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[Bug 1237072] Re: Dash Home displays no results (spins forever): "Valid key file could not be found in search dirs"

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From: Daniel Hahler <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:23:05 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1237072 <1237072@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Summary changed:

- Dash Home displays no results (spins forever): "Valid key file could not be found in search dirs"
+ Dash Home displays no results (spins forever): "Valid key file could not be found in search dirs": no scopes installed

** Description changed:

  I've upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10 (development) from 13.04.
  
  When tapping the Super key, the Dash appears, but is empty.
  When typing anything, the loading indicator spins forever.
  
  unity displays the following on STDERR:
  
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:26 unity.glib-gio <unknown>:0 g_settings_set_value: value for key 'visual-bell-type' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' is outside of valid range
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:26 unity.glib-gio <unknown>:0 g_settings_set_value: value for key 'visual-bell-type' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' is outside of valid range
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: home.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: applications.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: files.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: video.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: music.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: photos.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: social.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  
+ I had to manually install some scopes, which apparently were not
+ installed by default during the upgrade: unity-scopes-master-default
+ unity-scopes-runner unity-scope-home unity-scope-devhelp unity-scope-
+ gdrive unity-scope-github unity-scope-launchpad unity-scope-manpages
+ unity-scope-sshsearch
+ 
+ 
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: unity 7.1.1+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,resize,compiztoolbox,put,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,regex,place,session,move,grid,animation,imgpng,wall,expo,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
  Date: Tue Oct  8 22:40:13 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-28 (498 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-08 (0 days ago)

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Title:
  Dash Home displays no results (spins forever): "Valid key file could
  not be found in search dirs": no scopes installed

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  I've upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10 (development) from 13.04.

  When tapping the Super key, the Dash appears, but is empty.
  When typing anything, the loading indicator spins forever.

  unity displays the following on STDERR:

  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:26 unity.glib-gio <unknown>:0 g_settings_set_value: value for key 'visual-bell-type' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' is outside of valid range
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:26 unity.glib-gio <unknown>:0 g_settings_set_value: value for key 'visual-bell-type' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' is outside of valid range
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: home.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: applications.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: files.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: video.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: music.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: photos.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs
  WARN  2013-10-08 22:47:53 unity.dash.gsettingsscopereader GSettingsScopes.cpp:108 Error fetching protocol metadata for scope: social.scope : Valid key file could not be found in search dirs

  I had to manually install some scopes, which apparently were not
  installed by default during the upgrade: unity-scopes-master-default
  unity-scopes-runner unity-scope-home unity-scope-devhelp unity-scope-
  gdrive unity-scope-github unity-scope-launchpad unity-scope-manpages
  unity-scope-sshsearch

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: unity 7.1.1+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,resize,compiztoolbox,put,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,regex,place,session,move,grid,animation,imgpng,wall,expo,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
  Date: Tue Oct  8 22:40:13 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-28 (498 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-08 (0 days ago)

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[Bug 1237072] [NEW] Dash Home displays no results (spins forever): "Valid key file could not be found in search dirs"
From: Daniel Hahler, 2013-10-08