it shared (Settings > Collections > Collections on Network Shares) from the other instance (Ubuntu). Works well for me, no problems when changing from one instance to the other.

Hope it helps.

BR,

d.

On 22 February 2017 at 19:49, Shlomi Vaknin <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi, I actually have the same problem.

@Andrey, I tried that, but lots of items did not pass (probably were stored in the DB), such as tags, descriptions etc.

Perhaps I am missing something simple, or is there another way?

Thanks!

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:25 AM, Andrey Goreev <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have just added the same collection twice. One was d:\Pictures while the other one was /media/d_drive/pictures. Worked for me.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-17 3:36 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

I've been using digiKam for Windows for a long but I find it quite slow and buggy and decided to move to Linux, so I installed a virtual machine in the very same computer and tried to access the very same DB and storing-directories from both "sides".

But when I launch digiKam from Linux it tells me that it can't find the location of the pictures. Once launched it displays stars, tags, and even thumbnails but it can't open pictures, as it can't find them in the HD. My guess is that digiKam can't find them because the information in the DB regarding the location is Windows-styled, and those directories from Linux are structured differently (ie: C:\fotos\ for Windows and /media/sd_D_DRIVE/ for Linux).

Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...

If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able to open from both sides?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

d.

[Mik Clucas]

Hi Daniel

I also would like to use dk on more than 1 workstation. Not only the images but also the metdata(face detection, tags and flags etc). Does using a shared network location also share the dk database and metadata?

Best regards

Mik

-------- Original message --------
From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>
Date: 23/02/2017 12:41 (GMT+01:00)
To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open source <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

What I personally did at the end was loading the library locally (Settings > Collections > Local Collections) from one of the instances (Windows) and then loading it shared (Settings > Collections > Collections on Network Shares) from the other instance (Ubuntu). Works well for me, no problems when changing from one instance to the other.

Hope it helps.

BR,

d.

On 22 February 2017 at 19:49, Shlomi Vaknin <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi, I actually have the same problem.

@Andrey, I tried that, but lots of items did not pass (probably were stored in the DB), such as tags, descriptions etc.

Perhaps I am missing something simple, or is there another way?

Thanks!

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:25 AM, Andrey Goreev <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have just added the same collection twice. One was d:\Pictures while the other one was /media/d_drive/pictures. Worked for me.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-17 3:36 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

I've been using digiKam for Windows for a long but I find it quite slow and buggy and decided to move to Linux, so I installed a virtual machine in the very same computer and tried to access the very same DB and storing-directories from both "sides".

But when I launch digiKam from Linux it tells me that it can't find the location of the pictures. Once launched it displays stars, tags, and even thumbnails but it can't open pictures, as it can't find them in the HD. My guess is that digiKam can't find them because the information in the DB regarding the location is Windows-styled, and those directories from Linux are structured differently (ie: C:\fotos\ for Windows and /media/sd_D_DRIVE/ for Linux).

Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...

If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able to open from both sides?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

d.

[AndriusWild]

It depends on where you store the metadata.

If you write it to the jpgs, yes your method will work. If you store it in the database only you should share the .db file

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: "mik.clucas" <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-23 5:52 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: daniel bip <[hidden email]>, digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open source <[hidden email]>

Subject: Re: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi Daniel

I also would like to use dk on more than 1 workstation. Not only the images but also the metdata(face detection, tags and flags etc). Does using a shared network location also share the dk database and metadata?

Best regards

Mik

-------- Original message --------
From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>
Date: 23/02/2017 12:41 (GMT+01:00)
To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open source <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

What I personally did at the end was loading the library locally (Settings > Collections > Local Collections) from one of the instances (Windows) and then loading it shared (Settings > Collections > Collections on Network Shares) from the other instance (Ubuntu). Works well for me, no problems when changing from one instance to the other.

Hope it helps.

BR,

d.

On 22 February 2017 at 19:49, Shlomi Vaknin <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi, I actually have the same problem.

@Andrey, I tried that, but lots of items did not pass (probably were stored in the DB), such as tags, descriptions etc.

Perhaps I am missing something simple, or is there another way?

Thanks!

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:25 AM, Andrey Goreev <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have just added the same collection twice. One was d:\Pictures while the other one was /media/d_drive/pictures. Worked for me.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-17 3:36 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

I've been using digiKam for Windows for a long but I find it quite slow and buggy and decided to move to Linux, so I installed a virtual machine in the very same computer and tried to access the very same DB and storing-directories from both "sides".

But when I launch digiKam from Linux it tells me that it can't find the location of the pictures. Once launched it displays stars, tags, and even thumbnails but it can't open pictures, as it can't find them in the HD. My guess is that digiKam can't find them because the information in the DB regarding the location is Windows-styled, and those directories from Linux are structured differently (ie: C:\fotos\ for Windows and /media/sd_D_DRIVE/ for Linux).

Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...

If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able to open from both sides?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

d.

[Mik Clucas]

I'm not a fan of putting metadata in with the picture and I'm not sure whether this woll also work with raw files. But if you can put the db file on a share it could work fine or do you have to use a remote db server?

Sent from my Samsung device

-------- Original message --------
From: Andrey Goreev <[hidden email]>
Date: 23/02/2017 14:14 (GMT+01:00)
To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open source <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

It depends on where you store the metadata.

If you write it to the jpgs, yes your method will work. If you store it in the database only you should share the .db file

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: "mik.clucas" <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-23 5:52 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: daniel bip <[hidden email]>, digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open source <[hidden email]>

Subject: Re: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi Daniel

I also would like to use dk on more than 1 workstation. Not only the images but also the metdata(face detection, tags and flags etc). Does using a shared network location also share the dk database and metadata?

Best regards

Mik

-------- Original message --------
From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>
Date: 23/02/2017 12:41 (GMT+01:00)
To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the power of open source <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

What I personally did at the end was loading the library locally (Settings > Collections > Local Collections) from one of the instances (Windows) and then loading it shared (Settings > Collections > Collections on Network Shares) from the other instance (Ubuntu). Works well for me, no problems when changing from one instance to the other.

Hope it helps.

BR,

d.

On 22 February 2017 at 19:49, Shlomi Vaknin <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi, I actually have the same problem.

@Andrey, I tried that, but lots of items did not pass (probably were stored in the DB), such as tags, descriptions etc.

Perhaps I am missing something simple, or is there another way?

Thanks!

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:25 AM, Andrey Goreev <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have just added the same collection twice. One was d:\Pictures while the other one was /media/d_drive/pictures. Worked for me.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------

From: daniel bip <[hidden email]>

Date: 2017-02-17 3:36 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: [hidden email]

Subject: Sharing digiKam between Windows and Linux (no network, same machine)

Hi there,

I've been using digiKam for Windows for a long but I find it quite slow and buggy and decided to move to Linux, so I installed a virtual machine in the very same computer and tried to access the very same DB and storing-directories from both "sides".

But when I launch digiKam from Linux it tells me that it can't find the location of the pictures. Once launched it displays stars, tags, and even thumbnails but it can't open pictures, as it can't find them in the HD. My guess is that digiKam can't find them because the information in the DB regarding the location is Windows-styled, and those directories from Linux are structured differently (ie: C:\fotos\ for Windows and /media/sd_D_DRIVE/ for Linux).

Can someone point me how to setup the DB in order to be able to open digiKam from Windows and Linux with the same config files? If possible...

If not, how do you recommend me to set everything up in order to be able to open from both sides?

Thanks in advance.

BR,

d.