Cannot Install a Plasmoid

[anonprivate]

I have downloaded a launcher plasmoid file, but cannot install it.

I have tried the following methods, and both failed.

1. From Add New Widgets:

get new widget - install from local file - Plasmoid native plasma widget, etc.

2. Command line

plasmapkg -u widgetfile.plasmoid.


Where am I going wrong?

Ps. Plasmoid is for: AppMenu QML 1.6 Plasmoid Script

UPDATE:

It seems that I have installed it.

I am not sure which method was successful.

If a plasmoid is installed and I try to install it again, would this lead to an error message?

Ps. Is the definition of a plasmoid a programme that installs as a widget and enables the launching of applications

[anika200]

What errors are you getting when you try the command line method?

Installation
------------

Run the following in the main directory of the project:
plasmapkg -i .

[anonprivate]

What errors are you getting when you try the command line method?

Thank you for responding.

I have now installed the programme.

Best wishes.

A

[claydoh]

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[SteveRiley]

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[claydoh]

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mijrokl ta

I don't know how that happened. A pocket-post, lol! I was working at the time, on the fork lift actually. What's your excuse, Steve!

[anonprivate]

What errors are you getting when you try the command line method?

I would like to test the Big Lancelot launcher and have downloaded the file (skz file, compressed).

One method of installing the widget is to use the following method (according to the site), but it failed.

From the site:

'or in new widgets for plasma using the plasmoid kde instaler > install widget from local file > point to download folder > choose xxxxxx-BigLancelot.skz.'

Any idea why this method failed?

Thanks

[vinnywright]

vinny@vinnys-HP-G62:~$ apt search lancelot
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
plasma-widget-lancelot/trusty-updates 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1 amd64
  lancelot widget for Plasma

.skz is a SuperKaramba theme file where did you find it ?
kinda old stuff
plasma should support it however if you must....

vinny@vinnys-HP-G62:~$ apt search SuperKaramba 
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
plasma-scriptengine-superkaramba/trusty,now 4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  SuperKaramba theme support for the Plasma Workspaces

VINNY

[anonprivate]

vinny@vinnys-HP-G62:~$ apt search lancelot
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
plasma-widget-lancelot/trusty-updates 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1 amd64
  lancelot widget for Plasma

.skz is a SuperKaramba theme file where did you find it ?
kinda old stuff
plasma should support it however if you must....

vinny@vinnys-HP-G62:~$ apt search SuperKaramba 
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
plasma-scriptengine-superkaramba/trusty,now 4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  SuperKaramba theme support for the Plasma Workspaces

VINNY

Hi,

Thanks for responding.

I obtained the file from:

http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=112269

I did not know that it was old. I got the impression it was rather 'high tec'

I will delay the install until I have read your response.

Best wishes.

A

Ps. I am a little lost rather your codes (my lack of knowledge).

[vinnywright]

found it on kde-look ,,,,,,,,,try the method #2 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,from in the downlode directory

[h=3]mv *-BigLancelot.skz BigLancelot.skz ; plasmapkg --type=superkaramba -i BigLancelot.skz[/h]

good luck.



VINNY

[vinnywright]

Hi,

Thanks for responding.

I obtained the file from:

http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=112269

I did not know that it was old. I got the impression it was rather 'high tec'

I will delay the install until I have read your response.

Best wishes.

A

Ps. I am a little lost rather your codes (my lack of knowledge).

at the top of the page you posted a link to

Submitted: Sep 19 2009
Updated: Jun 19 2012

as to my "codes" those are apt searches for programs/packages ,,,,,,,,you can do this for any thing you may be looking for to see if it is avalable in your package manager (muon is the GUI form of it) apt-get and apt the CLI ver.
lets say we are looking for a image manipulation program ,,,,,,you can do

apt search image manipulation

in a konsole ,,,,,you will get a LOT of output ,, but in their you will find things like "gimp" (The GNU Image Manipulation Program) krita , imagemagick ,,,,,bla bla ,bla ,,,,,
when you find something interesting like gimp ,,,,then do

apt show gimp

and you will get detailed info on that program.

VINNY

[claydoh]

Hi,

Thanks for responding.

I obtained the file from:

http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=112269

I did not know that it was old. I got the impression it was rather 'high tec'

I will delay the install until I have read your response.

Best wishes.

A

Ps. I am a little lost rather your codes (my lack of knowledge).

What this thing is that you downloaded is a modification for the Lancelot launcher - it just makes some of the icons on the side a bit larger, as far as I can see. I am going to assume that Lancelot itself would need to be installed already. Again, it is not clear what it is exactly. Reading the description does list 3 dependencies that may be needed :
kdebindings-kde4
libkrosspython0
kdeplasma-addons


As this package is from 2012, there is a chance that these missing bits might not make this work.

Ps. Is the definition of a plasmoid a programme that installs as a widget and enables the launching of applications

plasmoid = plasma widget, so they can be interchanged.
In the Plasma Desktop everything on the desktop that is not a windowed application is considered a widget: panels, launchers, and other doodads all fall into this category.
Even the different sections on the panel are widgets that can be added, removed, moved around:
Your menu, systray, clock, taskbar, and other icons are all widgets added to the panel.

[claydoh]

found it on kde-look ,,,,,,,,,try the method #2 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,from in the downlode directory

[B]mv *-BigLancelot.skz BigLancelot.skz ; plasmapkg --type=superkaramba -i BigLancelot.skz[/B]

good luck.



VINNY

Muon Discover has as one of its nifty features the ability to browse and install things from kde-look.org - it has its own button at the bottom section. I think that Muon Discover is the perfect way for a new user to dip their toes into the water, so to speak.

[vinnywright]

Muon Discover has as one of its nifty features the ability to browse and install things from kde-look.org - it has its own button at the bottom section. I think that Muon Discover is the perfect way for a new user to dip their toes into the water, so to speak.

thanks ,,,,,,I was not aware of that as I dont like "muon discover" becose it dose not show every thing like muon package manager dose .

searching in muon discover will not show all the same stuff muon package manager dose .

VINNY

edit ,,,nor am I seeing a kde-look button ??

edit2 ,,,,however under "plasma desktop widgets" I did find "BigLancelot" go figure

[claydoh]

thanks ,,,,,,I was not aware of that as I dont like "muon discover" becose it dose not show every thing like muon package manager dose .

searching in muon discover will not show all the same stuff muon package manager dose .

VINNY

edit ,,,nor am I seeing a kde-look button ??

edit2 ,,,,however under "plasma desktop widgets" I did find "BigLancelot" go figure

But take into consideration the OP, a new user looking for applications and such. Not likely to be looking for libfoobar0 and linoox-image-whatever-blah and other "invisible" things