Hi,

I am not able to install Digikam 5.x on KDE Neon. Have anyone else experienced the same problem? There are some dependency problem, but it might be that I just have to reinstall Neon. Can anyone confirm that there should be no issues with installing it before I wipe my drive and install a fresh version?
Thanks

dajomu

What problem exactly you have? Do you tried solving the dependencies with apt -f install?

Not sure about Neon, but I know that Sid offered to remove digikam this morning so I'd imagine there's some development going on. Might be best to wait a day or two.

mitsu4ever wrote:What problem exactly you have? Do you tried solving the dependencies with apt -f install?

Hi,

Yes I tried that. Did not work either

Paste the log when you try to solve the dependencies. I don't think de problem is Neon really.

I ended up replacing Neon with ubuntu since I need Digikam. I'll try Neon later on.

mitsu4ever wrote:Paste the log when you try to solve the dependencies. I don't think de problem is Neon really.

Here are the dependencies which are unnsolved

neon@neon:~$ sudo apt-get install digikam5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Starting pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 2
Starting 2 pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 2
Investigating (0) digikam5 [ amd64 ] < none -> 4:5.1.0-xenial~ppa1 > ( graphics )
Broken digikam5:amd64 Depends on libkf5kipi31.0.0 [ amd64 ] < none -> 16.08.0-0neon+16.04+build11 > ( libs )
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Reinst Failed early because of libkf5kipi-data:amd64
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Broken digikam5:amd64 Depends on libmarblewidget-qt5-23 [ amd64 ] < none -> 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2 > ( universe/libs ) (>= 4:15.12.0)
Considering libmarblewidget-qt5-23:amd64 0 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Re-Instated marble-data:amd64
Reinst Failed early because of libastro1:amd64
Investigating (0) kipi-plugins5 [ amd64 ] < none -> 4:5.1.0-xenial~ppa1 > ( graphics )
Broken kipi-plugins5:amd64 Depends on libkf5kipi31.0.0 [ amd64 ] < none -> 16.08.0-0neon+16.04+build11 > ( libs )
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to kipi-plugins5:amd64 0
Holding Back kipi-plugins5:amd64 rather than change libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64
Investigating (1) digikam5 [ amd64 ] < none -> 4:5.1.0-xenial~ppa1 > ( graphics )
Broken digikam5:amd64 Depends on libkf5kipi31.0.0 [ amd64 ] < none -> 16.08.0-0neon+16.04+build11 > ( libs )
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Considering libkf5kipi31.0.0:amd64 2 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Broken digikam5:amd64 Depends on libmarblewidget-qt5-23 [ amd64 ] < none -> 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2 > ( universe/libs ) (>= 4:15.12.0)
Considering libmarblewidget-qt5-23:amd64 0 as a solution to digikam5:amd64 9999
Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
digikam5 : Depends: libkf5kipi31.0.0 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libmarblewidget-qt5-23 (>= 4:15.12.0) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kipi-plugins5 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I also just switched to KDE NEON (installed NEON REPO in a preexisting 16.04 Kubuntu Installation). And am similarly unable to install digikam5:

Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
digikam5 : Depends: libkf5kipi31.0.0 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libmarblewidget-qt5-23 (>= 4:15.12.0) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kipi-plugins5 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I'll be sticking with NEON, but I wonder if OP solved the problem by switching back to Kubuntu?

vtpoet wrote:I also just switched to KDE NEON (installed NEON REPO in a preexisting 16.04 Kubuntu Installation). And am similarly unable to install digikam5:

Please don't ask for help here then. This isn't supported:

Can I turn Kubuntu into KDE neon with a PPA?

We recommend that you install a fresh KDE neon from the provided ISO images. But you can indeed add an APT repository to switch from Kubuntu to KDE neon. This is absolutely not tested or supported. If things take a turn for the worse you are expected to be knowledgable enough to repair your system on your own. A web search should quickly give you relevant information on how to do this.

https://neon.kde.org/faq

//Please don't ask for help here then. This isn't supported://

Right. Okay. First of all, that's https://neon.kde.org/faq and not .

Second, I didn't ask for help. I wondered if the original OP solved his problem by reinstalling Kubuntu.

Third, and last I checked, this forum isn't called kde.neon.org or neon.kde.org but kde.org, and if I had asked for support it would be because I'm using KDE.

And fourth, there's nothing stipulating that KDE users only get to ask for help when using a pre-approved version of KDE.

vtpoet wrote:

Enjoy your life.

Hi
I tried installing a new version of Neon bit it still did not work. Then I installed Kubuntu and used the backport ppa, but my system became unstable. I have now installed Linuc Mint KDE beta, and thing seem to be working fine. It is not as fast as Neon though. As soon as digikam works on Neon I will reinstall it.

Dajomu

I am pretty sure you'll need to drop the pin we have put into kipi /etc/apt/preferences.d/99-neon-kipi to get it to upgrade.

Wondering if NEON devs will eventually upgrade NEON to kipi-plugins5 (and related dependencies)? -- or whether that's not in their checklist?

It also occurred to me that digikam5 (along with other similar dependency-fussy apps like calibre) really ought to consider something like snappy or flatpak. Pick one. I don't care. I've got both packagers installed -- Betamax & VHS. I'm ready to go.