Kazam doesn't start

[Erik Nijenhuis]

When I start kazam on Ubuntu 20.04 (tried version from snap and apt) the application crashes due to missing the xdg.BaseDirectory module.

The exact error message is:
WARNING Kazam - Failed to correctly detect operating system.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/kazam", line 148, in <module>
    from kazam.app import KazamApp
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/app.py", line 35, in <module>
    from kazam.backend.prefs import *
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/backend/prefs.py", line 26, in <module>
    from xdg.BaseDirectory import xdg_config_home
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'xdg.BaseDirectory'

The python module version of xdg is 5.1.1 which seems the latest I can get (https://pypi.org/project/xdg/#history).

Regards,

Erik Nijenhuis

[Erik Nijenhuis (maclotsen)]

Forgot to mention the version of Kazam I used: kazam 1.4.5 'NCC-80102'

[niknah (hankin0)]

kazam uses "pyxdg", not "xdg"

xdg.BaseDirectory is provided by the python3-xdg package. It should be installed with the kazam package.

[Erik Nijenhuis (maclotsen)]

I'm also using that package for a project I'm developing. Already have it installed.

apt -s install python3-xdg
OPMERKING: Dit is slechts een simulatie!
    Voor daadwerkelijke uitvoering heeft apt beheerdersrechten nodig.
    Houd er ook rekening mee dat vergrendeling is uitgeschakeld.
    Steun dus niet op haar relevantie voor de huidige concrete situatie!
Pakketlijsten worden ingelezen... Klaar
Boom van vereisten wordt opgebouwd
De statusinformatie wordt gelezen... Klaar
python3-xdg is reeds de nieuwste versie (0.26-1ubuntu1).
python3-xdg staat ingesteld op handmatig geïnstalleerd.
0 opgewaardeerd, 0 nieuw geïnstalleerd, 0 te verwijderen en 58 niet opgewaardeerd.

[Erik Nijenhuis (maclotsen)]

Sorry for the dutch.

apt -s install python3-xdg
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
python3-xdg is already the newest version (0.26-1ubuntu1).
python3-xdg set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 58 not upgraded.

[niknah (hankin0)]

You may also have the "xdg" package installed somewhere else. Both pyxdg & xdg provide the "xdg" namespace. There is a conflict here...
https://github.com/srstevenson/xdg/issues/35

Either remove it or use python venv
sudo pip3 uninstall xdg

or venv...
https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/

[Erik Nijenhuis (maclotsen)]

Thanks, that did the job!