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kde4libs package

unable to launch atlantik in kde4

Bug #218138 reported by smlx
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
kde4libs (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Yuriy Kozlov
Hardy
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

after installing atlantik from the repos, I am unable to launch it:
 - selecting it from the application launcher menu fails silently
 - Alt-F2 to bring up krunner and typing 'atlantik' <enter> works, but if I type just part of the word 'atlanti' and hit <enter>, it will fail with "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/bin/atlantik'."

looks like the launcher tries to find the programme in the wrong location...?

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Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov) wrote :

Thank you for filing this bug. I can confirm this on current Hardy. I can launch Atlantik from konsole, but not from kickoff or krunner. For some reason atlantik is installed to /usr/games, while the desktop file probably points to /usr/bin/atlantik

Changed in kdegames:
status: New → Confirmed
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Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov) wrote :

This actually affects all KDE3 games that are installed to /usr/games, and is caused by this line in kubuntu_01_kde3_menu_applications.diff

+ if (kde3application && !m_strExec.startsWith("/"))
+ m_strExec = "/usr/bin/"+m_strExec;

Changed in kdegames:
assignee: nobody → yuriy-kozlov
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov) wrote :

Attaching a patch against kde4libs to launch kde 3 games from /usr/games/.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package kde4libs - 4:4.0.4-0ubuntu1~hardy3

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kde4libs (4:4.0.4-0ubuntu1~hardy3) hardy-backports; urgency=low

  * Modified debian/patches/kubuntu_01_kde3_menu_applications.diff to
    launch KDE 3 games correctly, since they are installed to /usr/games
    and not /usr/bin (LP: #218138)

 -- Yuriy Kozlov <email address hidden> Mon, 12 May 2008 23:01:47 -0400

Changed in kde4libs:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov) wrote :

Attaching a debdiff against kde4libs 4.0.3 for hardy-updates.

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Jonathan Riddell (jr) wrote :

Accepted into hardy-proposed, please fix.

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Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov) wrote :

TEST CASE:
1. Install the package atlantik
2. Hit Alt+F2 to bring up krunner
3. Type in atlantik
4. Double click on Atlantik/KDE3 (Application)
5. Without the patch, error message says "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/bin/atlantik'." with the patch, atlantik starts correctly.
Similarly for any other KDE 3 game.

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Martin Böhm (martin.bohm) wrote :

I have tested the fix. It seems to launch Atlantik alright, but it still displays several glitches:

1. Krunner stays open the whole time Atlantik is open.
2. Krunner still displays the error message after Atlantik is closed.

Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in kde4libs:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Fix Committed
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Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov) wrote :

Martin,
As we discussed, you get a different error message and I think that is a separate problem, see bug 184337. I don't think your "new" error message is related to this patch, but please test if you get it with various KDE3 and 4 applications with and without the patch.

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Copied to hardy-updates.

Changed in kde4libs:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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