lucid: missing akonadi in System Setting | Advanced | Advanced User Settings

[Clay Weber]

On Sunday, October 16, 2011 06:57:55 PM Michael Renner wrote:
> Moin,
> 
> I decided to use Akonadi to synchronize kontact with google calendar.
> 
> I found a tutorial, and after some installation steps these proceses are
> running:
> renner    4122     1  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/akonadi_control
> renner    4124  4122  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00 akonadiserver
> renner    4135  4124  0 16:07 ?        00:00:01 /usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi --
> defaults-file=/home/renner/.local/share/akonadi//mysql.conf --
> datadir=/home/renner/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/ --
> socket=/home/renner/.local/share/akonadi/db_misc/mysql.socket
> renner    4168  4122  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/bin/akonadi_kcal_resource --identifier akonadi_kcal_resource_0
> renner    4169  4122  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/bin/akonadi_maildir_resource --identifier akonadi_maildir_resource_0
> renner    4170  4122  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/bin/akonadi_maildispatcher_agent --identifier
> akonadi_maildispatcher_agent
> renner    4171  4122  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/bin/akonadi_nepomuk_contact_feeder --identifier
> akonadi_nepomuk_contact_feeder
> renner    4173  4122  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/bin/akonadi_vcard_resource --identifier akonadi_vcard_resource_0
> renner    4174  4122  0 16:07 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/bin/akonadi_vcard_resource --identifier akonadi_vcard_resource_1
> 
> 
> But there is no akonadi Icon in System Setting | Advanced | Advanced User
> Settings. So: what do I have to configure?
> 
> Thanks for hints
Not sure how well it works in Lucid, but you first need to install akonadi-kde-
resource-googledata.  I remember it not working well in previous versions, but 
not sure how far back it worked for me, probably maverick or natty. Then you 
(I think - going on memory) have to look in System Settings >>  personal 
Information >> KDE resources and add the google resource there, and then (I 
think) you go into Kontact  and add a new calendar, the google resource you 
just added should be an available choice. But this is from memory, the exact 
location of the "kde resource" config area may be different. There are a lot of 
little differences from kde 4.4 and 4.6 in System Settings, plus changes in 
Akonadi itself.

There is another  more involved method to sync google calendar data, but I 
cannot remember the whats and hows. My search and my mind comes up blank.

clay