KRes-migrator runs, starting Akonadi on a clean install (wastes 25 MB RAM)

[Jonathan Thomas]

Binary package hint: kdepim-runtime

As it stands, the default KDE addressbook resource is a traditional .vcf file. This means that even on a clean install the KRes migrator will pop up on the first startup to convert this to an akonadi resource. This behavior presents an unnecessary dialog to the default install, cluttering the desktop. It also starts the entire akonadi stack for the purpose of running the migrator, wasting ~25-30 MB of RAM to convert this empty standard addressbook to an empty akonadi addressbook. It's a real detriment to the booting experience for KDE, and would be an excellent way to reduce the initial RAM usage of the default desktop.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman-f)]

Version: (using KDE 4.4.1)
OS: Linux
Installed from: Ubuntu Packages

On fresh KDE installations and/or new users, the KRes migrator pops up, converting the default resource to an Akonadi.

Shouldn't the default address book resource be an Akonadi resource by default? As it stands, the migrator popping up on clean installs clutters the initial desktop with an unnecessary popup, and wastes ~25 MB of RAM by starting up the entire akonadi stack. As it stands, this is a wart on the startup experience for KDE. (I hope I don't sound like I'm whining, though. Thanks for doing the work that you guys do.)

[Janet (bugzilla-kerridis)]

You lucky one got the converter started! Though it would be unnecessary if the default addressbook type would be set to akonadi, this is better than nothing. I got nothing, no converter on my installs. Kmail just didn't find the entries I made in kaddressbook after installation. No hint at all why. But the behaviour described by you and the behaviour described by me obviously have the same culprit. So the default addressbook type really should be an akonadi resource, and if it is just to not cause newbies headaches on trying to find out why their contacts are not accessible when they want to write a new mail.

[Franz-trischberger (franz-trischberger)]

Still present with kde-4.6.0 + kdepim-beta4.
With an additional oddity: kres-migrator-dialog pops up at EACH kde-startup, saying the "Default Address Book" was converted to akonadi, yet.

[Harald Sitter (apachelogger)]

Closing in favor of upstream report.

[9-christoph (9-christoph)]

Dear reporter, the resources handling got redone for KF5 and KF6 based PIM applications.

If you still encounter the issues you had in the past, please report them to the current maintained and updated PIM applications you use

Thanks a lot!