[Bug 81016] KDE's Kinfocenter and Kcontrol empty in Feisty Herd 2

[pjhelin]

Public bug reported:

In herd 2 (clean installation from alternative cd) of Kubuntu both the
kInfocenter and kControl have no entries. Their entries seem to have
ended up in "Lost & Found" category, and I have no idea how to fix this.
I have already tried rebuilding the ksycoca db which didn't have any
effect. There are also two categories labeled "Settings" in the KDE
menu.

Maybe this shows the situation:


# sudo kbuildsycoca --menutest

kbuildsycoca running...
Reusing existing ksycoca
kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : /usr/share/applications/kde/kmyfirewall.desktop
Settings/Peripherals/   kde-obex.desktop        /usr/share/applnk/Settings/Peripherals/obex.desktop
System/ kde-hwdb-kde.desktop    /usr/share/applications/kde/hwdb-kde.desktop
System/ kde-adept_manager.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/adept_manager.desktop
System/ kde-kcron.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/kcron.desktop
System/ kde-ksystemlog.desktop  /usr/share/applications/kde/ksystemlog.desktop
System/ kde-kinfocenter.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/kinfocenter.desktop
System/ hplip-kubuntu.desktop   /usr/share/applications/hplip-kubuntu.desktop
System/ kde-keep.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/keep.desktop
System/ kde-konsole.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/konsole.desktop
System/ kde-ksysguard.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/ksysguard.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmkrfb.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmkrfb.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-wineconfig.desktop  /usr/share/applications/kde/wineconfig.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-xserver.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/xserver.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-khtml_filter.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/khtml_filter.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmhistory.desktop  /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmhistory.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-audiocd.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/audiocd.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-cache.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/cache.desktop
Lost & Found/   kcmgtk-xdg.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kcmgtk-xdg.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-scsi.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/scsi.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-filebrowser.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/filebrowser.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-cookies.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/cookies.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-khtml_behavior.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/khtml_behavior.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-partitions.desktop  /usr/share/applications/kde/partitions.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-dma.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/dma.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmusb.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmusb.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-khtml_java_js.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/khtml_java_js.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-ioports.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/ioports.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-media.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/media.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-opengl.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/opengl.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-processor.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/processor.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-cdinfo.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/cdinfo.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmtaskbar.desktop  /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmtaskbar.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kthememanager.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/kthememanager.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kwalletconfig.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/kwalletconfig.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-smbstatus.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/smbstatus.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-memory.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/memory.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-ebrowsing.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/ebrowsing.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmcss.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmcss.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-devices.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/devices.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmcgi.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmcgi.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmview1394.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmview1394.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-privacy.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/privacy.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmsambaconf.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmsambaconf.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-nic.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/nic.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmperformance.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmperformance.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-crypto.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/crypto.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-sound.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/sound.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-useragent.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/useragent.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-panel.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/panel.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcmlaunch.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmlaunch.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-filetypes.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/filetypes.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kamera.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/kamera.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-kcm_knetworkconfmodule.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/kcm_knetworkconfmodule.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-interrupts.desktop  /usr/share/applications/kde/interrupts.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-ioslaveinfo.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/ioslaveinfo.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-khtml_plugins.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/khtml_plugins.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-khtml_fonts.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/khtml_fonts.desktop
Lost & Found/   kde-pci.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/pci.desktop
Development/    MySQLAdministrator.desktop      /usr/share/applications/MySQLAdministrator.desktop
Graphics/       kde-ksnapshot.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/ksnapshot.desktop
Graphics/       kde-gwenview.desktop    /usr/share/applications/kde/gwenview.desktop
Graphics/       kde-kooka.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/kooka.desktop
Graphics/       kde-digikam.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/digikam.desktop
Graphics/       kde-kpdf.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/kpdf.desktop
Internet/       kde-konqbrowser.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/konqbrowser.desktop
Internet/       kde-kopete.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/kopete.desktop
Internet/       kde-krfb.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/krfb.desktop
Internet/       kde-kbtobexclient.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/kbtobexclient.desktop
Internet/       kde-kbtserialchat.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/kbtserialchat.desktop
Internet/       kde-konversation.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/konversation.desktop
Internet/       mozilla-thunderbird.desktop     /usr/share/applications/mozilla-thunderbird.desktop
Internet/       amule.desktop   /usr/share/applications/amule.desktop
Internet/       kde-knetworkmanager.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/knetworkmanager.desktop
Internet/       kde-ktorrent.desktop    /usr/share/applications/kde/ktorrent.desktop
Internet/       firefox.desktop /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
Internet/       kde-krdc.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/krdc.desktop
Internet/       kde-akregator.desktop   /usr/share/applications/kde/akregator.desktop
Internet/       kde-Kppp.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/Kppp.desktop
Multimedia/     vlc.desktop     /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop
Multimedia/     kde-k3b.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/k3b.desktop
Multimedia/     kde-amarok.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/amarok.desktop
Multimedia/     kde-kmix.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/kmix.desktop
Multimedia/     kde-kaffeine.desktop    /usr/share/applications/kde/kaffeine.desktop
Office/ kde-Kontact.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/Kontact.desktop
Office/ ooo-calc.desktop        /usr/share/applications/ooo-calc.desktop
Office/ ooo-impress.desktop     /usr/share/applications/ooo-impress.desktop
Office/ kde-kexi.desktop        /usr/share/applnk/Office/kexi.desktop
Office/ ooo-writer.desktop      /usr/share/applications/ooo-writer.desktop
Utilities/      kde-skim.desktop        /usr/share/applnk/Utilities/skim.desktop
Utilities/      kde-ark.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde/ark.desktop
Utilities/      kde-kate.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/kate.desktop
Utilities/      kde-karm.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/karm.desktop
Utilities/      kde-katapult.desktop    /usr/share/applications/kde/katapult.desktop
Utilities/      kde-kmag.desktop        /usr/share/applnk/Applications/kmag.desktop
Utilities/      kde-groupwarewizard.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/groupwarewizard.desktop
Utilities/      kde-kjobviewer.desktop  /usr/share/applications/kde/kjobviewer.desktop
Utilities/      kde-knotes.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/knotes.desktop
Utilities/      kde-kmousetool.desktop  /usr/share/applnk/Applications/kmousetool.desktop
Utilities/      speedcrunch.desktop     /usr/share/applications/speedcrunch.desktop
/       kde-adept_installer.desktop     /usr/share/applications/kde/adept_installer.desktop
/       kde-systemsettings.desktop      /usr/share/applications/kde/systemsettings.desktop
/       kde-Kfind.desktop       /usr/share/applications/kde/Kfind.desktop
/       kde-Help.desktop        /usr/share/applications/kde/Help.desktop
kio (KSycoca): ERROR: No database available!

** Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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KDE's Kinfocenter and Kcontrol empty in Feisty Herd 2
https://launchpad.net/bugs/81016