I updated Kubuntu to 26.04 LTS from 24.04 LTS. When I launch KOrganizer it complains that a necessary service is not available. There is a button for details which does nothing. A Start button comes up at some point to re-start the service, but it falls back to the beginning error screen again.
I ran KOrganizer command line and got:
korganizer
beginResetModel called on Akonadi::TodoModel(0x63a331053e20, name = “TodoModel”) without calling endResetModel
first
beginResetModel called on QIdentityProxyModel(0x63a3311d4500) without calling endResetModel first
beginResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a331285160) without calling endResetModel first
endResetModel called on Akonadi::TodoModel(0x63a331053e20, name = “TodoModel”) without calling beginResetModel
first
endResetModel called on QIdentityProxyModel(0x63a3311d4500) without calling beginResetModel first
endResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a331285160) without calling beginResetModel first
org.kde.pim.pimcommonactivities: Plasma activities is not running: 1
beginResetModel called on Akonadi::TodoModel(0x63a331053e20, name = “TodoModel”) without calling endResetModel
first
beginResetModel called on QIdentityProxyModel(0x63a3311d4500) without calling endResetModel first
beginResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a331285160) without calling endResetModel first
beginResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a33144a820) without calling endResetModel first
endResetModel called on Akonadi::TodoModel(0x63a331053e20, name = “TodoModel”) without calling beginResetModel
first
endResetModel called on QIdentityProxyModel(0x63a3311d4500) without calling beginResetModel first
endResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a331285160) without calling beginResetModel first
endResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a33144a820) without calling beginResetModel first
beginResetModel called on Akonadi::IncidenceTreeModel(0x63a33104cdf0, name = “IncidenceTreeModel”) without cal
ling endResetModel first
beginResetModel called on Akonadi::TodoModel(0x63a331053e20, name = “TodoModel”) without calling endResetModel
first
beginResetModel called on QIdentityProxyModel(0x63a3311d4500) without calling endResetModel first
beginResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a331285160) without calling endResetModel first
beginResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a33144a820) without calling endResetModel first
endResetModel called on Akonadi::IncidenceTreeModel(0x63a33104cdf0, name = “IncidenceTreeModel”) without calli
ng beginResetModel first
endResetModel called on Akonadi::TodoModel(0x63a331053e20, name = “TodoModel”) without calling beginResetModel
first
endResetModel called on QIdentityProxyModel(0x63a3311d4500) without calling beginResetModel first
endResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a331285160) without calling beginResetModel first
endResetModel called on TodoViewSortFilterProxyModel(0x63a33144a820) without calling beginResetModel first
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
qt.qpa.services: Failed to register with host portal QDBusError(“org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed”, “Could
not register app ID: App info not found for ‘org.kde.akonadi_control’”)
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Starting up the Akonadi Server…
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Did not find server default configuration (mysql-global.conf)
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Shutting down AkonadiServer…
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application ‘/usr/bin/akonadiserver’ exited normally…
org.kde.pim.akonadicalendar: Search failed: “”
org.kde.pim.akonadicore: Failed to fetch tags: “”
org.kde.pim.akonadicore: “”
org.kde.pim.akonadicore: Job error: “” for collection: QList()
Thanks for the response. This is what I see when I use the suggested commands.
tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ akonadictl status
Akonadi Control: stopped
Akonadi Server: stopped
Akonadi Server Search Support: available (Remote Search)
Available Agent Types: akonadi_birthdays_resource, akonadi_contacts_resource, akonadi_davgroupware_resource, a
konadi_ews_resource, akonadi_ewsmta_resource, akonadi_google_resource, akonadi_ical_resource, akonadi_icaldir_
resource, akonadi_imap_resource, akonadi_indexing_agent, akonadi_maildir_resource, akonadi_maildispatcher_agen
t, akonadi_mbox_resource, akonadi_migration_agent, akonadi_mixedmaildir_resource, akonadi_newmailnotifier_agen
t, akonadi_openxchange_resource, akonadi_pop3_resource, akonadi_vcard_resource, akonadi_vcarddir_resource tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ systemctl --user status akonadi-server.service Unit akonadi-server.service could not be found. tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ journalctl --user -u akonadi* -b --no-pager | tail -100
Failed to add filter for units: No data available tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ akonadictl stop
