[Qgis-user] lost 'fetch python plugins' and vector menu

[Albin Blaschka]

Am 04.07.2013 18:45, schrieb Robert Nuske:
>> tried this link,
>>
>> http://qgismalaysia.blogspot.com/2013/04/ubuntu-1304-and-qgis.html
>
> It describes how to install qgis-master, if I understood it correctly.
> But I am looking for the last stable release (QGIS 1.8).
>

Hello!

on 2 July I reported a similar experience in the already other mentioned 
thread ("Fetch plugins missing"):

> At first I added the ubuntu-gis-repository (ppa), but that gave me
> a old version of QGIS, so I added the repository given at the
 > download-page (http://qgis.org/debian raring main) and did an update,
 > with which I got QGIS 1.8 as wished, but with missing "fetch plugins".
 > I had to remove the ubuntugis ppa and doing a
> "sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade" brought it back...

HTH!

Albin


>
>> 2013/7/4 Robert Nuske <rnuske at gwdg.de>
>>
>>> Hi Etienne,
>>>
>>> yes you are right, I obviously looked not carefully enough...
>>>
>>> Anyhow, the given solution is not working for me.
>>> python-pyspatialite is not installed, at least not after purging
>>> all qgis packages.
>>>
>>>
>>> I now also removed libspatialite5 and libspatialite3, which tore down the
>>> entire grass and gdal
>>>
>>> Then started again with installing qgis (ends up pulling again
>>> libspatialite3
>>> and libspatialite5 ), but nothing changed.  Still no  'fetch python
>>> plugins'
>>> and no vector menu
>>>
>>> Is there another repository I should use besides or instead
>>> ubuntugis-unstable?
>>>
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>>    robert
>>>
>>> Am Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013, 12:07:02 schrieb Etienne Tourigny:
>>>> another user reported in a separate thread of this same list a few days
>>>
>>> ago
>>>
>>>> (subject is "Fetch plugins missing")
>>>>
>>>> "I had to remove python-pyspatialite to get a correct installation of
>>>> python-qgis and get the python plugins working"
>>>>
>>>> It's always a good idea to look for existing solutions in the mailing
>>>
>>> list
>>>
>>>> before posting...
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>> Etienne
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Robert Nuske <rnuske at gwdg.de> wrote:
>>>>> **
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear partners in misery and merciful helpers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got the feeling the 1.8.0-2~raring1 QGIS package from
>>>>> ubuntugis-unstable for 13.04 64bit is broken.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I did
>>>>>
>>>>> - purge every qgis package separately
>>>>>
>>>>> - delete all the .qgis folders
>>>>>
>>>>> - now also reboot and aptitude update & aptitude dist-upgrade
>>>>>
>>>>> (no idea what for)
>>>>>
>>>>> - a fresh install of the qgis package
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The old 1.8.0-1~quantal3 32bit QGIS package on another computer works
>>>>>
>>>>> like a charm. I hope I do not have to build from source to get a
>>>
>>> working
>>>
>>>>> QGIS 1.8 on a recent Ubuntu.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the package really broken or did I do something utterly wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> robert
>>>>>
>>>>> Am Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013, 14:53:44 schrieb Saber Razmjooei:
>>>>>> If you run qgis from terminal, what error message(s) do you get?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Joshua Hattingh [mailto:josh at rockstock.co.za]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent: 04 July 2013 14:52
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To: Saber Razmjooei
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cc: Nathan Woodrow; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org; Robert Nuske
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] lost 'fetch python plugins' and vector menu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tried that, still no luck - no fetch python plugins and no
>>>>>> openlayers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> plugin.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> J
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4 July 2013 15:42, Saber Razmjooei
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <saber.razmjooei at lutraconsulting.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you are using 1.8, I guess there is no API change for it, so the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> following should do:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sudo apt-get purge python-qgis
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sudo apt-get update
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sudo apt-get install python-qgis
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just to be 100% sure!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Saber
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> www.lutraconsulting.co.uk <http://www.lutraconsulting.co.uk/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Joshua
>>>
>>> Hattingh
>>>
>>>>>> Sent: 04 July 2013 14:38
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To: Nathan Woodrow
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cc: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org; Robert Nuske
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] lost 'fetch python plugins' and vector menu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can we fix our installations? If so, how? In point form. Do A then B
>>>>>
>>>>> then C
>>>>>
>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> J
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4 July 2013 15:34, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The plugin install has been merged into the plugin manager.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The API has also chmaged so all plugins need to be updated. This is
>>>
>>> why
>>>
>>>>> you
>>>>>
>>>>>> are missing some of the plugins you used to have.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from some fancy phone looking thingo
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _____
