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**OneLine** · Apr 26, 2015, 07:06 AM

How, What, ....

How did you test ?
What did you test ?

Baloo Links: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...71-Baloo-links
--> Baloo/Debugging: https://community.kde.org/Baloo/Debugging

At here:

1) Making a text file
2) Copying some text to the file, saving
Checking if the text file is indexed:

:~$ balooshow /home/oneline/Balootest/DoYouFindMe.txt
11558 /home/oneline/Balootest/DoYouFindMe.txt
Line Count: 4

3&4) Searching content from Dolphin and KRunner

Image metadata:

:~$ balooshow /home/oneline/Pictures/Hot/snapshot-2015-04-26-15-53-48.png
11559 /home/oneline/Pictures/Hot/snapshot-2015-04-26-15-53-48.png
Width: 1180
Height: 444

**OneLine** · Apr 26, 2015, 07:49 AM

Reindexing

With the KDE4: http://marc.info/?t=139614360800002&r=1&w=2

On Sunday, March 30, 2014 11:39:23 AM Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> 1. Is the baloo file index stored at: "~.kde/share/apps/baloo/file/" ?
>

It was until beta2, for beta3 it has been moved ~/.local/share/baloo/file/

>
> 2. Would deleting the above directory be sufficient to fore a reindex of my
> content?
>

No. You will need to tell it to reindex everything as well.

$ qdbus org.kde.baloo.file /indexer updateAllFolders false

With the Vivid:

Code:

:~$ qdbus org.kde.baloo /indexer
signal void org.kde.baloo.fileIndexingDone()
signal void org.kde.baloo.indexingStarted()
signal void org.kde.baloo.indexingStopped()
signal void org.kde.baloo.statusChanged()
method void org.kde.baloo.indexFile(QString path)
method void org.kde.baloo.indexFolder(QString path, bool forced)
method void org.kde.baloo.indexXAttr(QString path)
method bool org.kde.baloo.isIndexing()
method bool org.kde.baloo.isSuspended()
method void org.kde.baloo.quit()
method void org.kde.baloo.removeFileData(int id)
method void org.kde.baloo.resume()
method void org.kde.baloo.setSuspended(bool)
method QString org.kde.baloo.statusMessage()
method void org.kde.baloo.suspend()
method void org.kde.baloo.updateAllFolders(bool forced)
signal void org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.PropertiesChanged(QString interface_name, QVariantMap changed_properties, QStringList invalidated_properties)
method QDBusVariant org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get(QString interface_name, QString property_name)
method QVariantMap org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.GetAll(QString interface_name)
method void org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set(QString interface_name, QString property_name, QDBusVariant value)
method QString org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect()
method QString org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer.GetMachineId()
method void org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer.Ping()

**cmt29** · Apr 27, 2015, 02:27 AM

Hi OneLine. Thanks for replying quickly with some pointers. Sorry my OP was a bit vague.

I'd been used balooshow to test what information is stored by baloo. All I get for any file is:

~$ balooshow balootest.txt
20114 /home/chris/balootest.txt

And so in Dolphin or KRunner I can only search for filenames, not content/metadata.

I've tried running

qdbus org.kde.baloo /indexer updateAllFolders false

balooctl status showed that it was doing some reindexing, but again, balooshow gave the same result.

Any thoughts about what to try next?

**Wheel Inventor** · Apr 27, 2015, 01:28 PM

I would...

I would make a new user.

Log in as the new user and test the indexing.

If the indexing is working as the new user I would try to clean the old user configuration files.
If the indexing is not working as the new user ... well... I would make a new installation.

**cmt29** · Apr 28, 2015, 03:56 AM

Thanks.

I made a new user and tested the indexing. Same issue: only filenames indexed, not content.

Re-installation is quite an ask. Anything else I could try first?

**OneLine** · Apr 28, 2015, 12:55 PM

Something to try...

Try to run the baloo_file_extractor with the debug option.

:~$ baloo_file_extractor --help
Usage: baloo_file_extractor [options] urls
The File Extractor extracts the file metadata and text

Options:
-h, --help Displays this help.
-v, --version Displays version information.
--debug Print the data being indexed
--ignoreConfig Ignore the baloofilerc config and always index the file
--db <path> Specify a custom path for the database

Arguments:
urls The URL/id of the files to be indexed

Any errors ? - something like :

...
"/path/to/file.type" should not be indexed. Ignoring
------- IO ---------
Read: 226 kb
Write: 0 kb
Actual Reads: 0 kb
Actual Writes: 0 kb

Are the data extractors installed ?
At here:

