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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: Kalarm 20.08 starts Akonadi? (it was: Re: [KDE-pim] New Install: AKONADI wit PostgreSQL)
From:       David Jarvie <djarvie () kde ! org>
Date:       2021-01-03 20:39:08
Message-ID: EF467853-3571-4F51-8930-4EE3DE1D90AE () kde ! org
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On 3 January 2021 18:47:20 GMT, Toni Asensi <asmond@gmx.com> wrote:
> > > > Please note that as from KDE applications release 20.08, KAlarm
> no
> > > > longer uses Akonadi for alarm storage.
> > > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > KAlarm does still use Akonadi directly or indirectly for some
> purposes
> > including emailing, migrating its resources when upgrading,
> accessing
> > contacts, etc, because KDE software libraries use Akonadi to provide
> these
> > functions. So it will depend on some Akonadi packages, even though
> it no
> > longer uses Akonadi for alarm storage and retrieval.
> > 
> > --
> > David Jarvie
> > KAlarm author, KDE developer
> 
> I've tried installing KAlarm under Kubuntu 20.10, but the first time
> it runs
> it starts Akonadi, MariaDB/MySQL, etc. Do you want me to write a bug
> report?

No. The first time it runs, it has to use Akonadi to locate any existing Akonadi \
alarm resources used by previous versions of KAlarm, in order to migrate them. When \
migration is complete, it will then halt Akonadi if it wasn't already running \
previously.

--
David Jarvie
KAlarm author, KDE developer


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