Upgrading for Digikam

[david-vj]

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[leap]

I used to use kubuntu until kde4 but have changed to ubuntu with gnome.  
Digikam works fine under gnome. The main problem is that installing  
digikam pulls in stupid amounts of kde. I understand that it would need qt  
and some kde libs to run but do I really need to install dolphin,  
konqueror and phonon (just to mention a few) just to run digikam? I don't  
know whether the problem is with digikam or ubuntu/debian packagers but it  
does seem excessive.

Other than that it does work. I think you should decide whether you want  
gnome or kde and then just install digikam on whatever you choose.

As most linux users now seem to use gnome perhaps the digikam devs should  
look at minimising the number of kde parts that it relies on? I am not  
suggesting moving to gtk but just trying to reduce the footprint a bit. A  
common complaint from gnome users amount kde apps in general is the amount  
of kde stuff that need to be installed to run them and digikam is by far  
the worst that I have come across. It is a shame because digikam is the  
best photo app on linux.

On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:04:26 +0100, davidvincentjones  
<[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Digikam is my most critical application that I run on Ubuntu 8.10  with  
> the
> Gnome front end. I am operating with DK version 0.11.0-svn and KDE  
> 4.2.2. (I
> do currently have some critical EXIF issues with this combination).
>
> I am ready to upgrade to Ubuntu 9.4 and wonder whether I would be better  
> to
> install, right from the start, the KDE desktop for better compatibility  
> with
> Digikam.
>
> Are there any issues with the 'stock' install of this combination right
> from the package manager?

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On Wednesday 24 June 2009 06:04:26 davidvincentjones wrote:
> Digikam is my most critical application that I run on Ubuntu 8.10  with the
> Gnome front end. I am operating with DK version 0.11.0-svn and KDE 4.2.2.
> (I do currently have some critical EXIF issues with this combination).
>
> I am ready to upgrade to Ubuntu 9.4 and wonder whether I would be better to
> install, right from the start, the KDE desktop for better compatibility
> with Digikam.

Compatibility is no problem. Only in next KDE version (4.4) things like
Nepomuk integration will add value.

Note that current Ubuntu packages regarding digiKam are seriously broken. Very
big percentage of latest reports were due to version mismatches in *buntu
family. Upgrading now you have high possibility of "vanished photos" bug (aka
kio-slaves incompability) - especially if you ride on svn edge. Unless you are
ready to compile your own version of digiKam.

On more personal opinion: only from version 4.3 KDE is really worth using :)

m.
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On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Mikolaj Machowski<[hidden email]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 24 June 2009 06:04:26 davidvincentjones wrote:
>> Digikam is my most critical application that I run on Ubuntu 8.10  with the
>> Gnome front end. I am operating with DK version 0.11.0-svn and KDE 4.2.2.
>> (I do currently have some critical EXIF issues with this combination).
>>
>> I am ready to upgrade to Ubuntu 9.4 and wonder whether I would be better to
>> install, right from the start, the KDE desktop for better compatibility
>> with Digikam.
>

My preference has always been KDE but thats me. I think you will
benefit if you install and run the whole KDE desktop with digikam.

> Note that current Ubuntu packages regarding digiKam are seriously broken. Very
> big percentage of latest reports were due to version mismatches in *buntu
> family.

There is nothing broken with Kubuntu, the bugs you referring to is
only if you have upgraded to KDE 4.2.90 from the kubuntu-experimental
PPA. Kubuntu Jaunty (9.04) has digikam 0.10.0 in the backports if I
remember right and it works without problem.

/ Jonas
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[Gys van Zyl]

That is exactly what I've done just after 9.04 came out. Zero issues.

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 9:33 PM, davidvincentjones <[hidden email]> wrote:

OK ... bottom line ... if I make a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.04 (Gnome) and
then pull DK 0.10 from the standard repositories ... without doing anything
else .... Will it run correctly?


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[Milan Knížek]

leap píše v St 24. 06. 2009 v 11:44 +0100:
> I used to use kubuntu until kde4 but have changed to ubuntu with gnome.  
> Digikam works fine under gnome. The main problem is that installing  
> digikam pulls in stupid amounts of kde. I understand that it would need qt  
> and some kde libs to run but do I really need to install dolphin,  
> konqueror and phonon (just to mention a few) just to run digikam? I don't  
> know whether the problem is with digikam or ubuntu/debian packagers but it  
> does seem excessive.


Well, it is not that bad - some of the above mentioned packages are just
"recommended".

Go to Synaptic / Settings / Preferences and check off the "Consider
Recommended packages as dependencies", or you can safely remove them
(definitely dolphin, konqueror). But phonon stays in.

And what's better: digiKam then opens Nautilus as File manager...

br,

Milan Knizek
knizek (dot) confy (at) volny (dot) cz
http://www.milan-knizek.net - About linux and photography (Czech
language only)

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