Package: akonadi-server Version: 1.7.2-1 Severity: important After installing a fresh Wheezy installation without MySQL and without Postgresql, the configuration for Akonadi comes up and forces the user to select either MySQL or Postgresql. Both of the options presented generate an invalid configuration file for the user's system. (See attached screenshot) Miho:/home/david/.config/akonadi# dpkg -l '*akonadi*' | grep ^ii ii akonadi-backend-sqlite 1.7.2-1 i386 SQLite storage backend for Akonadi ii akonadi-dbg 1.7.2-1 i386 debugging symbols for the Akonadi PIM storage service ii akonadi-server 1.7.2-1 i386 Akonadi PIM storage service ii libakonadi-contact4 4:4.8.4-1 i386 library for using the Akonadi PIM data server ii libakonadi-kabc4 4:4.8.4-1 i386 library for using the Akonadi PIM data server ii libakonadi-kcal4 4:4.8.4-1 i386 library for using the Akonadi PIM data server ii libakonadi-kde4 4:4.8.4-1 i386 library for using the Akonadi PIM data server ii libakonadi-kmime4 4:4.8.4-1 i386 library for using the Akonadi PIM data server ii libakonadiprotocolinternals1 1.7.2-1 i386 libraries for the Akonadi PIM storage service Miho:/home/david/.config/akonadi# dpkg -l '*mysql*' | grep ^ii ii libmysqlclient18:i386 5.5.24+dfsg-7 i386 MySQL database client library ii mysql-common 5.5.24+dfsg-7 all MySQL database common files, e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages akonadi-server depends on: ii akonadi-backend-sqlite 1.7.2-1 ii libakonadiprotocolinternals1 1.7.2-1 ii libboost-program-options1.49.0 1.49.0-3.1 ii libc6 2.13-35 ii libgcc1 1:4.7.1-2 ii libqt4-dbus 4:4.8.2-2+b1 ii libqt4-network 4:4.8.2-2+b1 ii libqt4-sql 4:4.8.2-2+b1 ii libqt4-xml 4:4.8.2-2+b1 ii libqtcore4 4:4.8.2-2+b1 ii libqtgui4 4:4.8.2-2+b1 ii libsoprano4 2.7.6+dfsg.1-1 ii libstdc++6 4.7.1-2 akonadi-server recommends no packages. Versions of packages akonadi-server suggests: pn akonadi-backend-mysql <none> pn akonadi-backend-postgresql <none> ii akonadi-backend-sqlite 1.7.2-1 After the invalid configuration file for the user's system is generated, akonadi goes and crashes silently in the background and causes some apps to not run properly (See Bug#686147)
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