Way Too Much Ubuntu
using 9.10 Ubuntu Karmic Koala
recently FSpot quit working.
Whether I choose from Applications,
or rightclick a JPG and choose Open With FSpot,
it tries for about 15 seconds, the spinny-jiggy goes around,
and then nothing.............
I'm a newbie; don't know how to go about
deleting and reinstalling, which I assume is what to do....?
I searched and found nothing similar.
-Chuck
If you can't find time to do it right,
where will you find time to do it over?
Gee! These Aren't Roasted!
If you go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager, you can search for "f-spot". When it shows up, delete it. Then install it again. You can also do this from the command line if you want to using apt-get.
Way Too Much Ubuntu
I get to Package Manager and get
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
I will try to enter
sudo dpkg --configure -a
If you can't find time to do it right,
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Way Too Much Ubuntu
okay, I got that to happen:
chuck@chuck-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for chuck:
Setting up libpq5 (8.4.3-0ubuntu9.10.1) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev (2.6.31-21.59) ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-21-generic (2.6.31-21.59) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-21-generic
Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional on /dev/sdb1
grub-probe: error: Cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb1. Check your device.map.
done
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common
Setting up gnome-games-common (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnotravex (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.31-21 (2.6.31-21.59) ...
Setting up linux-image-generic (2.6.31.21.34) ...
Setting up glchess (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnometris (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnomine (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnome-mahjongg (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.31-21-generic (2.6.31-21.59) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common
Setting up gnobots2 (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up iagno (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up linux-generic (2.6.31.21.34) ...
Setting up gnibbles (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up linux-headers-generic (2.6.31.21.34) ...
Setting up same-gnome (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up aisleriot (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnotski (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up glines (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gtali (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnect (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnome-blackjack (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnome-sudoku (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up gnome-games (1:2.28.0-0ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for python-support ...
chuck@chuck-desktop:~$ ^C
chuck@chuck-desktop:~$
Don't really understand what I did, but I did it ...........
If you can't find time to do it right,
where will you find time to do it over?
Way Too Much Ubuntu
did an FSpot remove
then an FSpot install
and a restart
no difference; running FSpot gets me nowhere new.
If you can't find time to do it right,
where will you find time to do it over?
Gee! These Aren't Roasted!
The earlier error about dpkg -configure was because somehow dpkg got corrupted. Maybe you lost a connection while it was doing its update or something? Anyway, you seem to have that fixed. As for why f-spot still doesn't work, at this point, I don't know. The one thing I might try to do is remove f-spot, restart the system, reinstall f-spot again. Though I'm sure not how much that will help.
You could try to see if there is anything being logged. Check the file /var/log/messages and also the file named .xsession-errors in your home directory.
If none of this proves helpful, check this page to see if there's anything similar logged as a bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...tatus:list=NEW
As a last resort, you might just want to try to install it manually:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source...6.1.5-2ubuntu6
Just be sure to remove it via Synaptic before going this route.
Download the f-spot_0.6.1.5.orig.tar.gz file and follow instructions from there.
Good luck.
Way Too Much Ubuntu
The earlier error about dpkg -configure was because somehow dpkg got corrupted. Maybe you lost a connection while it was doing its update or something? Anyway, you seem to have that fixed. As for why f-spot still doesn't work, at this point, I don't know. The one thing I might try to do is remove f-spot, restart the system, reinstall f-spot again. Though I'm sure not how much that will help.
removed, restarted, reinstalled; redisappointed.
You could try to see if there is anything being logged. Check the file /var/log/messages and also the file named .xsession-errors in your home directory.
I looked in Administration/LogFileViewer The file messages has thousands of lines. Could not find .xsession-errors
If none of this proves helpful, check this page to see if there's anything similar logged as a bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...tatus:list=NEW
I went through the entire list and found nothing similar.
As a last resort, you might just want to try to install it manually:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source...6.1.5-2ubuntu6
Just be sure to remove it via Synaptic before going this route.
Download the f-spot_0.6.1.5.orig.tar.gz file and follow instructions from there.
Downloaded f-spot_0.6.1.5-0ubuntu1.dsc ; extracted; found a file INSTALL. Opened it and got these instructions:
The simplest way to compile this package is:
1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
`./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're
using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type
`sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
`configure' itself.
Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some
messages telling which features it is checking for.
2. Type `make' to compile the package.
3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with
the package.
4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
documentation.
5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
source code directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the
files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'. There is
also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
for the package's developers. If you use it, you may have to get
all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
with the distribution.
Unfortunately, I get lost on step 1. I understand cd and dir and all that DOS-stuff from pre-Windows days, but I can't see how to do it on this system. Don't I need a DOS prompt, like > ?
Good luck.
If you can't find time to do it right,
where will you find time to do it over?
Gee! These Aren't Roasted!
You will need to open a terminal. Go to Applications->Accessories->Terminal. You can find "Applications" in the top left corner of your screen.
Quad Shot of Ubuntu
Open a terminal and type in the command f-spot. Any error messages will be displayed in the terminal while f-spot tries to load. Copy and paste the error message here.
A Carafe of Ubuntu
hello,
I have a similar problem in Lucid. I can't open f-spot using the program menu but "sudo f-spot" in the terminal opens it. It's strange because I used the same CD to install Lucid as someone else who can open f-spot in the normal way.
I have tried deleting and reinstalling with the graphic interface and via the synaptic packets, restarting in between each action to no avail. I can always use the terminal but would like to have the usual lazy way if possible...
When I type f-spot in the terminal I get:
[Info 14:43:54.043] Initializing DBus
[Info 14:43:54.250] Initializing Mono.Addins
[Info 14:43:54.529] Starting new FSpot server (f-spot 0.6.1.5)
[Info 14:43:54.693] Updating F-Spot Database
Unhandled Exception: Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteSyntaxException: no such table: tags
at Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand.GetNextStatem ent (IntPtr pzStart, System.IntPtr& pzTail, System.IntPtr& pStmt) [0x00000]
at Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand.ExecuteReader (CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean want_results, System.Int32& rows_affected) [0x00000]
at Mono.Data.SqliteClient.SqliteCommand.ExecuteNonQue ry () [0x00000]
at Banshee.Database.QueuedSqliteCommand.Execute () [0x00000]
Thank you for any suggestions.
H
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