Bug 482488

Summary:	'Get $application... buttons in launcher give error: "Unable to create KIO worker: Unknown protocol 'appstream'."
Product:	[KDE Neon] neon	Reporter:	Jos van den Oever <jos>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Neon Bugs <neon-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major	CC:	jr, neon-bugs-null, nicolas.fella, sitter
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	qt6
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	screenshot of the trigger and the dialog

Description Jos van den Oever 2024-03-05 19:39:34 UTC

SUMMARY

Installing an application from the launch menu does not work. An error dialog is shown.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Neon from neon-user-20240304-2101.iso
2. Log into Plasma 6
3. In the application laucher type an application name e.g. 'Libreoffice Calc' and click on 'Get LibreOffice Calc...'

OBSERVED RESULT

A dialog is shown with the text Unable to create KIO worker: Unknown protocol 'appstream'. and only an 'Ok' button.

EXPECTED RESULT

The desired application is installed or a window is shown from where the application can be installed.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.0.0
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Jos van den Oever 2024-03-05 19:42:20 UTC

Created attachment 166435 [details]
screenshot of the trigger and the dialog

Comment 2 Jos van den Oever 2024-03-05 19:45:31 UTC

Discover is installed and it is possible to install applications with it.

Comment 3 Nicolas Fella 2024-03-05 19:50:36 UTC

Fixed with https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/2074