https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=369023
Bug ID: 369023
Summary: I want to downgrade to 16.04.3 because 16.08.1 is
essentially unusable for me
Product: kdenlive
Version: 16.04.0
Platform: Ubuntu Packages
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: grave
Priority: NOR
Component: Installation
Assignee: vpi...@kde.org
Reporter: kdenlive.k...@recursor.net
Hi Jean-Baptiste,
I am sorry to report that I am essentially unable to use Kdenlive 16.08.1. I'm
running Kdenlive Version 16.08.1 which I initially installed earlier today from
the Terminal using the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kdenlive
but then uninstalled and reinstalled from the Synaptic Package Manager on an
Xubuntu derivative called GalliumOS 2.0 on a Acer C720 Chromebook with 4gb of
RAM. GalliumOS 2.0 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus).
On my system Kdenlive 16.08.1 has a few catastrophic bugs which I will be glad
to report after I have reinstalled Kdenlive 16.04.3 and am “up and running”
like I was up until earlier today when I installed Kdenlive 16.08.1 at your
explicit suggestion which I have copied and pasted immediately below:
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=364559#add_comment
Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2016-09-18 09:45:03 UTC
You should be able to easily test Kdenlive 16.08.x by using our official PPA.
Instructions here:
https://kdenlive.org/download/
There were tons of stability & feature improvements since 16.04 so I really
encourage you to test it.
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As I presume you are aware, the Synaptic Package Manager for Xubuntu no longer
has Kdenlive Version 16.04.3. Instead it currently has Kdenlive Version
16.08.1. Perhaps if you were to put Kdenlive Version 16.04.3 back up the
Synaptic Package Manager for Xubuntu then I would be able to easily extricate
myself from the vexing position I find myself in vis-à-vis Kdenlive.
I would like to reinstall Kdenlive Version 16.04.3 from the Synaptic Package
Manager for Xubuntu because I have failed many times over the last few months
to install a usable version of Kdenlive using the Terminal such as,
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kdenlive
As I indicated in a previous bug report, “Previously I tried installed Kdenlive
from a Terminal but although it installed, it would crash immediately upon
launching. In other words, it was completely unusable for me.”
As I have indicated above, same phenomena has occurred again. It appears that
in this case, past was prologue.
I do not mean to excoriate you, but instead explicitly remind you that—as I
presume you are aware—it is considered proper software engineering practice to
provide users with a downgrade path should they encounter bugs after upgrading
to a new version.
I am in a rush because I have been using Kdenlive on almost daily basis. Please
help me solve this problem quickly.
Also, for now please do not offer to help me debug my installation of Kdenlive
16.08.1. I will be glad to work with you on that later. For now I want to
reinstall Kdenlive 16.04.3.
Thanks,
Yekutiel
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
For now, I don't want to debug my installation of Kdenlive 16.08.1. For now I
want to reinstall Kdenlive 16.04.3.
Actual Results:
Please read my detailed explanation above.
Expected Results:
Not applicable
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