Hi, I am having troubles getting kopete to work. I emerged kdenetwork-3.3.0. When I start kopete, and go into the Settings / Configure Kopete Menu, kopete says: There was an error loading the module. In the Details box is this text: The diagnostics is: /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_accountconfig.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Possible reasons: An error occurred during your last KDE upgrade leaving an orphaned control module You have old third party modules lying around. Check these points carefully and try to remove the module mentioned in the error message. If this fails, consider contacting your distributor or packager. Well, I'm contacted the packager ;-). FYI, I have an old kde 3.2.5 install lying around. /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_accountconfig.so is not available, but /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_accountconfig.la is available. I searched for the lib, and found out, that it is in /usr/kde/3.3/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_accountconfig.so. Can somebody explain me the difference between /usr/kde/3.3/lib/kde3/ and /usr/lib/kde3/ ? /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_accountconfig.la doesn't seem to be owned by any package, acording to qpkg -f . I compiled kdenetwork with debug messages: # kopete libkopete: using X11 MIT Screensaver extension kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [static KSettings::Dispatcher* KSettings::Dispatcher::self()] kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [KSettings::Dispatcher::Dispatcher(QObject*, const char*)] kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [void KSettings::Dispatcher::registerInstance(KInstance*, QObject*, const char*)] kopete libkopete: [void KopeteContactList::setSelectedItems(QPtrList<KopeteMetaContact>, QPtrList<KopeteGroup>)] 0 metacontacts, 0 gr oups selected kio (KTrader): KServiceTypeProfile::offers( Kopete/Plugin, ) kio (KSycoca): Trying to open ksycoca from /var/tmp/kdecache-root/ksycoca kio (KTrader): Returning 22 offers libkopete: [bool Kopete::MimeTypeHandler::registerAsMimeHandler(const QString&)] Mime type application/x-kopete-emoticons regi stered libkopete: [bool Kopete::MimeTypeHandler::registerAsMimeHandler(const QString&)] Mime type application/x-tgz registered libkopete: [bool Kopete::MimeTypeHandler::registerAsMimeHandler(const QString&)] Mime type application/x-tbz registered kio (KTrader): KServiceTypeProfile::offers( Kopete/Plugin, ) kio (KTrader): Returning 22 offers libkopete: [KopetePlugin* KopetePluginManager::loadPluginInternal(const QString&)] No service implementing the given mimetypeand fullfilling the given constraint expression can be found. libkopete: [KopetePlugin* KopetePluginManager::loadPluginInternal(const QString&)] Loading plugin 'kopete_chatwindow' failed,KLibLoader reported error: ' libkopete: /usr/lib/kde3/kopete_chatwindow.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory' kopete: [virtual int KopeteApplication::newInstance()] kopete: [void KopeteApplication::handleURLArgs()] called with 0 arguments to handle. kio (KTrader): KServiceTypeProfile::offers( Kopete/Plugin, ) kio (KTrader): Returning 22 offers kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [static KSettings::Dispatcher* KSettings::Dispatcher::self()] kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [void KSettings::Dispatcher::registerInstance(KInstance*, QObject*, const char*)] kopete kutils (KPluginInfo): [virtual void KPluginInfo::setPluginEnabled(bool)] libkopete: [KopetePlugin* KopetePluginManager::loadPluginInternal(const QString&)] Successfully loaded plugin 'kopete_netmeeting' kio (KTrader): KServiceTypeProfile::offers( Kopete/Plugin, ) kio (KTrader): Returning 22 offers kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [static KSettings::Dispatcher* KSettings::Dispatcher::self()] kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [void KSettings::Dispatcher::registerInstance(KInstance*, QObject*, const char*)] kopete_latex kutils (KPluginInfo): [virtual void KPluginInfo::setPluginEnabled(bool)] libkopete: [KopetePlugin* KopetePluginManager::loadPluginInternal(const QString&)] Successfully loaded plugin 'kopete_latex' kio (KTrader): KServiceTypeProfile::offers( Kopete/Plugin, ) kio (KTrader): Returning 22 offers kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [static KSettings::Dispatcher* KSettings::Dispatcher::self()] kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [void KSettings::Dispatcher::registerInstance(KInstance*, QObject*, const char*)] kopete_alias kutils (KPluginInfo): [virtual void KPluginInfo::setPluginEnabled(bool)] libkopete: [KopetePlugin* KopetePluginManager::loadPluginInternal(const QString&)] Successfully loaded plugin 'kopete_alias' kopete: [void KopeteApplication::handleURLArgs()] called with 0 arguments to handle. kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [QValueList<KSharedPtr<KService> > KSettings::Dialog::instanceServices() const] kutils (KSettings::Dialog): calling KServiceGroup::childGroup( kopete ) kutils (KSettings::Dialog): call was successfull kutils (KSettings::Dialog): found service kutils (KSettings::Dialog): found service kutils (KSettings::Dialog): found service kopete: [KCModuleInfo::KCModuleInfo(KSharedPtr<KService>)] kopete_accountconfig.desktop kopete: [KCModuleInfo::KCModuleInfo(KSharedPtr<KService>)] kopete_behaviorconfig.desktop kopete: [KCModuleInfo::KCModuleInfo(KSharedPtr<KService>)] kopete_appearanceconfig.desktop kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [void KSettings::PageNode::sort()] root node kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [int KSettings::PageNode::weight() const] Appearance 100 kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [int KSettings::PageNode::weight() const] Behavior 100 kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [int KSettings::PageNode::weight() const] Behavior 100 kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [int KSettings::PageNode::weight() const] Accounts 100 kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [void KSettings::PageNode::sort()] Accounts kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [void KSettings::PageNode::sort()] Behavior kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [void KSettings::PageNode::sort()] Appearance kutils (KSettings::Dialog): creating KCMultiDialog kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [static KSettings::Dispatcher* KSettings::Dispatcher::self()] kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [static KSettings::Dispatcher* KSettings::Dispatcher::self()] kutils (KSettings::Dispatcher): [static KSettings::Dispatcher* KSettings::Dispatcher::self()] kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [void KSettings::PageNode::addToDialog(KCMultiDialog*)] for root node kutils (KSettings::Dialog): check whether the Accounts KCM should be shown kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [bool KSettings::PageNode::isVisible()] returns true kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [bool KSettings::PageNode::isVisible()] returns true kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [void KSettings::PageNode::addToDialog(KCMultiDialog*)] for Accounts kutils (KSettings::Dialog): [bool KSettings::PageNode::isVisible()] returns true kutils (KCMultiDialog): KCMultiDialog::addModule Accounts kutils (KCMultiDialog): [void KCMultiDialog::addModule(const KCModuleInfo&, QStringList, bool)] ParentComponents=(kopete) kutils (KCMultiDialog): [void KCMultiDialog::slotAboutToShow(QWidget*)] Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: See above. Portage 2.0.50-r9 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.3.4, glibc-2.3.4.20040808-r0, 2.6.8-gentoo) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.8-gentoo i686 mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+ Gentoo Base System version 1.5.3 distcc 2.17 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [enabled] ccache version 2.3 [enabled] Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r4 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-m32 -O3 -march=athlon-4 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /lib/modules /opt/glftpd/etc /usr/NX/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/share/config:/usr/kde/3.3/env:/usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/bind /var/qmail/control /var/spool/fax/etc /var/vpopmail/domains /var/vpopmail/etc" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/afs/C /etc/afs/afsws /etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-m32 -O3 -march=athlon-4 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs buildpkg ccache distcc sandbox sfperms" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j4" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="3dnow 3dnowex 3dnowext X X509 aalib acl acpi adns afs aim alsa apache2 apm arts audiofile avi berkdb bidi bitmap-fonts blender-game bonobo caps cdparanoia cdr chasen chroot clearpasswd codecs crypt cscope cups curl cyrus dedicated dga directfb divx4linux doc dts dvd dvdr dvdread edl emacs encode esd ethereal evo f77 faad fam fax fbcon fbdev fdftk fftw firebird flac flash flexresp fltk foomaticdb frascend freetds frlargefiles frxp gb gcj gd gdbm ggi gif gimpprint gmp gnome gnutls gphoto2 gpm gps gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile icc icq idea imagemagic imagemagick imap imlib inetd informix innodb insecure-drivers ipalias ipv6 jabber jack jack-tmpfs java javamail jikes jit jks joystick jpeg junit kde kerberos ladcca lcms ldap libcaca libg++ libgda libwww linguas_de lirc live lzo mad maildir maildrop mailwrapper matroska mbox mbrola mcal mecab memlimit mikmod mmx mmx2 motif mozcalendar mozilla mozsvg mpeg mpi msn mysql mythtv nagios-dns nagios-ntp nagios-ping nagios-ssh nas ncurses netcdf network neural nls nptl oav objc oci8 odbc offensive oggvorbis opengl oscar oss pam pcmcia pcsc-lite pdapdflib perl pic plotutils png pnp portaudio postgres ppds prelude procmail python qt quicktime readline rtc ruby samba sasl scanner sdl sftplogging silc skey slang slp smartcard smime sndfile snmp snortsam socks5 soundtouch speex spell sqlite sse ssl stats stencil-buffer svg svga szip tcltk tcpd tetex tga theora threads tiff transcode transparent-proxy truetype unicode usb v4l v4l2 vda vhosts wifi wmf wxwindows x86 xine xinerama xml xml2 xmms xosd xprint xv xvid yahoo yaz zlib"
do you have both net-im/kopete installed as well? If so, remove it ( emerge -C )
No.
/usr/lib/kde3/ is where old versions of kopete installed their files. It seems something remained there, doing "rm /usr/lib/kde3/*kopete*" kopete should start working again.
Halleluja. Now it works! Thanks. But there is al lot of other stuff (460 Files). So I think there is a real bug there, even thou my problems are fixed. A user shouldn't have to delete files manually, this is the work of the packet manager, I think. Johnny PS: feel free to change this bug to fixed
seems fixed for author.
Well, not entirely. I needed to unmerge kde-network-3.2.3 in order to be able to use kopete. Before that, the same error appeared ("kcm_kopete_accountconfig.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", no path in this case). Running ldconfig directly prior to starting kopete would make it work until the next kde restart. my solutin was to unmerge kdenetwork-3.2.3 and its dependencies.
Why do we have slotting, when it doesn't work? So I think that this bug is still open. Johnny
I realised I tried to start kde-3.2.3's kopete. starting kde-3.3's kopete worked, but still, installing kde-3.3 shouldn't break 3.2. I may be wrong, but perhaps the issue here is that the plugins are not versioned, and as such, ld has no way to figure out which plugin-.so to take, and takes the one higher up in the list - kde-3.3's. which doesn't work with kde-3.2.
new kde available
*** Bug 77578 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
