KDE Connect refuses to work - (solved, thanks for help!)
Hi, on fresh install (multiple) of Fedora 42 GNOME the KDE Connect app after install wont open.
Either it will stay running in processes but nothing will display or it will immediately crash with an error.
GSconnect doesn't even show up after install.
If I install Fedora 42 KDE it works fine. But I don't like KDE. Any idea what's up with this?
EDIT:
Thanks for help, anyhow. In the end I found that I will just use KDE Connect for clipboard between my laptop, PC and phone but the desired functionality I wanted when connected to my phone is available with scrcpy and it's quite something. Can't believe it has such a stupid name as I never heard of it. It's so freaking good!
WereCat
Unknown parent • • •hendrik
in reply to WereCat • • •WereCat
in reply to hendrik • • •The bacground app is Amberol btw
hendrik
in reply to WereCat • • •WereCat
in reply to hendrik • • •DecentM
in reply to WereCat • • •WereCat
in reply to DecentM • • •I've already reinstalled and set up everything 😀
I did check the history btw, it was not there at all. And there were only 16 lines as well so it's not like I've overlooked it.
WereCat
in reply to hendrik • • •By the way. AFter fresh install I've installed GSConnect directly from extensions and it immediatelly shows up in the menu by default. The GSConnect from Discover store shows as not installed. Also nowhere in the Discover store it says it's an extensions.
They really need to make this more clear tbh, it's very confusing for people who never used it.
hendrik
in reply to WereCat • • •Vincent
in reply to WereCat • • •WereCat
in reply to Vincent • • •So got GSConnect to work... I had to also enable it in Extension manager for some reason. I had no idea it's an extension since I've just i stalled it as RPM package from the discover store.
Anyhow, it's just confusing. I was installing KDE Connect on both my PC and laptop. I never even heard of GSConnect until I started troubleshooting and I thought it's just some GNOME fork of KDE-Connect, not actually a mandatory replacement for KDE-Connect on GNOME.
It may make sense in the name but the name makes it even more confusing. Since it works on Android/Windows,... Why would I not assume it will work on Linux GNOME?