[Bug 45487] amaroK 1.4 could not find any sound engine plugins

Thu May 18 21:43:00 UTC 2006

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: amarok

I started amaroK 1.4 and I got a dialog box stating the message down below. 
Steps to reproduce the error are:
add "deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/amarok-14 dapper main" to /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade         (doesn't upgrade amaroK)
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Kmenu -> Multimedia -> amaroK (Audio Player)
Output of the apt-commands is below the error message. I don't think that this is a major bug... just that I don't think users will like to see a great big error message as soon as they open up a media player, and then get scared away...

Quote:
amaroK could not find any sound-engine plugins. amaroK is now updating the KDE configuration database. Please wait a couple of minutes, then restart amaroK.
If this does not help, it is likely that amaroK is installed under the wrong prefix, please fix your installation using:
$ cd /path/to/amarok/source-code/
$ su -c "make uninstall"
$ ./configure --prefix=`kde-config --prefix` && su -c "make install"
$ kbuildsycoca
$ amarok
More information can be found in the README file. For further assistance join us at #amarok on irc.freenode.net.

ryan at rkavanagh:~/bin$ sudo apt-get update
Get: 1 http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas Release.gpg [309B]
Get: 2 http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release
Hit http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas/custom Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main Packages
Hit http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas/extras Packages
Hit http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas/freenx Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main Sources
Hit http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas/java Packages
Hit http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas/seveas-meta Packages
Hit http://users.lichtsnel.nl dapper-seveas/all Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/universe Sources
Get: 3 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release.gpg [189B]
Get: 4 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Get: 5 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports Release.gpg [189B]
Get: 6 http://kubuntu.org dapper Release.gpg [191B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates Release
Hit http://kubuntu.org dapper Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports Release
Hit http://kubuntu.org dapper/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/multiverse Sources
Fetched 196B in 5s (33B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
ryan at rkavanagh:~/bin$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  amarok amarok-engines amarok-xine linux-image-386
  linux-restricted-modules-386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
ryan at rkavanagh:~/bin$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Calculating upgrade...Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  amarok-arts
The following NEW packages will be installed
  fftw3 libexscalibar1 libifp4 libjack0.100.0-0 libvisual0.2
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-image-386 linux-restricted-modules-386
The following packages will be upgraded:
  amarok amarok-engines amarok-xine
3 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 1 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 21.4MB of archives.
After unpacking 29.5MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Get: 1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main fftw3 3.0.1-14 [1115kB]
Get: 2 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe libjack0.100.0-0 0.100.0-4 [71.3kB]
Get: 3 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe libifp4 1.0.0.2-2 [31.7kB]
Get: 4 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe libvisual0.2 0.2.0-2ubuntu1 [72.4kB]
Get: 5 http://kubuntu.org dapper/main amarok-xine 2:1.4.0-0ubuntu1 [282kB]
Get: 6 http://kubuntu.org dapper/main libexscalibar1 1.0.4-5 [339kB]
Get: 7 http://kubuntu.org dapper/main amarok-engines 2:1.4.0-0ubuntu1 [834B]
Get: 8 http://kubuntu.org dapper/main amarok 2:1.4.0-0ubuntu1 [19.4MB]
Fetched 21.4MB in 45s (465kB/s)
(Reading database ... 196921 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace amarok-xine 2:1.3.9-0ubuntu3 (using .../amarok-xine_2%3a1.4.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement amarok-xine ...
Selecting previously deselected package fftw3.
Unpacking fftw3 (from .../fftw3_3.0.1-14_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libjack0.100.0-0.
Unpacking libjack0.100.0-0 (from .../libjack0.100.0-0_0.100.0-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libexscalibar1.
Unpacking libexscalibar1 (from .../libexscalibar1_1.0.4-5_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libifp4.
Unpacking libifp4 (from .../libifp4_1.0.0.2-2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libvisual0.2.
Unpacking libvisual0.2 (from .../libvisual0.2_0.2.0-2ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace amarok-engines 2:1.3.9-0ubuntu3 (using .../amarok-engines_2%3a1.4.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement amarok-engines ...
dpkg: amarok-arts: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
 amarok depends on amarok-xine | amarok-engine; however:
  Package amarok-xine is not configured yet.
  Package amarok-engine is not installed.
  Package amarok-xine which provides amarok-engine is not configured yet.
  Package amarok-arts which provides amarok-engine is to be removed.
(Reading database ... 196992 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing amarok-arts ...
(Reading database ... 196984 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace amarok 2:1.3.9-0ubuntu3 (using .../amarok_2%3a1.4.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement amarok ...
Setting up fftw3 (3.0.1-14) ...

Setting up libjack0.100.0-0 (0.100.0-4) ...

Setting up libexscalibar1 (1.0.4-5) ...

Setting up libifp4 (1.0.0.2-2) ...

Setting up libvisual0.2 (0.2.0-2ubuntu1) ...

Setting up amarok-engines (1.4.0-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up amarok (1.4.0-0ubuntu1) ...

** (process:23445): CRITICAL **: egg_desktop_entries_add_group:
assertion `egg_desktop_entries_lookup_group (entries, group_name) ==
NULL' failed

** (process:23445): CRITICAL **: egg_desktop_entries_add_group:
assertion `egg_desktop_entries_lookup_group (entries, group_name) ==
NULL' failed

Setting up amarok-xine (1.4.0-0ubuntu1) ...
ryan at rkavanagh:~/bin$

** Affects: amarok (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

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amaroK 1.4 could not find any sound engine plugins
https://launchpad.net/bugs/45487