digiKam disaster

[Pete Smout]

@google hope you enjoyed reading this, It had nothing to do with you!
sent from my HTC.
On Feb 11, 2014 6:50 AM, "rikona" <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>

Oops sorry :) sudo apt-get -f install
Sudo apt-get configure -a
Has helped me recover from potential disasters before now!

I saw another post on this subject saying about files in home dir, me
personally would move or rename them rather than delete so Murphy's law of
unintended consequences can be avoided!

Hope you get to the bottom of this, although I don't use KDE myself it
should be possible to point apps at different folders easily!

Pete s
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