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**SteveRiley** · Jan 20, 2014, 01:36 AM

Hm.

Code:

steve@t520:~$ [B]sudo apt-file update && apt-file list vlc | grep -i qt[/B]
phonon-backend-vlc: /usr/lib/qt4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
phonon-backend-vlc-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/qt4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
vlc: /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/gui/libqt4_plugin.so
vlc-data: /usr/share/doc/vlc-nox/libvlc/QtPlayer/QtVLC.pro
vlc-data: /usr/share/doc/vlc-nox/libvlc/QtPlayer/main.cpp
vlc-data: /usr/share/doc/vlc-nox/libvlc/QtPlayer/player.cpp.gz
vlc-data: /usr/share/doc/vlc-nox/libvlc/QtPlayer/player.h
vlc-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/gui/libqt4_plugin.so

Are any of these files present elsewhere in the system? Of course, the "incompatible Qt library" error may be the result of some other library collision, one without "qt" in its name. I'm just kind of guessing here. That certainly is a rather helpful error message, no? </sarcasm>

Perhaps if you wade through the voluminous output of

Code:

strace vlc

you could find exactly where it craps out.

**kubicle** · Jan 20, 2014, 04:12 AM

I don't currently have neon installed, but it is probably configured to use qt5 (and vlc uses qt4, hence the incorrect library version).

I don't know whether it's possible to run vlc in neon by setting $LD_LIBRARY_PATH explicitly for vlc to include qt4.

**NoWorries** · Jan 21, 2014, 12:13 AM

Thanks for the replies and I am beginning to think that VLC is still work in progress.

Using SteveRiley's comand, I get exactly the same output with qt4 in the list. When I list all the installed packages with VLC in the Muon search, I get the list attached.
This shows that, as pointed out by kubicle, qt5 is in some of the packages used by VLC. From this, I expect to see a project-neon-vlc in the future. I have a project-neon-dragon currently installed and this works quite well - so all is not lost.

Updates are always coming in, and today I noticed an update to project-neon-phonon-vlc, but that made no difference. Still lots of fun seeing the progress being made

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**NoWorries** · Jun 26, 2014, 05:47 AM

It is some time since I have reported my progress with neon. To start with, I installed the neon5 iso from here. I had some difficulty with the installation in a separate partition on my Compaq Presario All-in-One. When I booted from the installation USB, I got the message: gfxboot.C32: not a COM32R image. To get it to install, I found that I had to hit the tab key and this gave a list of options. The first was live and this stated the installation. I then had problems with running two systems on this desktop. I eventually found that a partition BIOSGrub was the culprit and when I totolly rebuilt the system without this partition, I got consistent performance. I also found that the iso installed correctly without the gfxboot . . . message.

I am doing this post from the neon5 system and I have installed most of my favourite applications. I organize my desktop with applications that I launch by placing them in a panel on the left of the desktop. This is shown in the graphic below. Dolphin has a new icon which is below Skype. The Konsole is at the bottom and the System Setting is above muon.

The only major problem that I have had with Dolphin is that it does not provide the option to create a directory! One aspect that surprises me is that plasmashell is taking 49% of the processing load and I am sure that this has an impact on video and desktop refresh.!!!!

I have been able to play DVD's and other multimedia files. I can use Gwenview and Gimp plus all the applications listed on the panel. Currently the number of Widgets is limited. For the case of the analoque clock, it cannot be located on the RHS of the desktop because the control handle progressively moves away from the clock as it is shifted to the right

Significant progress has been made and I look forward to the above current show stoppers being fixed and more Widgets added.

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**NoWorries** · Jul 09, 2014, 05:28 AM

It is now a couple of weeks since my last report on neon. Each day I find that there are over 80 updates with only a smattering of new packages. A times, I have to get used to being logged out during the upgrade process and I then have to log-in again.

I have noticed that all the packages I have are for a 32B system and I have not been able to find a 64B iso to correct this. For some time, I had problems with muon package manager not being able to find packages. If, for example, I put kde in the search window, nothing would be listed. To resolve this, I downloaded a more recent iso build and did a re-install. This still had 32B packages, but thankfully muon now works as it should.

