digiKam disaster

[rikona]

Hello Pete,

Monday, February 10, 2014, 9:29:12 PM, Pete wrote:

> @google hope you enjoyed reading this, It had nothing to do with you!
> sent from my HTC.
> 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

Thanks -- tried this, doesn't work. After I ran the above, there were
still loads of files and folders on the disk with 'digik' - same as
before. [Although the basic command 'digikam' is no longer there and
working.] Same as the GUI uninstall/reinstall. It seems as though I
can't get rid of it!! Reinstalled, ran digikam from the CLI, got
HUNDREDS of error msgs! Comes up completely disfunctional - even the
initial 'tips' box has nothing in it. :-) No top menu, nothing
works...

Something is being installed/set up that is NOT removed by an
uninstall -- and/or -- some file[s] I removed by hand are needed for
it to run. sudo konq no longer works either, so maybe one of those
removed files was needed by kde?? I can't imagine trying to repair a
screwed up kde... :-))

Thanks,

 rikona