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BluesKajHey folks10:42
BuddyButterflyhi, need some help repairing kubuntu.10:55
BuddyButterflyI have upgraded from a "big" trusty system to bionic.10:56
BuddyButterflyI knew it would not be without problems.10:56
BuddyButterflyI got so far that it is again usable to some state.10:56
BuddyButterflyProblem is that I am obviously missig some packages for kde.10:56
BuddyButterflyI tried reinstalling kde-full and also kubuntu-desktop. but it did not help with my problems.10:57
BuddyButterflyhere they are:10:57
BuddyButterfly1. I can not open system settings anymore. When I open them, the error messages is give that no view can be found and it exits.10:57
BuddyButterflyany idea what packages could be impacted? i tried reinstalling systemsettings with no success.10:58
BuddyButterflysecond issue is that I am not able anymore to search for apps. I can type into the start menu, but nothing is selected.11:06
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, try installing plasma-workspace and plasma-desktop11:08
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: ok, will try... tnx for coming back.11:08
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: do I have to re-login?11:10
BluesKajno11:10
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, you went from init to systemd, there are some major changes11:10
BuddyButterflyah, ok. hmmm11:11
BuddyButterflydid not help. do you know how to force reinstall of all dependent packages?11:11
BuddyButterflyit seems to only reinstall the meta-package.11:11
BluesKajgetting dependency errors?11:12
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, try running sudo dpkg --configure -a, then sudo apt -f install11:16
BuddyButterflyyep, did. everything fine.11:17
BuddyButterflyit seems like everything is installed fine.11:17
BuddyButterflyI am now reinstalling all rdepends on plasma-workspace...11:20
BuddyButterflyand then do the same for plasma-desktop.11:21
BluesKajok after that run sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade, just to be sure your apps/packages up to date11:21
BluesKajare11:21
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: yes, will do. but I can tell you, i have done all of this hundred times ;-) I have the feeling that some packages are missig or corrupred during update.11:22
BuddyButterflyI will try to logoff and re-login...11:24
BluesKajok11:24
BuddyButterflyhmmm, did not help11:27
BluesKaj a reboot will help if you want to chance it ...sooner or later with kernel upgrades etc it has to be done11:27
BuddyButterflyI have done all this. new kernel is installed, apt-get update shows no new update. only kde desktop is not working correctly.11:28
BuddyButterflyI have also tried to add a new user to get a fresh home dir. this helped in the first place to get the taskbar back. but with a new user it also does not show the systemsettings.11:29
BluesKajok, what's it doing or not doing11:29
BuddyButterflythe following is missing:11:29
BuddyButterfly1. Context menu on backround does not exist.11:30
BuddyButterfly2. App search does not work anymore. When starting typing, it clears the window but does not show any matching entries.11:30
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, did you have active ppas in your sources before upgrading to Bionic11:31
BuddyButterfly3. When trying to open system settings, it give error dialog saying that no view can be found so nothing can be displayed.11:31
phoenix_firebrdBuddyButterfly: why 5.12.5.1 build?11:31
phoenix_firebrdBluesKaj: ^11:32
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: I am not entirely sure.11:32
phoenix_firebrdBuddyButterfly: sorry wrong nick11:32
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: It could be the case. But it normally gets disabled. I have re-enabled them later.11:33
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, look in /etc/apt/sources.list.d11:34
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: yes, currently I have a lot of ppas.11:34
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: hmm, I have http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu11:35
BuddyButterflyfor bionic.11:35
BuddyButterflycould this maybe be wrong?11:35
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, move them to a new folder teporarily , some won't apply to Bionic of course so they should be removed , but ppas like chrome etc should be ok11:35
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: Ah, now I understand. I went through the ppas already and cleaned from every entry that does not have bionic. so all ppas left update and install fine.11:36
phoenix_firebrd5.12.5.1 seems to be an upstream update11:37
phoenix_firebrdPlasma Discover in 5.12.5 was updated on 17 May 2018 with a 5.12.5.1 version. 5.12.5.1 ....11:38
phoenix_firebrdincludes a fix for https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=394048 'Software Centre Discover crashed three times out of three when searching for "latte" after hiting return'11:38
ubottuKDE bug 394048 in discover "Software Centre Discover crashed three times out of three when searching for "latte" after hiting return" [Normal,Resolved: fixed]11:38
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, yeah backports are fine11:40
BluesKajthink a reboot might help11:41
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: could it be that for app search an idexer has to be ru?11:55
BuddyButterflyru?11:55
BuddyButterflyrun?11:55
BuddyButterflysry, n key is not working....11:55
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, yes but you have enable it in system settings>workspace>search11:58
BuddyButterflylol :-)11:58
BuddyButterflynot easy if system settings are not working ;-)11:58
BuddyButterflysome command line way?11:59
BuddyButterflyis there a way to start systemsettings5 in debug mode?12:00
BuddyButterflyor verbose mode, or the like?12:00
BluesKajBuddyButterfly, dbus-launch systemsettings5 in the konsole12:04
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BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: comes up with same error but no output.12:05
BluesKajtry sudo12:06
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: Aha! Now it comes up!!!12:06
BluesKajahh12:06
BuddyButterflyseems then to be some kind of rights issue....12:06
BluesKajyup12:07
BuddyButterflybut where?12:07
BuddyButterflyBluesKaj: Cool, tnx for digging with me.12:07
BluesKaji'm not well versed when it comes to permissions :/12:08
BluesKajhey np12:08
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user|34888wqd13:20
user|34888?13:20
user|34888is anyone there?13:20
BuddyButterflywhere?13:21
BluesKajinstant gratification and expectation must be terrible for those poor souls13:28
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klemaxwhats the reason of freezing after logout?17:38
klemaxis this related to the kde or Xorg ?17:39
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mohamednagyHow can I change the toolbar ?18:30
IrcsomeBotunknownboy97 was added by: unknownboy9718:38
danny_icons?18:43
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TBotNikAll: On Kubuntu 16.04 LTS and cannot get my printer to install on CUPS.  Are Pantum 2500 on USB and Brother MFC 7360N on the LAN.  Downloaded the .deb files and installed but drivers never show in CUPS23:42
TBotNikNeither of the .deb installs produce the required .ppd file, but had installed correctly on 14.0423:43
valorieTBotNik: sounds like a "not really Kubuntu" problem, so I would ask in #ubuntu23:54
valoriemuch larger chan23:54

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