KDE broken after dist-upgrade

Bug #524468 reported by GreatBunzinni
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #448705: akonadi server doesn't start at login. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

I've just upgraded KDE from Kubuntu's default repositories (ran sudo apt-get dist-upgrade) and now KDE Is completely broken. The session doesn't have a panel, there are no plasmoids and the right-click menu on the desktop doesn't open a right-click menu. Then I log into KDE the first thing that pops up is Akonadi error message, which displays a error log whose report I'll paste below:

Akonadi Server Self-Test Report
===============================

Test 1: SUCCESS
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Database driver found.
Details: The QtSQL driver 'QMYSQL' is required by your current Akonadi server configuration and was found on your system.

File content of '/home/rui/.config/akonadi/akonadiserverrc':
[%General]
Driver=QMYSQL
SizeThreshold=4096
ExternalPayload=false

[QMYSQL]
Name=akonadi
User=
Password=
Options="UNIX_SOCKET=/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/db_misc/mysql.socket"
ServerPath=/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi
StartServer=true
Host=

[Debug]
Tracer=null

Test 2: SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server found.
Details: You currently have configured Akonadi to use the MySQL server '/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi'.
Make sure you have the MySQL server installed, set the correct path and ensure you have the necessary read and execution rights on the server executable. The server executable is typically called 'mysqld', its locations varies depending on the distribution.

Test 3: SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server is executable.
Details: MySQL server found: /usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi Ver 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 for debian-linux-gnu on x86_64 ((Ubuntu))

Test 4: ERROR
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MySQL server log contains errors.
Details: The MySQL server error log file &apos;<a href='/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err'>/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err</a>&apos; contains errors.

File content of '/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err':
100219 14:59:24 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
100219 14:59:27 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 1812182
100219 14:59:27 [Warning] Can't open and lock time zone table: Table 'mysql.time_zone_leap_second' doesn't exist trying to live without them
100219 14:59:27 [ERROR] Can't open and lock privilege tables: Table 'mysql.servers' doesn't exist
100219 14:59:27 [ERROR] Cannot open mysql.db
100219 14:59:27 [ERROR] Cannot open mysql.user
100219 14:59:27 [ERROR] Cannot open mysql.event
100219 14:59:27 [ERROR] Event Scheduler: An error occurred when initializing system tables.
100219 14:59:27 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi: ready for connections.
Version: '5.1.37-1ubuntu5-log' socket: '/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/db_misc/mysql.socket' port: 0 (Ubuntu)

Test 5: SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server default configuration found.
Details: The default configuration for the MySQL server was found and is readable at <a href='/etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf'>/etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf</a>.

File content of '/etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf':
#
# Global Akonadi MySQL server settings,
# These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
#
# Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp <email address hidden>
#
[mysqld]
skip_grant_tables
skip_networking

# strict query parsing/interpretation
# TODO: make Akonadi work with those settings enabled
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables,strict_all_tables,strict_error_for_division_by_zero,no_auto_create_user,no_auto_value_on_zero,no_engine_substitution,no_zero_date,no_zero_in_date,only_full_group_by,pipes_as_concat
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables

# use InnoDB for transactions and better crash recovery
default_storage_engine=innodb
# case-insensitive table names, avoids trouble on windows
lower_case_table_names=1
character_set_server=latin1
collation_server=latin1_general_ci
table_cache=200
thread_cache_size=3
log_bin=mysql-bin
expire_logs_days=3
#sync_bin_log=0
# error log file name, relative to datadir
log_error=mysql.err
log_warnings=2
# log all queries, useful for debugging but generates an enormous amount of data
#log=mysql.full
# log queries slower than n seconds, log file name relative to datadir (for debugging only)
#log_slow_queries=mysql.slow
#long_query_time=1
# log queries not using indices, debug only, disable for production use
#log_queries_not_using_indexes=1
# maximum blob size
max_allowed_packet=32M
max_connections=256
# makes sense when having the same query multiple times
# makes no sense with prepared statements and/or transactions
query_cache_type=0
query_cache_size=0

innodb_file_per_table=1
innodb_log_buffer_size=1M
innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M
# messure database size and adjust
# SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");
innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M
# size of average write burst, keep Innob_log_waits small, keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)
innodb_log_file_size=64M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2

Test 6: SKIP
--------

MySQL server custom configuration not available.
Details: The custom configuration for the MySQL server was not found but is optional.

Test 7: SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server configuration is usable.
Details: The MySQL server configuration was found at <a href='/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf'>/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf</a> and is readable.

File content of '/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf':
#
# Global Akonadi MySQL server settings,
# These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
#
# Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp <email address hidden>
#
[mysqld]
skip_grant_tables
skip_networking

# strict query parsing/interpretation
# TODO: make Akonadi work with those settings enabled
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables,strict_all_tables,strict_error_for_division_by_zero,no_auto_create_user,no_auto_value_on_zero,no_engine_substitution,no_zero_date,no_zero_in_date,only_full_group_by,pipes_as_concat
#sql_mode=strict_trans_tables

