Looking for openSUSE package for Zim the deskto wiki

[malcolmlewis]

malcolmlewis;2044638 Wrote:
> Hi
> There isn't an old instance of zim running is there?

Hello Checked that in top since that was all I could think it might
mean. But there is no instance of zim and nothing that I can see even
remotely related. Also the unit's been rebooted since and I've started
with new sessions, still same feedback messages.

> Your running 11.1 KDE4.1 or KDE3.5? (Although I'm using Gnome)

It's a new install of the latest 11.1 with KDE (4.3 now). Thanks again
for your attention, it's very kind.

Hi
All the perl bits are build on the OBS, there is an earlier version of
xim, however I changed it to a noarch package which is still scheduled
to build.

If you go to the following link and download the perl modules (not
zim though) and then run through the install routine (sudo rpm
-Uhv ....) again
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...USE_11.1/i586/

If you open a konsole and run the command;

ps -ef |grep zim

There should be three running when it starts.

See how the above goes, then report back.

Another thought, have you unistalled the previous version from user ab
from your system? If not please do that.

Hi
There is a package on the OBS 'zim-0.28-8.1.noarch.rpm' can you try
that one

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[TeaSwigger]

Hello malcolmlewis - great to zim more readily available for SuSE.

Unfortunately I still get:

Could not setup daemon: Address already in use at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.0/Zim/GUI/Daemon.pm line 159.

...instead of Zim.

Yes I ensured that everything was removed from my prior attempts including the relevant perl packages and ab's package before attempting install. Arr.

[TeaSwigger]

If it helps pin things down I tried launching zim as su (more exactly 'kdesu') and it fired right up.

[malcolmlewis]

If it helps pin things down I tried launching zim as su (more exactly
'kdesu') and it fired right up.

Hi
So in the past have you been changing permissions anywhere?

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[TeaSwigger]

Not knowingly - as I'm afraid I'd mess up something important I never change permissions on anything beyond my user files.

So sorry about all this. Wish I'd waited but I try not to cause any problems and try to compile anything I can't find myself first before asking, if needed, for a package.

If it works for root perhaps it'd work for another user and there is something in my user profile that's been messed up? Perhaps it'd be easier to migrate to a new user? I really don't understand what's going on.

[malcolmlewis]

Not knowingly - as I'm afraid I'd mess up something important I never
change permissions on anything beyond my user files.

So sorry about all this. Wish I'd waited but I try not to cause any
problems and try to compile anything I can't find myself first before
asking, if needed, for a package.

If it works for root perhaps it'd work for another user and there is
something in my user profile that's been messed up? Perhaps it'd be
easier to migrate to a new user? I really don't understand what's going
on.

Hi
Yes, try adding a test user and see if it's your current user profile

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[TeaSwigger]

Hi
Yes, try adding a test user and see if it's your current user profile

It works! Looks fine, even the modules (Spell check etc) seem to be working fine.

What's wrong with this user profile I have no idea, but since I haven't fully settled in yet, I will migrate to a new user profile. Again I'm sorry to have had this happen and thank you for helping to provide this package. Be assured I'll be getting a lot of use from it, just about daily in fact.

Cheers

[malcolmlewis]

malcolmlewis;2045423 Wrote:
> Hi
> Yes, try adding a test user and see if it's your current user profile
>

It works! Looks fine, even the modules (Spell check etc) seem to be
working fine.

What's wrong with this user profile I have no idea, but since I haven't
fully settled in yet, I will migrate to a new user profile. Again I'm
sorry to have had this happen and thank you for helping to provide this
package. Be assured I'll be getting a lot of use from it, just about
daily in fact.

Cheers

Hi
Glad you have it working Something in your home directory for sure.
Probably a hidden file (starting with a period), if your happy to
proceed with a new user enjoy

You could check to see if there is a .zim directory and remove that...

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[ab]

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Perhaps posting the output from strace would do the trick:

strace /path/to/zim >/tmp/zim.strace 2>&1

When it finishes failing post the /tmp/zim.strace file.

Good luck.





Malcolm wrote:
>

> malcolmlewis;2045423 Wrote:
>> Hi
>> Yes, try adding a test user and see if it's your current user profile
>>
>
> It works! Looks fine, even the modules (Spell check etc) seem to be
> working fine.
>
> What's wrong with this user profile I have no idea, but since I haven't
> fully settled in yet, I will migrate to a new user profile. Again I'm
> sorry to have had this happen and thank you for helping to provide this
> package. Be assured I'll be getting a lot of use from it, just about
> daily in fact.
>
> Cheers
>

> Hi
> Glad you have it working Something in your home directory for sure.
> Probably a hidden file (starting with a period), if your happy to
> proceed with a new user enjoy
>
> You could check to see if there is a .zim directory and remove that...
>
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[TeaSwigger]

Hello malcolm & ab, Zim is working perfectly in my new user profile. In case it might be helpful to someone else though, I logged back in to the old user profile (in which Zim was not working) and tried the suggestions:

Hi
Glad you have it working Something in your home directory for sure.
Probably a hidden file (starting with a period), if your happy to
proceed with a new user enjoy

You could check to see if there is a .zim directory and remove that...

We are only sort of right as it turns out. There was only an empty .zim folder in my user dir, apparently it didn't load that far to add more; removing it made no diff. But then I followed ab's post:

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Perhaps posting the output from strace would do the trick:

strace /path/to/zim >/tmp/zim.strace 2>&1

When it finishes failing post the /tmp/zim.strace file.

Good luck.

This resulted in a file that might be a problem posting as it's rather lengthy. Included was the error reported earlier, "Address already in use" bit. If you want me to post it anyway in whole or in part let me know. Looking in temp for it though I discovered a file, zim-(my user name)-gui-daemon, for which my user didn't have access rights to. Remembering the message mentioned 'daemon' I was overcome with mischief and removed it (sudo), then tried Zim. It worked! A new version of this temp file appeared, the same name but this time with my user having access rights.

The upshot may be that if someone tries installing Zim and experiences the error I received, try clearing that temp file.

Thanks again fellows, I appreciate the help.