Bug 414000

Summary:	Running external applications from AppImage bundle
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Ruedi Hofer <ruedihofer>
Component:	Bundle-AppImage	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles, digikde, kde, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version:	7.4.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Appimage
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	7.5.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Ruedi Hofer 2019-11-10 12:41:03 UTC

Hi 
2 integration problems, evtl related to appimage:

- I just donwloaded the 6.4 appimage on my newly updated kubuntu 19.10. However, when I select an image to be sent by email, thunderbird is not started. 

- In the thumbnail mode, if I press 'open with', there is no tool in the list. If I start the default digikam 5.9 from the distro, there is a bunch of tools in the list, including gimp.

I already saw this problems on kubuntu 19.04 with digikam 6.3. Is there a way to fix this? Maybe it is a failure on my local system?
Thanks, Ruedi

Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2019-11-10 13:29:07 UTC

These problem are generic with AppImage. This kind of bundle is limited.

Alternative will to use Flatpak instead. This planed for later...

Gilles Caulier

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2019-11-10 21:07:51 UTC

*** Bug 414008 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2020-08-01 13:26:15 UTC

digiKam 7.0.0 stable release is now published and now available as FlatPak:

https://www.digikam.org/news/2020-07-19-7.0.0_release_announcement/

We need a fresh feedback on this file using this version.

Thanks in advance

Gilles Caulier

Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2021-07-19 06:48:24 UTC

With next digiKam 7.4.0 release, AppImage bundle is compiled using a more recent Linux Mageia 7.1 host. Last stable Qt 5.15.2 and KF5 5.84 are used. ImageMagick codec 7 and libav 58 (ffmpeg) are used to supports extra image and video formats.

https://i.imgur.com/XV1tZkL.png

Please check if problem still reproducible with this version available as pre-release here:

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Gilles Caulier

Comment 5 digikde 2021-11-29 10:52:50 UTC

I tried digiKam-7.4.0-20211118T131744-x86-64.appimage.
The problem is still there.
Ubuntu 21.10, Gnome 40.4.0, Wayland.
The reduced images are created in /tmp/digikam-WnKmAc/... and will be deleted, when Finish is clicked.

Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2021-12-28 09:06:56 UTC

Ruedi,

With the bug #447150 just closed, next digiKam 7.5.0 pre-release AppImage improve binary compatibility. Please test with bundle available here :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Happy new year

Gilles Caulier

Comment 7 caulier.gilles 2021-12-30 19:19:05 UTC

Hi all,

With the bug #414959, we have normally fixed a dysfunction to run an external application from AppImage bundle. We needs feedback please...

Thanks in advance and happy new year.

Best regards

Gilles Caulier

Comment 8 caulier.gilles 2021-12-30 19:20:32 UTC

I forget to said with previous comment : 7.5.0 pre-release AppImage bundle is available at usual place :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Best

Gilles Caulier

Comment 9 kde 2021-12-31 07:42:24 UTC

Sending images by E-mail (Thunderbird) works for me now. Thanks to all who contributed!

Comment 10 caulier.gilles 2021-12-31 07:53:42 UTC

Thanks for the feedback