Ubuntu Tracker Applet Error Quick-fix
Quick problem I encountered when I upgraded my Ubuntu distro to 9.04 from 8.10. Periodically a dialog would pop up from the Tracker app saying something like this:
There was an error while performing indexing:
Index corrupted
Three buttons to either "Reindex all", "Cancel" or "Accept" (if I recall correctly.) Clicking these in just about any combination doesn't seem to do anything as the dialog keeps coming up. Here's what to do:
Problem
Ubuntu Linux 9.04 Tracker Applet stuck in an error loop where it's claiming "index corrupted." There is a known bug that will be fixed soon (it's actually already fixed and committed, but the patch has yet to roll out through the Ubuntu updater.) Clicking any of the buttons will do apparently nothing, bringing up the error dialog again... you won't get any work done if you keep clicking that button. If you're looking for a stupid button to click, you might as well score some points doing it! :P
This Worked
Quick fix is to do this stuff -- I don't know what it really does, and can't be bothered to research it -- to kill off the error and make life grand again:
Open Terminal of your choice (ahem Yakuake rocks! cough) & run these commands:
sudo apt-get install tracker-utilstracker-processes -r
If you have any dialogs still open, canceling them should be the last time you see any of 'em. Yay! Now, if ever decide to take the time and find out what this command actually does for the problem, I'll let you know. :P
Comments
Paul! I had similar annoying
Paul! I had similar annoying pop-up's when I upgraded to the latter version.I tried out the commands you gave and they have worked pretty well. I really want to thank you for this, It has benefited many people here.