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From: "»Q«" <boxcars@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] KDE Help Center in Plasma 5, "help:" protocol Unknown
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:00:21
Message-Id: 20160410025846.2cee0476@sepulchrave.remarqs
1 I get a message like the one below instead of any help content
2 whenever I try to use the KDE Help Center
3 (kde-plasma/khelpcenter-5.5.5). ISTM there must be something I don't
4 have installed but need to, but I can't figure out what it is. any
5 ideas?
6
7
8 The requested operation could not be completed
9 Cannot Initiate the help Protocol
10 Technical Reason: Unable to Launch Process
11
12 Details of the Request:
13 URL: help:/khelpcenter/help-system-handbook.html
14 Protocol: help
15 Date and Time: Saturday, April 9, 2016 11:37:12 PM CDT
16 Additional Information: Unable to create io-slave: klauncher said:
17 Unknown protocol 'help'. Description:
18
19 The program on your computer which provides access to the help protocol
20 could not be started. This is usually due to technical reasons.
21
22 Possible Causes:
23 The program which provides compatibility with this
24 protocol may not have been updated with your last update of KDE. This
25 can cause the program to be incompatible with the current version and
26 thus not start.
27 You may have encountered a bug in the program.
28
29 Possible Solutions:
30 Update your software to the latest version. Your
31 distribution should provide tools to update your software.
32 Contactt your appropriate computer support system, whether the system
33 administrator, or technical support group for further assistance.