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    systemsettings empty window

    After a failed attempt to upgrade to 4.5 I returned
    the system to 4.4.5 and got most everything back
    and working except for systemsettings.

    Systemsettings starts with an empty window. If I
    start it in konsole I get the following.

    systemsettings(24728) KMainWindow::applyMainWindowSettings: KMainWindow::applyMainWindowSettings "MainWindow"
    systemsettings(24728) KSycocaPrivate:penDatabase: Trying to open ksycoca from "/var/tmp/kdecache-bobby/ksycoca4"
    systemsettings(24728) KServiceTypeTrader::defaultOffers: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "KCModule" not found
    QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
    QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /home/bobby/.config/ibus/bus
    Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
    IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon


    So far my search has not turned up any fixes. I deleted systemsettingsrc and reinstalled systemsettings but still empty window.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks

    #2
    Re: systemsettings empty window

    In the console try
    Code:
    sudo dbus-launch systemsettings
    if it works, you're in root mode, so don't change any user settings. Open the login manager and see that your user is listed. If so, close out of it.

    Now try to launch it normally, from KMenu and also from Alt-F2.

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      #3
      Re: systemsettings empty window

      Using 'sudo dbus-launch systemsettings' in konsole
      I still got an empty window. Alt-F2 starts run box but
      it will not start any programs. Tried systemsettings and
      kedit. I'm guessing that means something!! Gives me
      something else to search for but will still appreciate
      any ideas.

      Thanks for your reply dibl.

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        #4
        Re: systemsettings empty window

        Open a console and type:
        Code:
        sudo apt-get install systemsettings
        It seems that when you reverted back to KDE 4.4.5, systemsettings might not have been reinstalled, or not fully installed.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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          #5
          Re: systemsettings empty window

          I had already reinstalled systemsettings but did it again for good
          measure. No luck. I agree something didn't install when going
          back to 4.4.5. Other problems that might be related are krunner
          will not launch programs and the Quick Access widget doesn't
          display any contents. I have thought about trying to upgrade
          to 4.5 again or upgrade to Meerkat. The 10.10 live cd would
          boot but only run a minute or two and then freeze so thinking
          10.4 might be the last version on this old hardware.

          At least everything else seems to work until I have a serious need
          for systemsettings.

          Any ideas will still be appreciated.

          thanks

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            #6
            Re: systemsettings empty window

            I had this same problem a while back. I think when I checked to make sure systemsettings was the same version of kde I was using, it wasn't. I believe I used Synaptic to remove systemsettings completely using "Mark for complete removal." Then I searched in Synaptic "KDE 4 base" and then checked that all the versions numbers were the same. Sorry, don't remember if there were some wrong ones. I restarted my computer, went to Synaptic again, searched "systemsettings" I saw it was the same version as mine then installed it and all was fine. Don't know if this will help but it did me.
            Oneiric 11.10 KDE Version 4.7.4<br />Duo core 1.8 Intel<br />4 gig ram<br />Nvidia Go 7300 Graphics<br />Dell E1505 Laptop<br /><br />I&#39;m a happy pappy with Linux on my lappy!!!

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