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

[Agustin Lobo]

I think the problem roots on the fact that developers cannot invest any time
on the 1.8 version, as all efforts are concentrated on releasing the
2.0 version.
Skipping 1.9 as an stable version was an error, although perhaps human resources
implied very little alternatives.
Rather than blaming users for not reviewing previous messages in the
list, this kind
of very serious problems (from an operational point of view) and their
solutions (if exist...) should be reported
in a Known Issues page with a clearly visible link in the Download page.

Agus


On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Albin Blaschka
<albin.blaschka at standortsanalyse.net> wrote:
>
> 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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