# use InnoDB for transactions and better crash recovery
default_storage_engine=innodb
# case-insensitive table names, avoids trouble on windows
lower_case_table_names=1
character_set_server=latin1
collation_server=latin1_general_ci
table_cache=200
thread_cache_size=3
log_bin=mysql-bin
expire_logs_days=3
#sync_bin_log=0
# error log file name, relative to datadir
log_error=mysql.err
log_warnings=2
# log all queries, useful for debugging but generates an enormous amount of data
#log=mysql.full
# log queries slower than n seconds, log file name relative to datadir (for debugging only)
#log_slow_queries=mysql.slow
#long_query_time=1
# log queries not using indices, debug only, disable for production use
#log_queries_not_using_indexes=1
# maximum blob size
max_allowed_packet=32M
max_connections=256
# makes sense when having the same query multiple times
# makes no sense with prepared statements and/or transactions
query_cache_type=0
query_cache_size=0

innodb_file_per_table=1
innodb_log_buffer_size=1M
innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M
# messure database size and adjust
# SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");
innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M
# size of average write burst, keep Innob_log_waits small, keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)
innodb_log_file_size=64M
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2

Test 8: SUCCESS
--------

akonadictl found and usable
Details: The program '/usr/bin/akonadictl' to control the Akonadi server was found and could be executed successfully.
Result:
Akonadi 1.3.1

Test 9: SUCCESS
--------

Akonadi control process registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Akonadi control process is registered at D-Bus which typically indicates it is operational.

Test 10: SUCCESS
--------

Akonadi server process registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Akonadi server process is registered at D-Bus which typically indicates it is operational.

Test 11: ERROR
--------

Nepomuk search service not registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Nepomuk search service is not registered at D-Bus which typically means it was not started or encountered a fatal error during startup.

Test 12: SUCCESS
--------

Server protocol version is recent enough.
Details: The server Protocol version is 23, which equal or newer than the required version 23.

Test 13: ERROR
--------

No resource agents found.
Details: No resource agents have been found, Akonadi is not usable without at least one. This usually means that no resource agents are installed or that there is a setup problem. The following paths have been searched: '/usr/share/akonadi/agents /usr/share/akonadi/agents'. The XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable is set to '/usr/share:/usr/share:/usr/local/share', make sure this includes all paths where Akonadi agents are installed to.

Directory listing of '/usr/share/akonadi/agents':
birthdaysresource.desktop
contactsresource.desktop
icalresource.desktop
imapresource.desktop
kabcresource.desktop
kcalresource.desktop
knutresource.desktop
kolabproxyresource.desktop
localbookmarksresource.desktop
maildirresource.desktop
maildispatcheragent.desktop
mboxresource.desktop
microblog.desktop
mtdummyresource.desktop
nepomukcalendarfeeder.desktop
nepomukcontactfeeder.desktop
nepomuktagresource.desktop
nntpresource.desktop
notesresource.desktop
pop3resource.desktop
vcarddirresource.desktop
vcardresource.desktop
Directory listing of '/usr/share/akonadi/agents':
birthdaysresource.desktop
contactsresource.desktop
icalresource.desktop
imapresource.desktop
kabcresource.desktop
kcalresource.desktop
knutresource.desktop
kolabproxyresource.desktop
localbookmarksresource.desktop
maildirresource.desktop
maildispatcheragent.desktop
mboxresource.desktop
microblog.desktop
mtdummyresource.desktop
nepomukcalendarfeeder.desktop
nepomukcontactfeeder.desktop
nepomuktagresource.desktop
nntpresource.desktop
notesresource.desktop
pop3resource.desktop
vcarddirresource.desktop
vcardresource.desktop

Environment variable XDG_DATA_DIRS is set to '/usr/share:/usr/share:/usr/local/share'

Test 14: SUCCESS
--------

No current Akonadi server error log found.
Details: The Akonadi server did not report any errors during its current startup.

Test 15: ERROR
--------

Previous Akonadi server error log found.
Details: The Akonadi server did report error during its previous startup into <a href='/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old'>/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old</a>.

File content of '/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old':
Control process died, committing suicide!

Test 16: SUCCESS
--------

No current Akonadi control error log found.
Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its current startup.

Test 17: ERROR
--------

Previous Akonadi control error log found.
Details: The Akonadi control process did report error during its previous startup into <a href='/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/akonadi_control.error.old'>/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/akonadi_control.error.old</a>.

File content of '/home/rui/.local/share/akonadi/akonadi_control.error.old':
D-Bus session bus went down - quitting

Revision history for this message
GreatBunzinni (greatbunzinni) wrote :

It appears that this problem was caused by a botched upgrade to KDE 4.4.0.

Revision history for this message
Monkey (monkey-libre) wrote :

I´ve assigned this bug to the kdebase package.

Thank You for making Ubuntu better.

affects: ubuntu → kdebase (Ubuntu)
Revision history for this message
Rohan Garg (rohangarg) wrote :

Well which repository have you added? also try and rename your .kde folder to something like : .kde_old : using a tty and then login with KDM.
Many users are experiencing this as there is a migration problem with the new packages.

Thanks for reporting the bug.

Changed in kdebase (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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GreatBunzinni (greatbunzinni) wrote :

I've managed to get KDE up and running by running an apt-get install --reinstall. Now the onlypending problem is the akonadi error. I'll post there about that problem.

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GreatBunzinni (greatbunzinni) wrote :

And I'll list my comment-less /etc/apt/sources.list in here:

deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted
deb-src http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted
deb-src http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe

deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports restricted main multiverse universe
deb-src http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
deb-src http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-proposed restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu karmic main

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