Veromix widget cant be displayed

[whatthefunk]

Ive been using Veromix without issue for some time now, but yesterday the widget decided to stop working. This error message is displayed in the widget:
"This object could not be created for the following reason: Could not create a python ScriptEngine for the Veromix widget."

A quick google brought up several bug reports, but I didnt see a solution anywhere. I have all the dependencies. This broke after I install debugging packages for Amarok. Any ideas? Any body having the same problems?

[Snowhog]

When you installed the debug package for Amarok, were any packages removed?

[whatthefunk]

Finally got around to checking this out. When I installed the Amarok dbg packages, I also installed gdb64. When I did that, xul-ext-ubufox:amd64 (2.8-0ubuntu1), gdb:amd64 (7.6.1-0ubuntu3), aptdaemon:amd64 (1.1.1-0ubuntu3) were removed. Im reinstalling the aptdaemon stuff...well see what that and a reboot do.

[whatthefunk]

That did nothing. I reinstalled all the python stuff...that didnt work either. How can I start a widget from the terminal to get a trace back?

[Rog132]

About plasmoids

Veromix

The Veromix is available from the KDE-Look (Get new widgets): http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=116676

Version: 0.18.3

and

From the standard Ubuntu repositories: plasma-widget-veromix

:~$ apt-cache show plasma-widget-veromix
Package: plasma-widget-veromix
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kde
Installed-Size: 242
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <>
Original-Maintainer: Nik Lutz <>
Architecture: all
Source: veromix
Version: 0.18.3-1
Depends: plasma-scriptengine-python, python-qt4-dbus, python-xdg, veromix-common
Filename: pool/universe/v/veromix/plasma-widget-veromix_0.18.3-1_all.deb
Size: 45956

Description: Mixer for the PulseAudio sound server (Plasma)
Veromix is a mixer for the PulseAudio sound server.
.
Features:
* control volume of each playback stream
* control volume of devices (hardware)
* control volume of input devices (microphone)
* move playback streams between different devices (drag icon of playback
stream and drop it on target device)
* mute/unmute (click icon)
* volume meter (on mouse over)
* PopUp-Applet (icon-representation if inside panel)
* can life in system tray or notification area
* kill playback streams
* set default output device
* Middle-click on panel icon mutes default output
* Mouse-wheel over panel icon increases/decreases volume of default output
* supports global hotkeys
* set volume above 100%
.
This package contains the Plasma widget for KDE.
Description-md5: e0c62a43698d1b958b8adf158b36fe86
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/veromix-plasmoid/

If installed through the package manager then the dependencies should be always OK.

Log of sudo apt-get install plasma-widget-veromix
Thu Dec 26 15:31:22 2013

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following extra packages will be installed:
ladspa-sdk python-xdg swh-plugins veromix-common
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ladspa-sdk plasma-widget-veromix python-xdg swh-plugins veromix-common
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 870 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,089 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

Launching the plasma widgets from the konsole

The plasmoids can be launched from the konsole with the commands: plasma-windowed and plasmoidviewer.

:~$ plasma-windowed --help
Usage: plasma-windowed [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] applet [args]

Shell used to load Plasma widgets as stand-alone applications.

Generic options:
--help Show help about options
--help-qt Show Qt specific options
--help-kde Show KDE specific options
--help-all Show all options
--author Show author information
-v, --version Show version information
--license Show license information
-- End of options

Options:
-b Show window decorations around the widget
--noborder Do not show window decorations around the widget
-f, --fullscreen Display the widget fullscreen

Arguments:
applet Name of applet to view; may refer to the plugin name or be a path (absolute or relative) to a package. If not provided, then an attempt is made to load a package from the current directory.
args Optional arguments for the applet to add

:~$ plasmoidviewer --help
Usage: plasmoidviewer [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] applet [args]

Run Plasma widgets in their own window

Generic options:
--help Show help about options
--help-qt Show Qt specific options
--help-kde Show KDE specific options
--help-all Show all options
--author Show author information
-v, --version Show version information
--license Show license information
-- End of options

Options:
-c, --containment <name> Name of the containment plugin [null]
-f, --formfactor <name> The formfactor to use (horizontal, vertical, mediacenter, planar or application) [planar]
--la, --list Displays a list of known applets
--lw, --list-wallpapers Displays a list of known wallpapers
--lc, --list-containments Displays a list of known containments
--lt, --list-themes Displays a list of known themes
--nosaveconfig Disables save and restore of the config between runs
-l, --location <name> The location constraint to start the Containment with (floating, desktop, fullscreen, top, bottom, left, right) [floating]
-p, --pixmapcache <size> The size in kB to set the pixmap cache to
-s, --screenshot Takes a screenshot of the widget and saves it the working directory as <pluginname>.png
--sa, --screenshot-all Takes a screenshot of each widget and saves it the working directory as <pluginname>.png
-t, --theme <name> Desktop SVG theme to use
-w, --size <width>x<height> Initial size
-z, --wallpaper <name> Name of the wallpaper plugin. Requires a containment plugin to be specified.

