Bug 479118

Summary: Discover home screen showing error "Unable to load applications"
Product: [Applications] Discover Reporter: jonzn4SUSE <jonzn4suse>
Component: discoverAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: aleixpol, whyhow+tech
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: git-stable-Plasma/5.27   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Error message
Versions installed
Discover logs
Before installing Discover updates on HP ZBook 17 G4
Discover updates ready to install on ZBook 17 G4
After update showing error message ZBook 17 G4
Discover logs_from ZBook 17 G4
Error on HP ProBook 455 15.6 inch G9 Notebook
15.6 Alpha

Description jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:17:23 UTC
Created attachment 164509 [details]
Error message

SUMMARY
After the recent update, the home screen shows the error "Unable to load applications".  


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Discover
2. Home screen shows the attached error
3. 
 
OBSERVED RESULT
Error asking to verify internet connection

EXPECTED RESULT
Show applications

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20231225
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.10
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.113.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.6.6-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 12 × Intel® Core™ i7-9850H CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 125.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: HP ZBook 17 G6


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I was able to replicate the issue on another computer running same OS after updating Discover.
Comment 1 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:18:22 UTC
Created attachment 164510 [details]
Versions installed

Versions installed
Comment 2 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:18:47 UTC
Created attachment 164511 [details]
Discover logs

Discover logs
Comment 3 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:19:54 UTC
I do see the same issue reported here.  https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=422432
Comment 4 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:27:29 UTC
Created attachment 164512 [details]
Before installing Discover updates on HP ZBook 17 G4

This is from another computer with same issue.
Comment 5 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:29:19 UTC
Created attachment 164513 [details]
Discover updates ready to install on ZBook 17 G4
Comment 6 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:30:06 UTC
Created attachment 164514 [details]
After update showing error message ZBook 17 G4
Comment 7 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 12:56:16 UTC
Created attachment 164515 [details]
Discover logs_from ZBook 17 G4
Comment 8 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 13:00:55 UTC
The other issue is that Discover ask for root password when opened.  It shows in log file.
Comment 9 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 23:26:51 UTC
Created attachment 164522 [details]
Error on HP ProBook 455 15.6 inch G9 Notebook
Comment 10 jonzn4SUSE 2023-12-28 23:28:38 UTC
The update process works.
Comment 11 jonzn4SUSE 2024-01-06 19:38:43 UTC
Created attachment 164717 [details]
15.6 Alpha

Works fine on 15.6 Alpha Leap.


Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.6
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.110.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.4.0-150600.4-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 62.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: HP EliteBook 865 16 inch G9 Notebook PC
Comment 12 jonzn4SUSE 2024-02-12 05:11:20 UTC
I found this cmd and it fixed my issue.  
sudo ln -s /var/cache/app-info /var/lib/swcatalog && sudo ln -s /var/lib/swcatalog/xmls /var/lib/swcatalog/xml

Found here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/openSUSE/comments/1am0anv/why_is_discover_like_this_now/