Bug 313266

Summary: Can't find Kile Handbook; error says "Could not launch the KDE Help Center: Could not find service 'khelpcenter'."
Product: [Applications] kile Reporter: Paasha <paasha.mahdavi>
Component: generalAssignee: Michel Ludwig <michel.ludwig>
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM    
Severity: normal CC: krakkeroe, luigi.toscano, paasha.mahdavi
Priority: NOR    
Version: 2.1.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description Paasha 2013-01-14 19:37:13 UTC
I tried updating Kile and even downloading the help file / handbook from Synaptic (in Ubuntu Precise) but that did not solve the problem. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click help
2. Click Kile Handbook
3. 
Actual Results:  
Error message:

Could not launch the KDE Help Center: Could not find service 'khelpcenter'.

Expected Results:  
Should have opened the handbook or the help center
Comment 1 Michel Ludwig 2013-01-14 20:20:15 UTC
Could you please report this problem in the Ubuntu bug tracker first? This looks like an Ubuntu-specific problem to me. Thanks.
Comment 2 Paasha 2013-01-14 21:10:33 UTC
OK will do. Thanks for your comment!
Comment 3 Chris 2018-07-31 16:27:00 UTC
This is not Ubuntu specific.  I installed Marble from the Mageia 6 Control Center.  Then the Kwallet warning came up on passwords, but Marble activated anyway. Checked No and started using it. Clicking on the Help > Marble Virtual Globe Handbook got me the same error. Maybe not installed at all.  Check MCC.  Bingo.  So, install it.  And got this;

1 installation transactions failed

There was a problem during the installation:

file /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/akonadi.png from install of oxygen-icon-theme-1:4.14.3-3.mga5.noarch conflicts with file from package akonadi-1:17.12.2-1.mga6.x86_64

file /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/akonadi.png from install of oxygen-icon-theme-1:4.14.3-3.mga5.noarch conflicts with file from package akonadi-1:17.12.2-1.mga6.x86_64

file /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/akonadi.png from install of oxygen-icon-theme-1:4.14.3-3.mga5.noarch conflicts with file from package akonadi-1:17.12.2-1.mga6.x86_64

file /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/akonadi.png from install of oxygen-icon-theme-1:4.14.3-3.mga5.noarch conflicts with file from package akonadi-1:17.12.2-1.mga6.x86_64

More detail;
[root@localhost Marble]# lspcidrake -v
snd_hda_intel   : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [MULTIMEDIA_AUDIO_DEV] (vendor:8086 device:1e20 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
alx             : Qualcomm Atheros|AR8162 Fast Ethernet [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:1969 device:1090 subv:17aa subd:3979) (rev: 10)
mei_me          : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C216 Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [COMMUNICATION_OTHER] (vendor:8086 device:1e3a subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
ath9k           : Qualcomm Atheros|AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:168c device:0032 subv:17aa subd:3218) (rev: 01)
lpc_ich         : Intel Corporation|HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller [BRIDGE_ISA] (vendor:8086 device:1e59 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
shpchp          : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C216 Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:1e10) (rev: c4)
unknown         : Intel Corporation|7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [STORAGE_SATA] (vendor:8086 device:1e03 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
xhci_pci        : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:1e31 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
Card:Intel 810 and later: Intel Corporation|2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [DISPLAY_VGA] (vendor:8086 device:0116 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 09)
ehci_pci        : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:1e26 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
ehci_pci        : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:1e2d subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
shpchp          : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:1e12) (rev: c4)
unknown         : Intel Corporation|2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:8086 device:0104 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 09)
i2c_i801        : Intel Corporation|7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SMBus Controller [SERIAL_SMBUS] (vendor:8086 device:1e22 subv:17aa subd:3977) (rev: 04)
hub             : Linux 4.14.50-desktop-2.mga6 ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0002)
hub             : Intel Corp.|Integrated Rate Matching Hub [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:8087 device:0024)
hub             : VIA Labs, Inc.         |USB2.0 Hub              [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:2109 device:2811)
hub             : VIA Labs, Inc.         |USB2.0 Hub              [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:2109 device:2811)
usb_storage     : Seagate |Expansion [Mass Storage|SCSI|Bulk-Only] (vendor:0bc2 device:2312)
usb_storage     : Seagate |Expansion [Mass Storage|SCSI|Bulk-Only] (vendor:0bc2 device:2312)
unknown         : Canon|CanoScan (vendor:04a9 device:2220)
unknown         : MediaTek|Lenovo (vendor:17ef device:789a)
btusb           : Atheros Communications|Bluetooth USB Host Controller [Wireless|Radio Frequency|Bluetooth] (vendor:0cf3 device:3004)
rtsx_usb        : Generic|USB2.0-CRW (vendor:0bda device:0129)
hub             : Linux 4.14.50-desktop-2.mga6 ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0002)
hub             : Intel Corp.|Integrated Rate Matching Hub [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:8087 device:0024)
hub             : Linux 4.14.50-desktop-2.mga6 xhci-hcd|xHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0002)
usbhid          : Logitech|USB Receiver [Human Interface Device|Boot Interface Subclass|Mouse] (vendor:046d device:c52f)
hub             : Linux 4.14.50-desktop-2.mga6 xhci-hcd|xHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0003)
hid_generic     : Logitech USB Receiver
hid_generic     : Logitech USB Receiver
Comment 4 Luigi Toscano 2018-07-31 16:45:07 UTC
(In reply to Chris from comment #3)
> This is not Ubuntu specific.  I installed Marble from the Mageia 6 Control
> Center.  Then the Kwallet warning came up on passwords, but Marble activated
> anyway. Checked No and started using it. Clicking on the Help > Marble
> Virtual Globe Handbook got me the same error. Maybe not installed at all. 
> Check MCC.  Bingo.  So, install it.  And got this;
> 

This was indeed Ubuntu specific, and it referred anyway to an old version of khelpcenter (Qt4 based, now it's Qt 5).

The log that you show is also about a problem with the repositories of your distribution.