KWrite quit working!

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In my ongoing quest to figure out how to tell KWrite that my ray-tracing file is not a PHP file, I decided to install the KWrite documentation so that I wouldn’t have to deal with my abysmal Internet service every time. It was version 4.8.5-2.4.3. At the same time, YaST suggested upgrading KWrite to 4.8.5-2.4.3 as well, so I accepted that.

Now KWrite fails to start, with the error message:

A KDE text-editor component could not be found.
Please check your KDE installation.

The KDE Crash Handler pops up, and I click Report Bug. I click Next. I click Yes (I remember what I was doing), select Every Time (does it crash again?), check What I was doing when the application “KWrite” crashed, and click Next.

It tells me that the generated crash information is not useful. I check Show backtrace content and it reads:

Application: KWrite (kdeinit4 (deleted)), signal: Segmentation fault
[Current thread is 1 (process 18803)]

Thread 1 (process 18803):
#0 0x429b2c80 in ?? ()

I click Install Debug Symbols, and nothing happens other than refreshing the dialog box. I tried the How to create useful crash reports link, but the package it says to look for in the backtrace isn’t there. I cannot find anything resembling KWrite debuginfo in the repositories.

I click Next, as there is nothing else left to do. I get the message:

This crash information is not useful enough, do you want to try to improve it? You will need to install some debugging packages.

I click Yes. It goes to the Crash Reporting Assistant, which just gives me the same routine that I just went through. I click Next again, and it tells me (again) that there’s not enough information, and I my only choices are Back (again!?) and Finish.

I saved what little was in the crash report. I’d like to add what some of the above info to the crash report, but that would require me to re-learn vi, because I don’t have KWrite to edit the file with! I’m going to see if I can figure out how to work the KDE Bugtracking System, but in the meantime, has anyone else had this experience? Anyone have any suggestions?

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So, I just installed the same kwrite-doc file and kwrite still works for me. Perhaps you could open up a terminal session and type in kwrite, then copy the error message from there and post it in a message here so we can see what it says. Normally kwrite will say nothing and just open up a blank editor. Also, run kwrite as standard users, don’t use root to open up kwrite.

Also, give us the terminal output from this:

zypper repos

Make sure to post the results in a code # block using the advanced forum message text editor here. It could be a repo problem or I don’t know what for sure, but we have got to start somewhere.

Thank You,

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It works! There is no error message. But it keeps printing ‘Enchant dict for “en_US” 0x*<various hexadecimal numbers>*’ over and over again on the terminal window.

# | Alias                     | Name                               | Enabled | Refresh
--+---------------------------+------------------------------------+---------+--------
1 | openSUSE-12.2-1.6         | openSUSE-12.2-1.6                  | Yes     | No     
2 | repo-debug                | openSUSE-12.2-Debug                | No      | Yes    
3 | repo-debug-update         | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Debug         | No      | Yes    
4 | repo-debug-update-non-oss | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No      | Yes    
5 | repo-non-oss              | openSUSE-12.2-Non-Oss              | Yes     | Yes    
6 | repo-oss                  | openSUSE-12.2-Oss                  | Yes     | Yes    
7 | repo-source               | openSUSE-12.2-Source               | No      | Yes    
8 | repo-update               | openSUSE-12.2-Update               | Yes     | Yes    
9 | repo-update-non-oss       | openSUSE-12.2-Update-Non-Oss       | Yes     | Yes
4

Could you also post the result of

su -
zypper lp
5 
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-12.2-Update' metadata ....................[done]
Building repository 'openSUSE-12.2-Update' cache .........................[done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
The following software management updates will be installed first:

Repository           | Name              | Version | Category    | Status | Su->
---------------------+-------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-658 | 1       | recommended | needed | Pa->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-813 | 1       | recommended | needed | Pa->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2013-70  | 1       | recommended | needed | So->

The following updates are also available:

Repository           | Name              | Version | Category    | Status | Su->
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openSUSE-12.2-Update | 1176              | 1       | recommended | needed | gl->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-538 | 1       | security    | needed | Mo->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-550 | 1       | recommended | needed | le->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-551 | 1       | recommended | needed | Mo->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-552 | 1       | recommended | needed | ke->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-555 | 1       | recommended | needed | mc->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-557 | 1       | recommended | needed | md->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-559 | 1       | recommended | needed | xf->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-560 | 1       | recommended | needed | xf->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-562 | 1       | recommended | needed | ci->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-563 | 1       | recommended | needed | td->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-566 | 1       | recommended | needed | pl->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-567 | 1       | recommended | needed | vi->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-571 | 1       | recommended | needed | op->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-572 | 1       | recommended | needed | xo->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-573 | 1       | recommended | needed | pu->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-574 | 1       | recommended | needed | de->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-577 | 1       | security    | needed | gn->
openSUSE-12.2-Update | openSUSE-2012-580 | 1       | security    | needed | Me->
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Mea culpa on the first three, assuming that they correspond to the 3 updates on my task bar notification. I’ll see if that makes a difference.

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My Internet service is acting up again. I’ll try again as circumstance allows.

7

So where are we in this issue? Kwrite works or does not work? I see you have lots of updates that have not been performed and you never added in Packman either. Here is the update procedure I would take in KDE and YaST:

To fully upgrade, I would do the following tasks for openSUSE 12.2 using KDE:

1. Go to **YaST** (Enter Root Password) / **Software** / **Software Repository** and specify the URL addition of the **Packman **Repository "**http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.2/**" excluding the quotes if not already done.
2. Go to **YaST** (Enter Root Password) / **Software** / **Software Management** and select **Options** and check **Allow Vendor Change**.
3. Again, still in** Software Management** select **Package** / **All Packages** / **Update if newer version available** and press the** Accept** button on the bottom right.

Thank You,

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OK, so you have a rubbish internet.
But you really need to patch the system.
Of course, you could argue… the OS should work as installed from the DVD. And I would agree. And if you were not using the machine on the internet I guess that would be fine.
I don’t recall kwrite being buggy on the original DVD of 12.2, but then I usually just patch the system as soon as it’s up and running…

I guess you could try installing KATE ?

You might not want Packman from the repos if you have this internet issue
In which case,you might be better looking at this:

http://gstreamer.leuenberger.net/openSUSE_12.2/