Dolphin find tool does not work anymore always "invalid protocol"

[kubuntuk]

I have all kde-baseapps installed. I do have `/usr/share/kde4/services/filenamesearch.protocol`

[Protocol]
exec=kio_filenamesearch
protocol=filenamesearch
input=none
output=filesystem
reading=true
writing=false
deleting=true
linking=false
makedir=false
moving=false
listing=Name,Type,Size,Date,AccessDate,Access,Owner,Group,Link
source=false
Icon=edit-find
Class=:local
determineMimetypeFromExtension=false
maxInstances=10

can anyone confirm this? Is this a bug?

[Rog132]

Information needed...

Could you add:

- KDE version ?
- If using the KDE SC 4.13 - Is the baloo installed and running.

Available for the Saucy the original KDE SC 4.11 and through the Kubuntu Backport PPA the KDE SC 4.13. The KDE SC 4.11 is using the Nepomuk and the KDE SC 4.13 is using the Baloo.

[kubuntuk]

Thanks for your advice!

Could you add:

- KDE version ?

4.13

- If using the KDE SC 4.13 - Is the baloo installed and running.

libbaloo installed but not running

Strangely, I cannot find the `desktop search` option in `system settings`...

And I still have nepomuk in the system?! Both baloo and nepomuk are desktop search engine?!

[Rog132]

About baloo...

Baloo links: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...71-Baloo-links

libbaloo installed but not running

Is the package baloo installed ?

With the 14.04 the package baloo has the KDE control module (baloo) desktop search.

:~$ apt-file search kcm_baloofile.desktop
baloo: /usr/share/kde4/services/kcm_baloofile.desktop

Packages/trusty: http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/baloo

baloo - framework for searching and managing metadata
libbaloocore4 - Core funcationality for Baloo
libbaloofiles4 - Files funcationality for Baloo
libbalooxapian4 - Xapian funcationality for Baloo

With the Precise backport: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2014/05/09...el.html#t12:39

allee Is it intentional that in precise the upgrade from kde 4.12 -> 4.13 does not install baloo pkg? 12:39
apachelogger if I had a say in it there would not have been 4.13 for precise :P 12:40
* yofel thought we at least had a recommends on baloo *somewhere* other than the metapackage 12:41

You may want to add a bug report to the KDE SC 4.13 Saucy backport.

[kubuntuk]

Thanks a lot @Rog132. Yeap, the `baloo` package is missing! A bug indeed.
After the `baloo` installed
`ps aux|grep baloo` will show the baloo_file, which I believe is the indexing service.
At this point when you try to find a file, it usually ends up with some message like 'protocol is terminated unexpected ...'. No need to be panic. This is because the index has not yet been prepared. The time required depends on hardware and how many files you have. In my system it took about 2 day before it finally went quiet. After that I can happily search with dolphin again.

[markslaw]

Thanks for the ideas. It actually led me to the solution. Turns out that it was in system settings, but in a module new to Kubuntu 15. It was actually telling Dolphin not to search that drive! system settings

Go figure.

Thanks.