:~$ locate kfilemetadata | grep extractor
/usr/include/KF5/KFileMetaData/kfilemetadata/extractor.h
/usr/include/KF5/KFileMetaData/kfilemetadata/extractorcollection.h
/usr/include/KF5/KFileMetaData/kfilemetadata/extractorplugin.h
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_epubextractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_exiv2extractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_ffmpegextractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_mobiextractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_odfextractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_office2007extractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_officeextractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_plaintextextractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_popplerextractor.so
/usr/lib/kde4/kfilemetadata_taglibextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_epubextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_exiv2extractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_ffmpegextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_odfextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_office2007extractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_officeextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_plaintextextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_poextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_popplerextractor.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kfilemetadata/kfilemetadata_taglibextractor.so
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_epubextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_exiv2extractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_ffmpegextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_mobiextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_odfextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_office2007extractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_officeextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_plaintextextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_popplerextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/services/kfilemetadata_taglibextractor.desktop
/usr/share/kde4/servicetypes/kfilemetadataextractor.desktop

Note:

/usr/include/KF5/KFileMetaData/kfilemetadata/extractor.h
/usr/include/KF5/KFileMetaData/kfilemetadata/extractorcollection.h
/usr/include/KF5/KFileMetaData/kfilemetadata/extractorplugin.h

are from development package so you probably don't have those.

Try to reinstall the:

libkf5filemetadata-bin
libkfilemetadata4

Code:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall <package>

**cmt29** · Apr 29, 2015, 02:49 PM

Great - thanks. That last bit did the trick - libkf5filemetadata-bin wasn't installed. Indexing of content now working.

Do you think I should report it as a possible bug in the upgrade process? I won't be able to reproduce it, but surely libkf5filemetadata-bin should have been installed in the update?

**OneLine** · Apr 30, 2015, 02:42 AM

libkf5filemetadata-bin ?

Do you think I should report it as a possible bug in the upgrade process?

If you did have the kubuntu-desktop package installed before the upgrade and you did have the default setting ' install recommended' on - then I think that it is a bug.

Ubuntu packages:

Package: kubuntu-desktop: http://packages.ubuntu.com/vivid/kubuntu-desktop
--> depends: Package: baloo-kf5: http://packages.ubuntu.com/vivid/baloo-kf5
-----> depends: Package: libkf5filemetadata3: http://packages.ubuntu.com/vivid/libkf5filemetadata3
--------> recommends: Package: libkf5filemetadata-bin: http://packages.ubuntu.com/vivid/libkf5filemetadata-bin

**cmt29** · Apr 30, 2015, 04:23 AM

OK - no, not a bug then, since I had previously disabled the 'install recommended' feature to avoid 'unnecessary' packages. Clearly it would have been wisest to re-enable this before doing the upgrade!

Is there a simple way to check whether or not other recommended packages are installed that should have been part of the upgrade?

**trintadosete** · Jun 03, 2015, 09:39 AM

My baloo is also not searching content, only filename.

But, in my case, all libs are installed.
balooctl status shows:

Code:

Baloo File Indexer is running
Indexed 1416 / 10788 files

I also reinstalled libkf5filemetadata-bin and libkfilemetadata4 and ran qdbus org.kde.baloo /indexer updateAllFolders false. No results...

Any other suggestion?

**trintadosete** · Jun 19, 2015, 05:18 AM

I can't make baloo searches inside documents.
I tried to remove the config files, force indexation, reinstall the baloo package and nothing changes...

When I create a new file and search for it, this is the output:

Code:

balooshow /home/leo/teste.txt
No index information found

And nothing changes neither after running qdbus org.kde.baloo /indexer updateAllFolders false

What am I doing wrong? Any clues?

**Wheel Inventor** · Jun 19, 2015, 11:44 AM

balooctl status shows:

Code:
Baloo File Indexer is running
Indexed 1416 / 10788 files

Wait a moment - the indexing is not ready - only 1416 files of the 10788 has been indexed.

When I create a new file and search for it, this is the output:

Code:
balooshow /home/leo/teste.txt
No index information found
And nothing changes neither after running qdbus org.kde.baloo /indexer updateAllFolders false

Have you tried to manual force the indexing of the /home/leo/teste.txt ?

What is the output of

Code:

[FONT=monospace]baloo_file_extractor [/FONT]/home/leo/teste.txt

The KDE Forums ( https://forum.kde.org ) has a sub forum: https://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=154 . The Baloo developer is following it.

**trintadosete** · Jun 22, 2015, 04:25 AM

First: baloo_file_extractor /home/leo/teste.txt

Code:

"/home/leo/.local/share/baloo/file/" true
Removing: 0 docs
Adding: 1 docs
Xapian Committed

Second: balooshow /home/leo/teste.txt

Code:

2 /home/leo/teste.txt
        Line Count: 1

And now Dolphin is finding the content of that particular file.

Wheel inventor said "the indexing is not ready". What can I do to make it scan my HD? It is turned on but the number of scanned files never changes...

**trintadosete** · Jun 22, 2015, 04:54 AM

First: baloo_file_extractor /home/leo/teste.txt

Code:

"/home/leo/.local/share/baloo/file/" true
Removing: 0 docs
Adding: 1 docs
Xapian Committed

Second: balooshow /home/leo/teste.txt

Code:

2 /home/leo/teste.txt
        Line Count: 1

And now Dolphin is finding the content of that particular file.

Wheel inventor said "the indexing is not ready". What can I do to make it scan my HD? It is turned on but the number of scanned files never changes...

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