Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

[reggler]

What's going on there, the message composer just hangs and i cant' type anymore, always need to kill Kontact after that... Very annoying! Using version 4.4.2 - Anyone experiencing the same? I found a bug report about that but it apparently had been resolved at 4.4.0 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198234

Thanks for help!

[Snowhog]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

Seriously consider upgrading to KDE 4.5.1.

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

Seriously consider upgrading to KDE 4.5.1.

Yep,

just in the process of adding the ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports repo...

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

Seriously consider upgrading to KDE 4.5.1.

It doesn't wanna update, I get following message: The following packages block the update: kde-devel libqt4-multimedia plasmoid-weather plasma-widget-weather kdebase-workspace-dev kdebase-workspace-libs4+5 after I confirm the dialog thats shows the additional package changes that are required... hows can i unblock these packages?

[Snowhog]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

First, you have to have the kubuntu-ppa/backports repository. After it is added (assuming it isn't, as you are running KDE 4.4.2), then in a console type:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Be prepared for a butt-load of packages to download and install.

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

First, you have to have the kubuntu-ppa/backports repository. After it is added (assuming it isn't, as you are running KDE 4.4.2), then in a console type:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Be prepared for a butt-load of packages to download and install.

Had added the backports repo already, it's updating now. Thanks... why would the KPackageKit block the update of a few packages but if I do it on the console it seems to go through just fine... What is that all about?

Thanks,
Ron

[Snowhog]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

Because KPackagekit SUCKS! Really, it sucks as a 'useful' package manager.

What KPackagekit does not do, is handle package dependencies. That's why it is useless for 'dist-upgrades.'

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

Because KPackagekit SUCKS! Really, it sucks as a 'useful' package manager.

What KPackagekit does not do, is handle package dependencies. That's why it is useless for 'dist-upgrades.'

Alright, that's a good reason, yep...usually not using it either...

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

First, you have to have the kubuntu-ppa/backports repository. After it is added (assuming it isn't, as you are running KDE 4.4.2), then in a console type:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Be prepared for a butt-load of packages to download and install.

Uhm okay, it completed with some error, i redid it and it told me to do an apt-get install -f to fix things. Did that and before rebooting i just wanted to do another sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade it's doing that now, updating a whole bunch of other packets... hmm, let's see how that's gonna end up... interesting...

[Snowhog]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

The apt-get install -f | apt-get update | apt-get dist-upgrade 'loop' is often necessary when doing an multi-step upgrade, in this case, from KDE 4.4.2 to KDE 4.5.1. But that's okay, you repeat until no more errors/warnings are encountered.

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

The apt-get install -f | apt-get update | apt-get dist-upgrade 'loop' is often necessary when doing an multi-step upgrade, in this case, from KDE 4.4.2 to KDE 4.5.1. But that's okay, you repeat until no more errors/warnings are encountered.

Hmm, now it seems to be hung at

Setting up virtuoso-opensource-6.1 (6.1.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu4~lucid1~ppa1) ...
 * Starting Virtuoso OpenSource Edition 6.1 virtuoso-opensource-6.1

and ctrl - c isn't canceling it either... uuuuhm...

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

The apt-get install -f | apt-get update | apt-get dist-upgrade 'loop' is often necessary when doing an multi-step upgrade, in this case, from KDE 4.4.2 to KDE 4.5.1. But that's okay, you repeat until no more errors/warnings are encountered.

Hmm, now it seems to be hung at

Setting up virtuoso-opensource-6.1 (6.1.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu4~lucid1~ppa1) ...
 * Starting Virtuoso OpenSource Edition 6.1 virtuoso-opensource-6.1

and ctrl - c isn't canceling it either... uuuuhm...

Okay, well i eventually tried killall -w dpkg and killall -w apt-get to do the update/upgrade again a few times, and eventually i was like: Okay, reboot NOW.
And of course, my KDE isnt coming up anymore... doing the update/upgrade on the console again but naw, nothing. When kdm is starting i get a lil dialot msg that says unable to launch /usr/bin/startkde file not found and fair enough an /usr/bin doesn't contain a binary startkde... What happened here and how do I get it going again?
Thank you tons!
Ron

[reggler]

Re: Kontact hangs when I try to compose a new message

The apt-get install -f | apt-get update | apt-get dist-upgrade 'loop' is often necessary when doing an multi-step upgrade, in this case, from KDE 4.4.2 to KDE 4.5.1. But that's okay, you repeat until no more errors/warnings are encountered.

Hmm, now it seems to be hung at

Setting up virtuoso-opensource-6.1 (6.1.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu4~lucid1~ppa1) ...
 * Starting Virtuoso OpenSource Edition 6.1 virtuoso-opensource-6.1

and ctrl - c isn't canceling it either... uuuuhm...

Okay, well i eventually tried killall -w dpkg and killall -w apt-get to do the update/upgrade again a few times, and eventually i was like: Okay, reboot NOW.
And of course, my KDE isnt coming up anymore... doing the update/upgrade on the console again but naw, nothing. When kdm is starting i get a lil dialot msg that says unable to launch /usr/bin/startkde file not found and fair enough an /usr/bin doesn't contain a binary startkde... What happened here and how do I get it going again?
Thank you tons!
Ron

Am opening a new thread now...