Akonadi is not running. tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ rm -f ~/.local/share/akonadi/.pid ~/.local/share/akonadi/lock tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ akonadictl start
org.kde.pim.akonadictl: Starting Akonadi Server…
org.kde.pim.akonadictl: done. tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,Q
String,QString)
qt.qpa.services: Failed to register with host portal QDBusError(“org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed”, “Could
not register app ID: App info not found for ‘org.kde.akonadi_control’”)
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Starting up the Akonadi Server…
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Did not find server default configuration (mysql-global.conf)
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Shutting down AkonadiServer…
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application ‘/usr/bin/akonadiserver’ exited normally…
^C tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ dpkg -l | rg -i ‘akonadi|kdepim-runtime’
kdepim-runtime’: command not found tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ ^C
tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ dpkg -l | grep -iE ‘akonadi|kdepim-runtime|mariadb|mysql’
Command ‘mysql’’ not found, did you mean:
command ‘mysqld’ from deb mysql-server-core (8.4.10-0ubuntu0.26.04.1)
command ‘mysqld’ from deb mariadb-server-core (1:11.8.6-5)
command ‘mysql’ from deb mysql-client-core (8.4.10-0ubuntu0.26.04.1)
command ‘mysql’ from deb mariadb-client-core (1:11.8.6-5)
Try: sudo apt install
Command ‘mariadb’ not found, but can be installed with:
sudo apt install mariadb-client-core
kdepim-runtime: command not found tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall akonadi-backend-mysql akonadi-server kdepim-runtime
[sudo: authenticate] Password:
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
fonts-mathjax libmimetreeparser-data
idle linux-headers-6.8.0-142
idle-python3.14 linux-headers-6.8.0-142-generic
libedataserverui4-1.0-0t64 linux-image-6.8.0-142-generic
libjs-mathjax linux-modules-6.8.0-142-generic
libkpim6identitymanagementquick6 linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-142-generic
libkpim6mailcommon6 linux-tools-6.8.0-142
libkpim6mailimporter6 linux-tools-6.8.0-142-generic
libkpim6messagelist6 qml6-module-org-kde-contacts
libkpim6mimetreeparsercore6 qml6-module-org-kde-kidentitymanagement
libmailcommon-data qml6-module-org-kde-mimetreeparser
libmailimporter-data
Use ‘sudo apt autoremove’ to remove them.
Summary:
Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Reinstalling: 3, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 1
Download size: 13.7 kB / 4,976 kB
Space needed: 0 B / 446 GB available
Get:1 ( URL in this line which the comment editor will not allow me to quote ) all 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1
[13.7 kB]
Fetched 13.7 kB in 0s (51.8 kB/s)
(Reading database… 919237 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack …/kdepim-runtime_4%3a25.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb…
Unpacking kdepim-runtime (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1) over (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1)…
Preparing to unpack …/akonadi-backend-mysql_4%3a25.12.3-0ubuntu1_all.deb…
Unpacking akonadi-backend-mysql (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1) over (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1)…
Preparing to unpack …/akonadi-server_4%3a25.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb…
Unpacking akonadi-server (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1) over (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1)…
Setting up akonadi-server (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1)…
Setting up akonadi-backend-mysql (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1)…
Setting up kdepim-runtime (4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1)…
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.75ubuntu1.1)…
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.6+22.04.20220217-0ubuntu6)…
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index…
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1build1)…
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2build1)…
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.38.1-1ubuntu1)…
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.43-2ubuntu2.4)…
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1build1)…
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-5build3)… tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ ls /usr/share/akonadi/mysql-global.conf /etc/xdg/akonadi/
ls: cannot access ‘/usr/share/akonadi/mysql-global.conf’: No such file or directory
/etc/xdg/akonadi/:
mysql-global-mobile.conf mysql-global.conf tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$
I think it is strange that Kubuntu would kill KOrganizer in error, especially since looking through the alternatives in Discover doesn’t return anything useful so far as I can tell.
I did file a bug report with them. #526458 on the kde bugs web site
I do get something different when I replace the single quotes I have been copying with the same where I retype the single quotes.