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Joshua Hattingh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent: 4/07/2013 11:29 PM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To: Robert Nuske
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cc: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] lost 'fetch python plugins' and vector menu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Robert
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have the same problem (I'm trying to get Openlayers plugin but
>>>>>> also
>>>>>
>>>>> don't
>>>>>
>>>>>> have the "Fetch Python Plugins" menu option, and can't get help
>>>>>> anywhere,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> been through the same methods as you. I'm on Raring and 1.8 or 1.9
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>>>> same
>>>>>
>>>>>> problem on both. I've tried for 2 weeks to fix but cannot. Let me
>>>
>>> know
>>>
>>>>>> if
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you find the secret. There's a fix but it doesn't work for me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Josh
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4 July 2013 14:38, Robert Nuske <rnuske at gwdg.de> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear QGISers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> somehow I have no vector menu and can not find the menu entry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 'fetch python plugins'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Being on Kubuntu 13.04 64bit I have my QGIS (1.8.0-2~raring1) from
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ubuntugis-unstable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I deleted any .qgis folders, purged any qgis package and did a fresh
>>>>>
>>>>> install
>>>>>
>>>>>> of qgis (aptitude install qgis). I have no clue what else I
>>>
>>> could/should
>>>
>>>>>> try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help is more than appreciated
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> robert
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Additional Information:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ sudo apt-cache policy qgis
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> qgis:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Installiert: 1.8.0-2~raring1
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Installationskandidat: 1.8.0-2~raring1
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Versionstabelle:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *** 1.8.0-2~raring1 0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable/ubuntu/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> raring/main amd64 Packages
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1.7.4+1.7.5~20120320-1.1 0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe amd64
>>>
>>> Packages
>>>
>>>>>> $ sudo aptitude search qgis
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p libqgis-dev - Quantum GIS - development files
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p libqgis-dev:i386 - Quantum GIS - development files
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p libqgis1.7.5 - Quantum GIS - shared libraries
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p libqgis1.7.5:i386 - Quantum GIS - shared libraries
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A libqgis1.8.0 - Quantum GIS - shared libraries
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p libqgis1.8.0:i386 - Quantum GIS - shared libraries
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A python-qgis - Python bindings to Quantum GIS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p python-qgis:i386 - Python bindings to Quantum GIS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A python-qgis-common - Python bindings to Quantum GIS - ar
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> v python2.7-qgis -
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> v python2.7-qgis:i386 -
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i qgis - Geografisches Informationssystem (G
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis:i386 - Geografisches Informationssystem (G
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-api-doc - Quantum GIS API documentation
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A qgis-common - Quantum GIS - architecture-independ
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> v qgis-dev -
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> v qgis-dev:i386 -
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-mapserver - Quantum GIS mapserver
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-mapserver:i386 - Quantum GIS mapserver
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A qgis-plugin-globe - OSG globe plugin for Quantum GIS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-plugin-globe:i386 - OSG globe plugin for Quantum GIS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A qgis-plugin-globe-common - OSG GLOBE plugin for Quantum GIS -
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A qgis-plugin-grass - GRASS plugin for Quantum GIS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-plugin-grass:i386 - GRASS plugin for Quantum GIS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A qgis-plugin-grass-common - GRASS plugin for Quantum GIS - arch
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A qgis-providers - collection of data providers to Qua
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-providers:i386 - collection of data providers to Qua
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i A qgis-providers-common - collection of data providers to Qua
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-sqlanywhere - Quantum GIS sql anywhere plugin and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-sqlanywhere:i386 - Quantum GIS sql anywhere plugin and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-sqlanywhere1.7.5 - Quantum GIS sql anywhere plugin and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p qgis-sqlanywhere1.7.5:i386 - Quantum GIS sql anywhere plugin and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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