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[ubuntu] Dash/Zeitgeist search returns no result for files/folders (the rest is OK)

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http://ubuntuforums.org – So far I tried: -rm -rf ~/.local/share/zeitgeist -installing unity-place-applications, unity-place-files -logout/login There is no privacy setting blocking zeitgeist recording any file. In .xsession-errors: ** (zeitgeist-datahub:13996): WARNING **: zeitgeist-datahub.vala:227: Unable to get name "org.gnome.zeitgeist.datahub" on the bus! Is there a way of maybe reset it? It has worked in the past and so. (Hardware)

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Submitted by dayu on 09/03/2012

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I am using gnome fallback desktop in my ubuntu 12.04.01 system.

Can I disable from starting at the beginning zeitgeist datahub (remark, I don't use unity) in order to get a quicker boot?, ¿can it result in some undesired side effect ?

Thanks in advance.

bruce@escher:~$ zeitgeist-daemon --replace Yields

** (zeitgeist-datahub:25443): CRITICAL **: file utils.c: line 118: uncaught error: Can't open directory (g-io-error-quark, 3)

** (zeitgeist-datahub:25443): CRITICAL **: file utils.c: line 118: uncaught error: Can't open directory (g-io-error-quark, 3)

Plus several warning messages

I don't see anything in syslog

Any suggestions?

Gnome-activity-journal is the graphical user interface for Zeitgeist,a tool for easily browsing and finding files on your computer.

Because zeitgeist continuously access the hard disk, I removed zeitgeist package completely. After that, when trying to log into Ubuntu, there is no more unity option, only Genome, Genome (no effects), etc. And even Genome doesn't work normal. Say pressing tab doesn't switch window, cannot open folder in the explorer.

I tried to reinstall zeitgeist. The problem remains.

This was talked to me today and I actually did not have a proper answer, so I was wondering if Zeitgeist had any impact in performance.

Zeitgeist is an event-logging framework for desktop and mobile devices. Applications can push events into the log, and anyone can query the log via the rich query API.

Trouble building postler-git 1 year 48 weeks ago

After fixing a few (common) issues I had with a vala dependency, I now get an error message sayingzeitgeist is needed for Postler to show up in Synapse, the Unity dash or the Activity log. If you want to build without it, pass --disable-zeitgeist.whenever I attempt to install postler-git via yaourt.Yes, I have installed the zeitgeist package and still receive this message.

I'm using ubuntu 12.04 with unity. I want to config the zeitgeist to just track my application but ignore the usage of files. I tried to add "/" to the blacklist, but it didn't work. The recent files still appear in dash.

Thanks!

Whenever the The Electornic Frontier Foundation (EFF) commends Ubuntu for "retrofitting operating systems to support privacy against local attackers" as a worthy objective, I'm inclined to sit up and take notice. Since Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04) these privacy setting have been integrated out of the box as a feature in the System Settings menu.