Version: 4.2.1 (using KDE 4.2.1) OS: Linux Installed from: SuSE RPMs Trying to install new widgets using KDE 4.2.1. Click the download new plasma widgets button. Loads a whole bunch of widgets to choose from (from kdelook) Click the install button of a specific widget that I want. Get a progress bar showing the download / install progress Hit the close button and a window pops up advising the install failed with this message Code: Installation of /tmp/kde-farcus///96067-devicenotifier_automount.0.3.tar.gz failed! close that window and another pops up Code: Installation of /tmp/kde-farcus/// failed! How can I install these widgets? Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.open up add widgets 2. click on install new widgets form internet 3. click install - completes - hit close - error dialogue
The device notifier with automount plasmoid is incorrectly listed as being a scripted plasmoid on kde-look. Unforunately, there's not much we can do about content moderation on kde-look. Your best bet would be to tell the author to list the plasmoid as a binary plasmoid, so that it will not incorrectly appear in the "Install new widgets" installer.
this would be correct if it was just for one or two plasmoids but it is every plasmoid listed in the install plasmoids widget. Also, if I add the google gadgets plasmoids workspace and try to add new google widgets within that I get exactly the same error message
further checking here today. Went to desktop . add new widgets > install new widgets > download new plasma widgets. There are approximately 26 plasma widgets listed to install. I have been through every single one of these tonight and get the same error message when I click the close window following download completion - failed install for each widget.
Created attachment 32566 [details] installing widget
Created attachment 32567 [details] failed install
Have the same problem. Even with KDE 4.2.2
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This bug is reproducable in Fedora 10/KDE 4.2.2 as well, in the ~/.xsession-errors I get: plasma(2902)/libplasma Plasma::Package::installPackage: Could not create package root directory: "plasma/plasmoids/"
Same problem with Kubuntu Jaunty x64 and KDE 4.2.2. Installing didn't work for months now.
It fails for me also. Started from 4.2.1, still the same in 4.2.3.
SVN commit 966843 by aseigo: now that we use plasmapkg via knewstuff to do the installation, we shouldn't try and repeat the trick ourselves afterwards. it gives the illusion that packages aren't installed when they really are. BUG:187436 M +1 -15 packages.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=966843
*** Bug 190354 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 181982 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 192777 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I think only python based plasmaoids dont work. Everything works fine for ruby or java script. But i always get the message that the installation has failed
*** Bug 195758 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I have this problem on KDE 4.3 beta 2 via Kubuntu Jaunty. I can't install any plasmoid or widget via "Download New Plasma Widgets" and "Install Widget From Local File", see the error: Installing the package /path/to/file.plasmoid failed. This is a new bug or returned old?
it works in trunk; i just installed a python plasmoid in fact. there should probably be more error output than just what you have there, though.
Aaron J. Seigo, please tell me how I can turn on more error output? I have no messages in logs after trying install the widget, only the error string in popup window.
The plasma python files are exists on my system: [code]$ locate plasmascript.py /usr/share/python-support/plasma-scriptengine-python/PyKDE4/plasmascript.py /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/PyKDE4/plasmascript.py /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/PyKDE4/plasmascript.pyc $ locate plasma_importer.py /usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma_scriptengine_python/plasma_importer.py /usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma_scriptengine_python/plasma_importer.pyc $ dpkg -S /usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma_scriptengine_python/plasma_importer.py plasma-scriptengine-python: /usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma_scriptengine_python/plasma_importer.py $ dpkg -S /usr/share/python-support/plasma-scriptengine-python/PyKDE4/plasmascript.py plasma-scriptengine-python: /usr/share/python-support/plasma-scriptengine-python/PyKDE4/plasmascript.py [/code] plasma-scriptengine-python package is installed, version 4:4.2.90-0ubuntu1~jaunty1~ppa2 When I try KDE 4.2, python plasmoids works good. Installing python-dev package from the recomendation in bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-workspace/+bug/318815 didn't help. What can I try else?
I am still seeing this behavior in Fedora 11.
this is still in Jaunty with the latest updates as of today. unbelievable.