Arguments:
applet Name of applet to view; may refer to the plugin name or be a path (absolute or relative) to a package. If not provided, then an attempt is made to load a package from the current directory.
args Optional arguments of the applet to add
--list-remote List zeroconf announced remote widgets

The plasmoidviewer is part of the package plasmate, http://askubuntu.com/questions/34429...allpaperviewer

[whatthefunk]

Thanks Rog132. I ran it in the terminal and got this traceback:

~$ plasmoidviewer veromix-plasmoid
plasmoidviewer(2675)/python (plugin): Failed to import module 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma_scriptengine_python/pyappletscript.py", line 20, in <module>
    from PyQt4.QtCore import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so: undefined symbol: PyBool_Type

Looks similar to this: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...k-update/page1 His solution didnt work for me though.

[Rog132]

Something to try

The /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so is from package:

:~$ apt-file search /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so
python-qt4: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so
python-qt4-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so

The QtCore.so / python-qt4 at here:

:~$ apt-cache policy python-qt4
python-qt4:
Installed: 4.10.3-1ubuntu1
Candidate: 4.10.3-1ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 4.10.3-1ubuntu1 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Something to try : installation with the '--reinstall'

man apt-get

--reinstall
Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version.

So...

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get install --reinstall python-qt4

If this doesn't help maybe the re-installation of the dependencies of the python-qt4...

[whatthefunk]

Reinstalled everything python. Still no luck Which other widgets are python widgets? Im wondering if its only this widget that is affected of if all python widgets are broken.

[SteveRiley]

Which other widgets are python widgets?

Hmm...

steve@t520:~$ [B]apt-cache depends plasma-widget-veromix[/B]
plasma-widget-veromix
  Depends: plasma-scriptengine-python  [I][B][COLOR="#B22222"]<-- looks promising[/COLOR][/B][/I]
  Depends: python-qt4-dbus
  Depends: python-xdg
  Depends: veromix-common

steve@t520:~$ [B]apt-cache rdepends plasma-scriptengine-python | uniq -u[/B]
plasma-scriptengine-python
Reverse Depends:
  python-kde4:i386
  python-kde4
  plasma-scriptengines
  python-kde4:i386
  python-kde4
  plasma-widget-veromix
  plasma-widget-googlecalendar
  plasma-widget-facebook
  plasma-scriptengines

Maybe try your luck with another one in the second list?

[whatthefunk]

Tried both the Google Calndar one and the Facebook one...both broken with the same error messages.

[SteveRiley]

Well, that might be some kind of clue, then. Curiously, I'm having no problems with Veromix here on my Saucy box.

Let's check which version you've got installed. Mine:

steve@t520:~$ [B]apt-cache policy plasma-scriptengine-python[/B]
plasma-scriptengine-python:
  Installed: 4:4.11.3-0ubuntu0.1
  Candidate: 4:4.11.3-0ubuntu0.1
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.11.3-0ubuntu0.1 0
        500 http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4:4.11.3-0ubuntu0.1~ubuntu13.10~ppa1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
     4:4.11.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages
     4:4.11.1+git20130910+bzr48547+pkg822~ubuntu13.10.1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
     4:4.11.0+git20130819+bzr48502+pkg815~saucy1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
     4:4.10.97+git20130805+bzr48465+pkg810~saucy1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages

[whatthefunk]

Looks like mine is the same:

plasma-scriptengine-python:
  Installed: 4:4.11.3-0ubuntu0.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  Candidate: 4:4.11.3-0ubuntu0.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  Version table:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 *** 4:4.11.3-0ubuntu0.1 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
        500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/universe amd64 Packages                                                                                                                                                             
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
     4:4.11.2-0ubuntu1 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
        500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages

[Guest]

hi, do you find any solution to this?

[whatthefunk]

No, I didnt. When I did a fresh install of 14.04, the problem went away though.