KDE text editor component missing

[isadora]

When i try to start a text editor "Kwrite" or "Kate", the system says " A KDE text-editor component could not be found. Please check your KDE installation."
If I try to start the application from a console, I have the same result and the following:
"Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated."
What does it mean? Did I choose wrong fonts for KDE? Why did this thing allowed me to do so?

[doktor5000]

Which media did you use to install Mageia, and which Mageia version do you use?

[rakitsa]

It is Mageia-3 64-bit, I installed it on a desktop computer using a DVD. The only problem I have is with opening text editors Kate and Kwrite (both give the same diagnostics). While Emacs opens without problems.

[doktor5000]

Can you please open a terminal and show the output of

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rpm -qa | grep -e kate -e kwrite

[isadora]

Can you please open a terminal and show the output of

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rpm -qa | grep -e kate -e kwrite

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~>rpm -qa|grep -e kate -e kwrite
kate-4.10.5-1.1.mga3
kwrite-4.10.5-1.1.mga3
kwrite-handbook-4.10.2-3.mga3
lib64kateinterfaces4-4.10.5-1.1.mga3
lib64katepartinterfaces4-4.10.2-3.mga3
kate-handbook-4.10.5-1.1.mga3
katepart-4.10.5-1.1.mga3
kate-plugin-pate-4.10.5-1.1.mga3
~>

[doktor5000]

Looks fine. What about

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rpm -qa | grep texteditor
ps -ef | grep dbus
dbus-launch kwrite

All should be executed as user.

[rakitsa]

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~>rpm -qa | grep texteditor
ktexteditor-4.10.5-1.1.mga3
lib64ktexteditor4-4.10.2-3.mga3
~>ps -ef | grep dbus
499        880     1  0 08:23 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation
rakitsa   1125     1  0 08:24 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session --sh-syntax
rakitsa   1132     1  0 08:24 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 4 --print-address 6 --session
rakitsa   3950  3935  0 08:33 pts/1    00:00:00 grep dbus
~>dbus-launch kwrite
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.                                                                                                                 
kdeinit4: Shutting down running client.                                                                             
klauncher: Exiting on signal 15                                                                                     
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
kbuildsycoca4 running...
QDBusObjectPath: invalid path ""
QObject::connect: Cannot connect (null)::deviceFound(Device*) to BlueDevilDaemon::deviceFound(Device*)
QObject::connect: Cannot connect QTimer::timeout() to (null)::stopDiscovery()
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
kded(4113): KDE Power Management system not initialized, another power manager has been detected
QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.6'
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.

A small window appears saying: A KDE text-editor component could not be found. Please check your KDE installation.

[davidwhodgins]

rakitsa, Please post the output of

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urpmq --list-media active

[jiml8]

I suggest you try strace (from the command line, "strace kate"). This will certainly tell you what is missing, though you might need to take some time to sort it all out.

[rakitsa]

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~>urpmq --list-media active
Core Release
Core Release (distrib1)
Core Updates (distrib3)
Nonfree Release (distrib11)
Tainted Release (distrib21)
Core 32bit Release (distrib31)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib32)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib36)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib41)
~>

[rakitsa]

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strace kate

gives extremely long and incomprehensible output. If I were able to understand such things, I would not seek help here

[davidwhodgins]

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~>urpmq --list-media active
Core Release
Core Release (distrib1)
Core Updates (distrib3)
Nonfree Release (distrib11)
Tainted Release (distrib21)
Core 32bit Release (distrib31)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib32)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib36)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib41)
~>

The first Core Release would be from the installation cd/dvd,
so It should likely be unselected, so the cd/dvd doesn't have
to be inserted, each time updates are being installed.

Every one of the remaining Release repositories, should have
a corresponding Updates repository enabled, so Nonfree Updates, Tainted Updates, Nonfree 32bit Updates,
and Tainted 32bit Updates, should all be enabled.

To enable them, either run drakrpm-edit-media, from the
command line (as root), or use mcc, Configure media sources.

Once they've been enabled, run (as root), urpmi --auto-update.

[jiml8]

gives extremely long and incomprehensible output. If I were able to understand such things, I would not seek help here

execute the command: (strace -f kate) &> straceoutput.txt then upload the file straceoutput.txt as an attachment here. Someone who knows the packaging can look at it and will be able to tell you what the problem is.

Alternatively, the command "strace -f -o straceoutput.txt kate" (without the quotes) should work, but on my system the -o option does not work properly so I am not in the habit of using it.

[rakitsa]

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~>urpmq --list-media active
Core Release
Core Release (distrib1)
Core Updates (distrib3)
Nonfree Release (distrib11)
Tainted Release (distrib21)
Core 32bit Release (distrib31)
Core 32bit Updates (distrib32)
Nonfree 32bit Release (distrib36)
Tainted 32bit Release (distrib41)
~>

The first Core Release would be from the installation cd/dvd,
so It should likely be unselected, so the cd/dvd doesn't have
to be inserted, each time updates are being installed.

Every one of the remaining Release repositories, should have
a corresponding Updates repository enabled, so Nonfree Updates, Tainted Updates, Nonfree 32bit Updates,
and Tainted 32bit Updates, should all be enabled.

To enable them, either run drakrpm-edit-media, from the
command line (as root), or use mcc, Configure media sources.

Once they've been enabled, run (as root), urpmi --auto-update.

THANK YOU! After updating the system, the Kate and Kwrite do work. There is however something which is still wrong with them. When I start Kate from the menu (by clicking the icon), it opens without any warning. If I start it from a command line, then it also opens, but gives the following warning:

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~>kate
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-google-droid-sans.conf", line 61: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-google-droid-sans.conf", line 96: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
~>

Of course, I can ignore this warning. i suppose that some fonts are missing or they are not configured properly?

[davidwhodgins]

Yes, it's a warning that can be ignored.
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9974

[davidwhodgins]

Adding solved to the subject. Thanks for the feedback.

[Ken-Bergen]

Adding solved to the subject. Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks for marking this as solved but please add [SOLVED] to the subject of your first post so that people don't have to read the whole thread only to find in the last post that it was solved.

[davidwhodgins]

I haven't used the forums very often, and I'm not clear on how to do that.
Or does rakitsa have to do it?

[isadora]

Davidwhodgins, marking the topic solved is simple as:
edit the subject/title of the first message in the topic, place [SOLVED] in front of the title/subject and it's done.

Did it for you this time, as a service.

[Latte]

Or does rakitsa have to do it?

But David is correct: only the thread opener can change the subject of the first posting.

[isadora]

Corrected.

[doktor5000]

Or does rakitsa have to do it?

But David is correct: only the thread opener can change the subject of the first posting.

Or a moderator or forum helper.