dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface `org.gnome.zeitgeist.Log' on object at path /org/gnome/zeitgeist/journal/activity

[Thomas Bechtold]

I tried to start "gnome-activity-journal" and got the following error:

$ gnome-activity-journal

** WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'GMountMountFlags' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'GDriveStartFlags' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gnome-activity-journal", line 97, in <module>
    from src.main import PortalWindow
  File "/usr/share/gnome-activity-journal/src/main.py", line 31, in <module>
    from activity_widgets import MultiViewContainer, TimelineViewContainer, ThumbViewContainer
  File "/usr/share/gnome-activity-journal/src/activity_widgets.py", line 41, in <module>
    from store import ContentStruct, CLIENT
  File "/usr/share/gnome-activity-journal/src/store.py", line 588, in <module>
    STORE = Store()
  File "/usr/share/gnome-activity-journal/src/store.py", line 411, in __init__
    days_population = CLIENT_EXTENSION.GetHistogramData()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zeitgeist/client.py", line 120, in _ProxyMethod
    lambda: getattr(self.__iface, name), *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zeitgeist/client.py", line 109, in _disconnection_safe
    return reconnecting_error_handler(e)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zeitgeist/client.py", line 107, in _disconnection_safe
    return method_getter()(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface `org.gnome.zeitgeist.Log' on object at path /org/gnome/zeitgeist/journal/activity

Checked the dbus-service with d-feet but there is no interface `org.gnome.zeitgeist.Log' , but there is `org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine' .

I have the following zeitgeist packages installed:

$ dpkg -l|grep zeitgeist
ii libqzeitgeist-dev 0.7.0-1build1 development files for libqzeitgeist
ii libqzeitgeist0 0.7.0-1build1 wrapper library around the Zeitgeist DBus API for Qt
ii libzeitgeist-1.0-1 0.3.12-1 library to access Zeitgeist - shared library
ii libzeitgeist-1.0-1-dbg 0.3.12-1 library to access Zeitgeist - debugging symbols
ii libzeitgeist-dev 0.3.12-1 library to access Zeitgeist - development files
ii libzeitgeist-doc 0.3.12-1 library to access Zeitgeist - documentation
ii python-zeitgeist 0.8.99~alpha2-2 event logging framework - Python bindings
ii zeitgeist 0.8.99~alpha2-2 event logging framework
ii zeitgeist-core 0.8.99~alpha2-2 event logging framework - engine
ii zeitgeist-datahub 0.8.0-1ubuntu1 event logging framework - passive logging daemon
ii zeitgeist-extension-fts 0.0.13-0ubuntu1 Extensions for zeitgeist engine - fts extension

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-activity-journal 0.9.is.really.0.8.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-15.24-generic-pae 3.2.5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-15-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Feb 11 00:13:11 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnome-activity-journal
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-03 (7 days ago)

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

Possibly dupe of bug 930196 which shows same pattern.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.