Fruitless installation attempts: "Back in Time" backup program at Kubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Mark Fraser mfraz74+ubuntu at gmail.com
Sat May 21 17:16:51 UTC 2022


On 21/05/2022 16:38, Bastiaan Gijsbertus Roufs wrote:
> Hello Mark and others.
>> Have you tried backintime-qt? I'm still on 21.10 and backintime-qt 
>> wants to install backintime-common backintime-qt libnotify-bin.
>>
>>
> 
> Yes, I did. In 22.04, I do not get it installed, because of "broken 
> dependencies". The package libnotify-bin is apparently missing.

What happens if you try to install libnotify-bin?

> However, I did discover something else after senseeding my previous 
> message.
> 
> When launching Dolphin, and RIGHT-clickling, I see three possible 
> actions via "Back in Time" - amongst which "backup within the last 
> snapshot". However, I need the so-called "context menu" within Dolphin 
> in order to trigger such an action, define the place for storing the 
> backup, etc. But even after launching Dolphin, I do not see anywhere the 
> "context menu" that I need to launch "Back in Time". On the other hand, 
> when going to DOLPHIN > Settings > Configure Dolphin, I do see an option 
> to configure the "context menu". The three possible actions of "Back in 
> Time" are already being mentioned at the list of actions to be shown at 
> that "context menu". So, somewhere inside Dolphin, that "context menu" 
> with  "Back in Time" must be available. However, I cannot find it 
> anywhere so far.
> 
> So, my question is now..... How can I find that "context menu" inside 
> Dolphin?

Does this help find where those files are supposed to be located? 
https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/all/backintime-qt/filelist




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