Kodak Picture discs - .KQP files?

Silversurfer

Hi I just tested appimage, and after you have done it executable you have to right click the file and do Run..then it should start. Ijust tested and it worked with Tutanota and also Xnview..solus budgie..

WetGeek

Silversurfer I just tested and it worked with Tutanota and also Xnview..solus budgie..

Thanks for your reply. I just tried that on my Plasma laptop. When I right-clicked the file in Dolphin, there was no "Run" command, but there was a "Run in terminal" item. Clicking that invoked this error message:
"/tmp/.mount_XnViewVwsg7V/usr/XnView/XnView: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3: undefined symbol: k5_buf_free, version krb5support_0_MIT"

That's the library I tried to install with eopkg, but it wasn't found in the repository.

brent

saw a flatpak package available via terminal

WetGeek

I also downloaded the .DEB version of XnView, thinking I could build a VM that's Debian-based and run it from there. But I'd really like to display the pictures on our TV, so my wife and I could view them there. However, I don't really want to install VirtualBox on the media computer and create the VM there.

About all I can think of at this point is to install the .DEB file on a VM that I create on my laptop, and use its conversion ability to convert the .KQP files to a modern format that Linux can deal with on the media machine. This project is getting close to exceeding my interest in viewing these files.

And it's doing nothing to get me interested in AppImage files.

Silversurfer

hmm strange, I Found this;
Go into your Dolphin preferences, go to the Confirmations tab, and select "Ask for confirmation in all KDE applications when: Executing scripts or desktop files".
What they don't tell you is that if you uncheck that option it simply prevents you from executing them at all. I know - it's not what I expected either and I only just now learned it does that while trying to recreate your issue.

WetGeek

Silversurfer select "Ask for confirmation in all KDE applications when: Executing scripts or desktop files"

I'm not seeing what you described. Perhaps we have different versions of Dolphin? Here's where I am:

Should I look somewhere else to find what you described? This seems to be consistent with what I saw when I double-clicked on the file in Dolphin. I got a small window with choices of "Run" and "Cancel." When I selected "Run," nothing happened. No error, just no execution.

WetGeek

So, I created an Ubuntu Budgie VM, and tried to install the .DEB file there. Got a "not supported" error. I think this has finally exceeded my interest in viewing these files. I downloaded both XnView files from the creator's web site, not a third party. The .appimage file appears to be looking for a missing libraary and won't run. The .DEB file won't install on a Ubuntu system.

Again, thanks to everyone who tried to help, but this has just turned into too much of a project for me at this time.

Axios

WetGeek https://discuss.getsol.us/d/3960-xnviewmp-and-xnviewconvert
Or maybe fire up one your vm and install xnview sure one of them may have it just to see if it works
I think its an appimage problem if it dont launch did you get the appimage from there website?

WetGeek

Axios did you get the appimage from there website?

Yes, I did. And the .DEB file as well. I tried installing the .DEB file on a Ubuntu Budgie VM, and that didn't work, either.

murbert

I've had problems with Appimage permissions in the past. Why can't the program be dropped into a folder where it integrates into the system, like in Mac?

WetGeek

murbert Why can't the program be dropped into a folder where it integrates into the system, like in Mac?

I'd really like to see someone who understands .eopkg files write a utility that will convert a .deb file to an .eopkg file. Just about everything one could want is either in our repository, or it's released as a .deb.

It should just be an issue of copying the contents to their respective destinations, no? Or is it much more complicated than that?

brent

Axios that thread was good that you posted: @Solarmass confirmed that the Flatpak was no bueno--I thought that was the last chance....until the poster at the very end got it working by compiling the targz with success.

murbert I think that's the nature of the beast with appimage. Sometimes I will get right-click run and sometimes I won't. Sometimes doubleclick is good. And so many times, you are right, you get something you want and it can't be opened.

WetGeek I'd really like to see someone who understands .eopkg files write a utility that will convert a .deb file to an .eopkg file

someday. or dpkg or pkg. etc.

Axios

Just long shot see if this is installed on ubuntu libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 from Synaptic
Ok tv time...lol

Axios

Interesting read about kqp files some those old formats back in the day geez
https://www.partsnotincluded.com/converting-konica-quality-photo-kqp-files/
https://hackaday.com/tag/konica/

brent

Axios I read it all and it went from 3.5 floppy to python scripts and a fake XP emulator with VM---old school but 3,000 steps...and he insisted this was the only way...fun read though.

WetGeek the targz was the way. Congrats on your prints. Amazing when you look at history that far back. Do you remember why you were there? who you were with? what car you drove? Old pictures have a way of transporting. A toast to your persistence this late Thurdsday.

WetGeek

I think I made some progress. I started with the .tgz file, and managed to get the app started. Still got some tinkering to do, but at least I'm getting somewhere.

WetGeek

Finally! While it was up and running, I converted the equivalent of 5 rolls of film to .png images. These are of questionable quality, but 25 years ago I took this shot of the south jetty at Ocean Shores, WA.

Digital photography sure has come a long way since then. (To be honest, this was shot on film, and the digital images printed from the negatives. Not shot with a digital camera.)

WetGeek

By the way, XnViewMP is a really impressive tool. I just wish it were easier to install on Solus!

Axios

WetGeek Cool glad you got it working

Axios

brent Ya a round about way to do it but there is always different ways to do stuff the simple way...
I am surprised solus doesnt have xnview in repo seems to be common in alot the other distros.

WetGeek

If anyone else here is as new to this AppImage stuff as I am, you might be interested in browsing this repository of available applications that are available this way. With any luck, you'll find something that you're interested in, and it will actually work.

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