[gentoo-user] Re: Borked network connections on KDE apps (ftp, fish)

[Jonathan Callen]

On 03/16/2017 04:38 AM, Mick wrote:
> I updated one box with the latest stable KDE and discovered that
> Konqueror/Dolphin will no longer connect to ftp or sftp servers.
>
> depclean showed up and uninstalled a lot of packages, which I let it do
> thinking they are no longer needed in the latest version of KDE, probably
> because their functionality was merged with other packages:
>
> 1489518204:  *** emerge --verbose --quiet-build=n --ask --depclean
> 1489518204:  >>> depclean
> 1489518253: === Unmerging... (media-fonts/font-misc-ethiopic-1.0.3)
> 1489518278:  >>> unmerge success: media-fonts/font-misc-ethiopic-1.0.3
> 1489518278: === Unmerging... (media-fonts/font-cursor-misc-1.0.3)
> 1489518290:  >>> unmerge success: media-fonts/font-cursor-misc-1.0.3
> 1489518290: === Unmerging... (virtual/krb5-0-r1)
> 1489518294:  >>> unmerge success: virtual/krb5-0-r1
> 1489518294: === Unmerging... (net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.11-r200)
> 1489518301:  >>> unmerge success: net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.11-r200
> 1489518301: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdebase-runtime-meta-16.04.3)
> 1489518306:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdebase-runtime-meta-16.04.3
> 1489518306: === Unmerging... (media-fonts/font-xfree86-type1-1.0.4)
> 1489518319:  >>> unmerge success: media-fonts/font-xfree86-type1-1.0.4
> 1489518319: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/renamedlg-plugins-16.04.3)
> 1489518326:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/renamedlg-plugins-16.04.3
> 1489518326: === Unmerging... (app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.14.2)
> 1489518333:  >>> unmerge success: app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.14.2
> 1489518333: === Unmerging... (sys-apps/paxctl-0.9)
> 1489518339:  >>> unmerge success: sys-apps/paxctl-0.9
> 1489518339: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdebugdialog-16.04.3)
> 1489518391:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdebugdialog-16.04.3
> 1489518391: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kimgio-16.04.3)
> 1489518399:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kimgio-16.04.3
> 1489518399: === Unmerging... (app-misc/geoclue-2.4.4)
> 1489518405:  >>> unmerge success: app-misc/geoclue-2.4.4
> 1489518405: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdesu-16.04.3)
> 1489518413:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdesu-16.04.3
> 1489518413: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kfile-16.04.3)
> 1489518421:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kfile-16.04.3
> 1489518421: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/phonon-kde-16.04.3)
> 1489518431:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/phonon-kde-16.04.3
> 1489518431: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kstart-16.04.3)
> 1489518440:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kstart-16.04.3
> 1489518440: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kmimetypefinder-16.04.3)
> 1489518448:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kmimetypefinder-16.04.3
> 1489518448: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kpasswdserver-16.04.3)
> 1489518457:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kpasswdserver-16.04.3
> 1489518457: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kquitapp-16.04.3)
> 1489518467:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kquitapp-16.04.3
> 1489518467: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdebase-data-16.04.3)
> 1489518477:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdebase-data-16.04.3
> 1489518477: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/keditfiletype-16.04.3)
> 1489518485:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/keditfiletype-16.04.3
> 1489518485: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kiconfinder-16.04.3)
> 1489518493:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kiconfinder-16.04.3
> 1489518493: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/solid-runtime-16.04.3)
> 1489518500:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/solid-runtime-16.04.3
> 1489518500: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/knewstuff-16.04.3)
> 1489518509:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/knewstuff-16.04.3
> 1489518509: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdontchangethehostname-16.04.3)
> 1489518516:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdontchangethehostname-16.04.3
> 1489518516: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdebase-desktoptheme-16.04.3)
> 1489518524:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdebase-desktoptheme-16.04.3
> 1489518524: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdebase-menu-icons-16.04.3)
> 1489518532:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdebase-menu-icons-16.04.3
> 1489518532: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/ktraderclient-16.04.3)
> 1489518541:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/ktraderclient-16.04.3
> 1489518541: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kreadconfig-16.04.3)
> 1489518549:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kreadconfig-16.04.3
> 1489518549: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/plasma-runtime-16.04.3)
> 1489518560:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/plasma-runtime-16.04.3
> 1489518560: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/knotify-16.04.3)
> 1489518569:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/knotify-16.04.3
> 1489518569: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kcmshell-16.04.3)
> 1489518578:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kcmshell-16.04.3
> 1489518578: === Unmerging... (kde-apps/kdebase-menu-16.04.3)
> 1489518586:  >>> unmerge success: kde-apps/kdebase-menu-16.04.3
> 1489518586: === Unmerging... (dev-libs/json-glib-1.2.2)
> 1489518593:  >>> unmerge success: dev-libs/json-glib-1.2.2
> 1489518593: === Unmerging... (sys-devel/binutils-2.25.1-r1)
> 1489518602:  >>> unmerge success: sys-devel/binutils-2.25.1-r1
> 1489518602: === Unmerging... (sys-apps/keyutils-1.5.9-r1)
> 1489518608:  >>> unmerge success: sys-apps/keyutils-1.5.9-r1
> 1489518608: === Unmerging... (kde-frameworks/kactivities-4.13.3-r2)
> 1489518616:  >>> unmerge success: kde-frameworks/kactivities-4.13.3-r2
> 1489518616: === Unmerging... (dev-libs/libverto-0.2.5-r1)
> 1489518622:  >>> unmerge success: dev-libs/libverto-0.2.5-r1
> 1489518622: === Unmerging... (dev-libs/libev-4.23)
> 1489518628:  >>> unmerge success: dev-libs/libev-4.23
> 1489518628:  *** exiting successfully.
> 1489518629:  *** terminating.
>
> On another box I did not notice this behaviour, but there are some differences
> between them in terms of applications installed.  Both have the same portage
> profile:
>
> default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/plasma
>
> Is it a matter of waiting for a while for the new KDE apps to move into
> stable, or should I be reinstalling some of the above packages?
>

Have you rebooted (or at least logged out of KDE) since you upgraded?

Sometimes KDE has issues with network connections after an upgrade, as
some parts are still running with the old code and other parts with the
new, until you log out of your session.

-- 
Jonathan Callen