https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424606
Bug ID: 424606
Summary: KDE Neon (rebase 20.04, testing) cannot send or
receive files from another Plasma PC
Product: kdeconnect
Version: 1.4
Platform: Neon Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: common
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I first noticed this when I upgraded my Kubuntu 18.04 installation to 20.04
(via 19.10, since this was months ago and I was not willing to wait for July as
Ubuntu suggested). After the upgrade, I was unable to use KDE Connect to send
files to or from the Kubuntu 20.04 PC (via the Dolphin "Send to [device] via
KDE Connect" context menu option) from my Neon (User, 18.04 base) PCs. The file
transfer progress meter would appear on the destination PC, but the transfer
never took place. The progress meter would just stick around, showing 0%
progress, until closed.
I tried the kdeconnect-cli utility too, with the same result.
Additionally, the pairings between PCs were no longer persistent. All I had to
do to unpair them was to close the KDE Connect dialog or even refresh the view
of KDE Connect devices on the LAN. I managed to get it to be somewhat more
persistent by deleting the KDE Connect config data, but it would still discard
the pairing on a reboot of the 20.04 rebased machine.
I tried booting one of my PCs using the Kubuntu 20.04 installer's live session,
and while it did pair readily with my PC that had Kubuntu 20.04 installed, it
had the same inability to originate or receive any files.
I chalked that up to Ubuntu having insufficiently tested the PC to PC function
of KDE Connect in Kubuntu, given the heavy focus on communication with phones,
and it wasn't a big bother because Kubuntu 20.04 was only there for testing
anyway.
When I saw on the Neon forum that KDE had requested people try out the
pre-release KDE Neon rebased to 20.04, I backed up the system and performed the
upgrade. Everything went well, but I soon noticed the same behavior as before.
The pairings would disappear in the same manner as before, and file transfers
in either direction never happened.
I then tried the kde-connect-indicator program on the Mint (20) installation,
pulling in all kinds of KDE dependencies, and once it was all installed, I saw
the same behavior yet again.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install an Ubuntu 20.04-based distro with KDE Plasma as the DE
2. Pair it with another KDE Plasma PC over a LAN (using Samba in this case)
3. Try to use the context menu from Dolphin to send a file from one PC to
another (either direction).
OBSERVED RESULT
The file transfer progress meter appears on the destination PC, but the file is
never sent.
EXPECTED RESULT
The file is sent and the transfer progress meter disappears (or never appears
in the first place for smaller files)
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: na
macOS: na
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon User Edition, 20.04 base or Kubuntu 20.04
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.72
Qt Version: 5.14.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It was never an issue in 18.04-based distros, but for the purposes of
troubleshooting, I removed the ufw package on both ends to make sure it was not
interfering. It made no difference.
I've tried wireless to wireless, wireless to ethernet, ethernet to wireless,
and ethernet to ethernet. They all behaved the same way.
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