This little window pops up every time I open a pdf file. The message translates into "Looking for additional software". If I wait a couple of seconds and let the dialog finish, KDE actually doesn't show the popup anymore - for this PDF. This behavior has only started after an update of my openSUSE 11.3 KDE 4.4 to 4.5 (from the 4.5 repo).

I had already opened a thread on this German forum, but supporters there were at the end of their wits. Still, we were able to observe a few things:

- It only happens with Okular, not e.g. with Gimp.
- Okular is set as the default app in system settings.
- The problem doesn't occur with a new user.
- The problem doesn't occur when opening a file from terminal, so there is no helpful terminal output.
- The problem doesn't occur when when I specify the app in the context menu.
- The problem is not limited to Dolphin. It also occurs when e.g. opening a downloaded PDF from DownThemAll! (FF extension), or one where I chose "Open with Ocular" from the FF download popup, or from Krusader.
- However, the behavior can not be observed with Konqueror (both file management and download -> open with Okular) or Nautilus.
- The problem persists after renaming the okular folder in ~/.kde4/share/apps/ or the two files in ~/.kde4/share/config/

The only other option I can think of is to rename more files. So my question is: Are there any more files that I could try renaming? Is there anything else you all could think of?

Thank you for your help!

Given that it doesn't happen with a new user, please run as your user, in a terminal with Okular closed:

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kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental

That dialog is not part of Okular, but most probably an OpenSUSE addition.
I'd suggest you to ask in the official OpenSUSE forums.

Ok I will! Thank you, guys.

@bcooksley: I did this and I didn't know what to look out for. Is this command supposed to fix it, or am I supposed to quote the output?
Would this still be relevant in the light of what pinotree said?

EDIT: Here you go.

The given command's output is irrelevant, however if the issue persists after running it, you need to follow Pinotree's advice and ask on the openSUSE Forums.

Ok, thanks for the clarification. It didn't help, so I did the right thing opening the thread in the openSUSE forum. I'll keep everybody posted.