Bug 171773 - Home in the sidebar goes to $HOME, which doesn't exist
Summary: Home in the sidebar goes to $HOME, which doesn't exist
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: konqueror
Classification: Applications
Component: sidebar (show other bugs)
Version: 4.1.1
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konqueror Developers
URL:
Keywords: triaged
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-09-28 06:53 UTC by Joe Biden
Modified: 2018-10-27 03:40 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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A screenshot of the 4.1.1 bug (68.18 KB, image/png)
2008-09-28 06:55 UTC, Joe Biden
Details
thialme's home.desktop file (7.73 KB, application/octet-stream)
2009-07-30 20:03 UTC, franck.mail
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Description Joe Biden 2008-09-28 06:53:47 UTC
Version:           4.1.1 (KDE 4.1.1) (using 4.1.1 (KDE 4.1.1), Kubuntu packages)
Compiler:          cc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.27-4-generic

This has been reported before, as Bug #152660 and Bug #153229, but still remains!

Using Kubuntu 4.1.1 and the Home sidebar entry still goes to $HOME and can't find it.
Comment 1 Joe Biden 2008-09-28 06:55:31 UTC
Created attachment 27598 [details]
A screenshot of the 4.1.1 bug

Proof!
Comment 2 Rui G. 2008-09-29 11:43:38 UTC
In those other bugs it seems the problem goes away somehow. I can't reproduce in Kubuntu 4.1.1. But since it surfaces every now and then, it must be some specific setting somewhere.

I've checked some config files, and the one that could mean problems in that area is this file ( I think, I'm not an expert ):

- .kde4/share/apps/konqsidebartng/webbrowsing/entries/home.desktop 
the first 3 lines say where the home folder goes, could you tell me your values for those lines?

Also, you could backup your konqueror related files in .kde4/share/apps and .kde4/share/config, remove them and see if the problem goes away.
Comment 3 Jonathan Thomas 2009-02-02 19:49:28 UTC
We have a downstream bug about this: https://launchpad.net/bugs/281019
It seems to be a KDE3 -> KDE4 upgrade bug.

This comment seems to describe the cause of the bug well: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/281019/comments/6
Comment 4 franck.mail 2009-07-30 20:03:03 UTC
Created attachment 35737 [details]
thialme's home.desktop file
Comment 5 franck.mail 2009-07-30 20:04:24 UTC
I have enclosed above my home desktop file, if it can help.

I have reported this bug through the debian bug tracking system:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539196
Comment 6 FiNeX 2009-11-02 13:27:15 UTC
Is this bug still valid? Or is it an (k)ubuntu bug?
Comment 7 Jonathan Thomas 2009-11-02 13:29:22 UTC
It's a valid KDE3 -> KDE4 upgrade bug. KDE just doesn't handle the upgrade at all.
Comment 8 colour 2010-01-27 21:47:00 UTC
As a workaround I used to delete the old $HOME/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng folders when upgrading machines to KDE4. Konqueror recreates this directory when next run and I believe it just holds sidebar settings as per its name - not, for example, bookmarks. As well as clearing out the old URLs it also clears out the defunct icon names.
Comment 9 Janek Bevendorff 2012-06-18 19:26:18 UTC
There hasn't been any activity on this issue for some time. Please check if this issue is still valid for Konqueror 4.8.4 or later.
Comment 10 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-23 02:44:06 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 11 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-27 03:40:59 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!