[digiKam-users] installation via appimage - how do I access my existing library and settings?

[brownphotographic]

Hello, I have been having problems with the snap for 7.1.0 on an ubuntu
based distro (poor support for media, other basic system stuff). When I
logged a bug, someone kindly informed me to try the appimage instead.
So I have...

- uninstalled the snap
- downloaded and tried to install the appimage (7.1.0 stable)

Now I am stuck

I have successfully launched the app image but I get the startup
install wizard of digikam, which asks for the location of my images,
and location to put the sqllite library.

I have already spent the past week migrating into digikam and have:
a) a well organized library
b) settings in digikam

Is there a method of skipping the wizard process and have digikam point
to my:
a) existing library?
b) existing settings?

Seems like an oversight in the digikam install interface to not allow
someone to choose an existing library, and other settings? Or am I
missing something?

If I go this appimage route to use the app, if I want to upgrade the
version I expect I will be faced with the same problem.

Thank you

[Gilles Caulier-4]

Hi and happy new year.

Look here : https://askubuntu.com/questions/1228911/how-to-find-config-files-for-snap-apps

Snap store application in a dedicated subdirectory from your home,
which is not compatible with native application based settings and
AppImage.

For me, this rule from Snap is a high level limitation with other
versions of the same application.

AppImage respects the place to store native application settings.
After all, AppImage tries to run as a native application, even if all
application binaries are stored in a virtual bundle from memory.

Snap tries to chroot the application bundle too much. Communication
with the host passes through a demon running in the background. It's
complicated and slows down application of course.

I never used Snap, even if i open digiKam to this kind of application
bundling. I prefer so far AppImage which is more simple to use.

I hope that Snap does not encrypt application settings in your home
sub-folder. If not, just copy your settings to the native/appimage
digiKam settings place: .config/digikamrc

Best regards

Gilles Caulier


Le ven. 1 janv. 2021 à 18:21, Rob Brown <[hidden email]> a écrit :

>
> Hello, I have been having problems with the snap for 7.1.0 on an ubuntu
> based distro (poor support for media, other basic system stuff). When I
> logged a bug, someone kindly informed me to try the appimage instead.
> So I have...
>
> - uninstalled the snap
> - downloaded and tried to install the appimage (7.1.0 stable)
>
> Now I am stuck
>
> I have successfully launched the app image but I get the startup
> install wizard of digikam, which asks for the location of my images,
> and location to put the sqllite library.
>
> I have already spent the past week migrating into digikam and have:
> a) a well organized library
> b) settings in digikam
>
> Is there a method of skipping the wizard process and have digikam point
> to my:
> a) existing library?
> b) existing settings?
>
> Seems like an oversight in the digikam install interface to not allow
> someone to choose an existing library, and other settings? Or am I
> missing something?
>
> If I go this appimage route to use the app, if I want to upgrade the
> version I expect I will be faced with the same problem.
>
> Thank you
>