tudza@tudza-Meerkat:~$ dpkg -l | grep -iE ‘akonadi|kdepim-runtime|mariadb|mysql’
ii akonadi-backend-mysql 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 all MySQL storage backend for Akonadi
ii akonadi-backend-sqlite 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 all
SQLite storage backend for Akonadi
ii akonadi-contacts-data 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 all Akonadi contacts access library - data files
ii akonadi-mime-data 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 all Akonadi MIME handling library - data files
ii akonadi-server 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi PIM storage service
ii default-mysql-client-core 1.1.1ubuntu2 all MySQL database core client binaries (metapackage)
ii default-mysql-server-core 1.1.1ubuntu2 all MySQL database server binaries (metapackage)
ii kalendarac 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 akonadi-calendar - calendar reminder
ii kdepim-runtime 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64
runtime components for Akonadi KDE
ii kmailtransport-plugins:amd64 25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64
mail transport akonadi library - plugins
ii libakonadi-data 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 all Akonadi arch independent data
ii libakonadicalendar-data 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 all
data files for akonadi-calendar
ii libakonadisearch-bin 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi search library - runtime binaries
ii libakonadisearch-data 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 all Akonadi search library - data files
ii libakonadisearch-plugins:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi search library - runtime plugins
rc libkf5akonadicalendar-bin 4:23.08.5-0ubuntu4 amd64 akonadi-calendar - runtime binaries
rc libkf5akonadicalendar-data 4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1 all
library providing calendar helpers for Akonadi items - data files
rc libkf5akonadicontact-data 4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1 all akonadi-contacts - data files
rc libkf5akonadimime-data 4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1 all akonadi-mime - data files
rc libkf5akonadisearch-data 4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1 all Akonadi search library - data files
ii libkpim6akonadiagentbase6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi agent base library
ii libkpim6akonadiagentwidgetbase6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi agent widget base library
ii libkpim6akonadicalendar6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64
library providing calendar helpers for Akonadi items
ii libkpim6akonadicalendarcore6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64
library providing calendar helpers for Akonadi items
ii libkpim6akonadicontactcore6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi contacts access library - core library
ii libkpim6akonadicontactwidgets6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi contact access library - widgets library
ii libkpim6akonadicore6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi core library
ii libkpim6akonadimime6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi MIME handling library
ii libkpim6akonadiprivate6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64
libraries for the Akonadi PIM storage service
ii libkpim6akonadisearchcore6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi search core library
ii libkpim6akonadisearchpim6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi search library
ii libkpim6akonadisearchxapian6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi search xapian library
ii libkpim6akonadiwidgets6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 Akonadi widgets library
ii libkpim6pimcommonakonadi6:amd64 4:25.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64
Common library for KDE PIM Akonadi
ii libmysqlclient24:amd64 8.4.11-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 amd64 MySQL database client library
ii libqt5sql5-mysql:amd64 5.15.18+dfsg-1ubuntu1 amd64
Qt 5 MySQL database driver
ii libqt6sql6-mysql:amd64 6.10.2+dfsg-7 amd64
Qt 6 MySQL database driver
ii mysql-client-core 8.4.11-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 amd64 MySQL database core client binaries
ii mysql-common 5.8+1.1.1ubuntu2 all MySQL database common files, e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf
ii mysql-server-core 8.4.11-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 amd64 MySQL database server binaries
When I first launched KOrganizer it went immediately to the fail screen with the Details button that does nothing.
Now it start by showing an attempt to start the service before dropping to that fail screen.
The only good news is the calendar in Thunderbird still works and talks to my Nextcloud calendar. And of course my Nextcloud calendar still works. KOrganizer, when it worked, also did that and was basically my desktop viewer for calendar items.
packages are there now so the missing mysql-global.conf path is done.
next id reset the busted local db (nc/thunderbird still hold the real calendar):
-akonadictl stop
-mv ~/.local/share/akonadi/db_data ~/.local/share/akonadi/db_data.bak
-akonadictl start
-akonadictl status
I think I’m just going to have to live with KOrganizer being broken until the Kubuntu people decide it needs fixing. I can’t be the only one with this issue.
mysqld is still dying on that defaults file even tho ls sees it under /etc/xdg/akonadi/.
id try:
-ls -l /etc/xdg/akonadi/mysql-global.conf
-cat ~/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf
-tail -40 ~/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err
26.04 apparmor has blocked mysqld reading that path for me before:
-sudo aa-status | grep -i mysql
-temp: sudo aa-complain usr.sbin.mysqld
or flip akonadi to sqlite so korganizer can come back while mysql is broken:
-akonadictl stop
-edit ~/.config/akonadi/akonadiserverrc and set Driver=QSQLITE3 under [General]
-akonadictl start
-akonadictl status
paste the mysql.err tail if u want to keep chasing mysql.
I tried your suggestions and KOrganizer is still being stubborn.
Thank you very much for all the checking you’ve done. I think I should stop here and simply wait to see if those in charge of KOrganizer will get around fixing what the latest LTS update to Kubuntu broke.
I took a look at the bug report I posted. There are many tickets assigned to the same person or group, so things may take a while.
That business also broke my VIrtualbox setup that I use quite often. I’m glad I was able to deal with that myself without too much effort. Re-install Virtualbox and add my virtual machines to the new version.
Sadly it is quite common for Ubuntu based distributions to break KDE PIM, especially when using the MySQL backend.
Ubuntu itself ships AppArmor configuration that prevents normal users from running MySQL for some reason and the Kubuntu packagers for KDE PIM might not have adjusted their override rules accordingly.
I think some of these distributions have even give up on this whack-a-mole approach and are defaulting to the SQLite backend now.
I.e. on my last installation of KDE Neon I had to manually add the MySQL backend after base install and recover a working AppArmor config from another system.
This is out of the hands of the people working on KOrganizer and will need solving by Kubuntu people.
Switching to the SQLite backend as suggested by @nite_route might be faster, or checking on a Kubuntu support channel to see how others in the same situation have handled this.