[Qgis-user] lost 'fetch python plugins' and vector menu
Simon Cropper
simoncropper at fossworkflowguides.com
Thu Jul 4 17:39:31 PDT 2013
On 05/07/13 02:45, Robert Nuske wrote:
>> 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).
>
>
> cheers,
> robert
>
>
>
>> 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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I have also had this problem for a month or so now.
The issue is that python-QGIS package is linked to an old version of
python and Ubuntu 13.04 is using a newer version of python. Consequently
the bindings are all buggered up and it requires someone in the
development team to fix the package.
From what I can tell no one is currently working on the issue. Even
UbuntuGIS PPA still only has the old version.
I did manage to get the bleeding version of QGIS up and running at one
stage following the Malaysia Blog cited above but it also crashed
following the next update. Every attempt to install even the standard
Ubuntu 13.04 QGIS package crashed until yesterday. Now I can get QGIS
but as there is no python the plug-ins and plug-in manager is still missing.
Considering Ubuntu has a reasonably predictable release cycle and Python
3 has been out for quite a while, it is pretty poor that the QGIS
plugins, which incorporates the bulk of its functionality, has just
stopped working.
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Cheers Simon
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