The previous problem that I had with plasmashell using excessive CPU cycles is no longer present. It is no longer active, so the System Monitor now gives:

What hasn't changed with System Monitor is its display of System Load which should give a graphical display. Instead it gives:

Which is the Processing Table contents shown in the window for the graph. If I exit the System monitor in this mode and start it again, I get the black window for the graphical display, but no graph as shown below:

So this aspect is definitely work in progress and I feel sure that the developers are aware of this.

The final problem that I feel is worth mentioning is that regarding widgets for the desktop. For example, if I add the Waste Bin, it is located at the top of the screen and it is not possible to access the item to move and scale it. On the other hand, the analogue clock is placed on the left and I can access the movement handle, but as I move it to the right, it moves away from the clock. The clock cannot then be moved past the centre of the screen.

I can use many applications on this system, ranging from multimedia, office and graphic work. So great progress is being made and I enjoy seeing the progress being made

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**GreyGeek** · Jul 09, 2014, 01:27 PM

Interesting report! Thanks
I may have to install it in a guest OS.

**NoWorries** · Jul 10, 2014, 03:59 AM

Thanks GG, hope you find it interesting and it doesn't give you more grey hairs.

I found out this morning after another lot of updates, that plasmashell was back again. This time it uses slightly less CPU but Xorg is now using more CPU as shown in the following System Monitor output:

At least this time I do not get video tearing. I am still unclear about the role off plasmashell even after doing a search about its purpose

. It would certainly need to be important since it is using so much processing

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**ronw** · Jul 10, 2014, 08:07 AM

Which PPA are you using NoWorries?

/kf5 currently wants to remove the plasma-neon5-live-session package, which would break everything.

**NoWorries** · Jul 10, 2014, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by ronw View Post

Which PPA are you using NoWorries?

I actually did not use a ppa for the installation. I downloaded an iso image and used Startup Disk Creator to form a bootable usb. One recent announcement has an iso that can be downloaded.

I would suggest that you use a separate partition on a computer that is not critical as this is still very experimental. After installation, my first action is to launch muon and go to Settings > Software Sources > Other Software and enable Canonical Partners and 3rd Party software. This gives access to packages for multimedia, graphics, etc. Hope you are successful with this installation.

**NickStone** · Jul 11, 2014, 05:26 AM

For those who cannot install Plasma next or simply don't want to here's a video demonstrating it.

**NickStone** · Jul 11, 2014, 05:52 AM

Want to see a funky kde?

This guy has too much time on his hands.

**ronw** · Jul 11, 2014, 06:06 AM

Originally posted by NoWorries View Post

I actually did not use a ppa for the installation. I downloaded an iso image and used Startup Disk Creator to form a bootable usb.

The iso install didn't install this ppa?

Code:

ronw@neon:~$ l /etc/apt/sources.list.d
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 11 07:57 ./
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 28 15:11 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   57 Jul  4 12:54 ubuntu-defaults.list
ronw@neon:~$ 
ronw@neon:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-defaults.list 
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/neon/kf5/ubuntu trusty main

**GreyGeek** · Jul 11, 2014, 11:43 AM

Thanks for the ISO link. I'm downloading it now and will install it as a guest OS in VirtualBox.

**NoWorries** · Jul 11, 2014, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by ronw View Post

The iso install didn't install this ppa?

Code:

ronw@neon:~$ l /etc/apt/sources.list.d
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 11 07:57 ./
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 28 15:11 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   57 Jul  4 12:54 ubuntu-defaults.list
ronw@neon:~$ 
ronw@neon:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-defaults.list 
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/neon/kf5/ubuntu trusty main

I have just used muon to list my sources and this is shown below;

As you can see, I also have the neon/kf5.... that you have.

Also, I forgot to mention that when selecting Try Kubuntu, I found that the installation can be started by selecting System and this gives the install option.

I must confess, that I am dissappointed that I do not have any alternative launch menu. I find that I can operate much faster with the classic menu.

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