Bug 204517

Summary:	Can't install widgets from a file from within plasma
Product:	[Unmaintained] plasma4	Reporter:	Pasi Rehtonen <prehto81>
Component:	widget explorer	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	anaceciliamb, andy16666, asraniel, bjoern, greenMan18523, kde, kristian-markon, mschiff, muzerakascooby
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.5 and older
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Pasi Rehtonen 2009-08-20 13:35:38 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.0)
OS:                Linux

I can't install widgets from a file through 'Add Widgets' dialog. The procedure seems to go as it should but the widget does not appear in available widget list (running kbuildsycoca4 does not help). I checked my profile dir (~/.kde4/share/apps/plasma/plasmoids) but nothing there either. Plasmapkg does however work.

Config: Arch Linux 64-bit, KDE 4.3.0, Qt 4.5.2

Comment 1 Kristian Markon 2009-09-03 02:08:59 UTC

I'm having the exact same problem with KDE 4.3.1 on Kubuntu with Qt 4.5.2, 64-bit. I haven't tried plasmapkg, however. I can navigate and select files using the "add widgets" dialog, but selecting one doesn't appear to do anything. I've tried running kbuildsycoca4 and logging out afterwards, and it doesn't make a difference.

Comment 2 Murray Colpman 2009-09-04 18:33:26 UTC

Same here. I reported this bug as well, not being able to find this one.

KDE 4.3.1 (also happens in 4.3.0) installed from PPA in Linux Mint KDE CE 7.

Comment 3 Pasi Rehtonen 2009-10-18 22:15:58 UTC

OK installing e.g. Currency Converter & Analog Meter (native plasmoids) installs and can be found through the dialog but Simple RamMeter didn't (which is a superkaramba widget).

Arch 64-bit, KDE 4.2.3, Qt 4.5.3

Comment 4 Pasi Rehtonen 2009-10-18 22:18:38 UTC

EDIT: Proper config: Arch Linux 64-bit, KDE 4.3.2, Qt 4.5.3

Comment 5 andy16666 2009-11-09 14:47:08 UTC

Same bug here. Gentoo 10.0, KDE 4.3.1.

Comment 6 George 2009-12-05 02:14:14 UTC

Save problem here. opensuse 11.2 x86_64, kde 4.3.4.

Comment 7 Björn Ruberg 2009-12-23 23:31:53 UTC

*** Bug 209332 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 Nicolas L. 2010-06-07 10:52:14 UTC

Do you reproduce with kde 4.4.4 or 4.5 beta ?

Comment 9 Pasi Rehtonen 2010-08-20 19:50:54 UTC

I tested this again under KDE 4.5.0 in Arch 64-bit and the problem is basically the same: Superkaramba widgets can be installed only through 'Add widgets -> Get New Widgets -> Install Widget from Local File' and with plasmapkg in CLI. Trying to install them through the 'Download New Plasma Widgets' dialog fails silently (nothing is installed to ~/.kde4/share/apps/plasma/plasmoids). Native plasmoids do get installed just fine.

Comment 10 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-05-17 14:02:55 UTC

Closing for lack of feedback. Please feel free to reopen this report if you can still reproduce this with KDE 4.8.3 or later.