digiKam disaster

[Pete Smout]

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On Feb 11, 2014 1:48 AM, "rikona" <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> I'd like to search my photo collection for similar, but not identical,
> pictures. Running updated 12.04. I used to use imageSeek, but that
> doesn't seem to be available anymore. digiKam is available and
> supposedly has that function, plus some facial recognition, so I
> installed it. Unfortunately, in the initial set up I gave it the wrong
> file folder as the "base folder", and I could not figure out a way to
> either change it or delete it, but it is NOT where I want things to be.
> I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but it immediately comes back with
> exactly the same unchangeable set up. Even uninstalled, it leaves
> behind a very large number of folders and files. So, I thought I'd
> uninstall it, remove the RC file, the database, and several other files
> that look like they might have my data. I reinstalled once again and it
> indeed looked like it was starting over from scratch, so I entered the
> desired folder and ran the program. Unfortunately, whatever I did
> **completely** screwed up the program functionality. I can't add, or
> change, or see, just about anything in the program - NOTHING works. The
> only item that ends up in the toolbar is 'help'!! A couple more
> uninstalls and reinstalls did not seem to change anything. It's
> apparently a kde pgm - does that complicate things, or maybe make it
> semi-impossible if running Ubuntu?
>
> So, how can I get rid of this thing - completely - so another install
> would look like a brand-new install AND work corrrectly? Or,
> alternatively, is there some way to fix it so at least the program
> would work correctly? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
Sudo apt-get remove --purge digikam should remove program and all conf
files so when you re-install should be like first run!
Hope this helps

Pete s

> Also, as an alternative, is there another good 'find similar photos' pgm
> I could use if this fails?
>
> Thanks
>
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