Error on first run activating plugin hamster

[42sol-eu]

Context: Global generic exception

Hamster installed and running - but maybe a interface is missing?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 177, in activate_name_owner
    return self.get_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 361, in get_name_owner
    return self.call_blocking(BUS_DAEMON_NAME, BUS_DAEMON_PATH,
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 652, in call_blocking
    reply_message = self.send_message_with_reply_and_block(
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/GTG/gtk/plugins.py", line 216, in on_plugin_toggle
    self.pengine.activate_plugins([plugin])
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/GTG/core/plugins/engine.py", line 202, in activate_plugins
    plugin.instance.activate(api)
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/GTG/plugins/hamster/hamster.py", line 155, in activate
    self.hamster = dbus.SessionBus().get_object('org.gnome.Hamster',
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 241, in get_object
    return self.ProxyObjectClass(self, bus_name, object_path,
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 250, in __init__
    self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 182, in activate_name_owner
    self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 277, in start_service_by_name
    return (True, self.call_blocking(BUS_DAEMON_NAME, BUS_DAEMON_PATH,
  File "/app/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 652, in call_blocking
    reply_message = self.send_message_with_reply_and_block(
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown

Software versions:

• Getting Things GNOME! v0.6
• CPython 3.9.9 (main, Nov 10 2011, 15:00:00) [GCC 11.3.0]
• GTK 3.24.34, GLib 2.70.5
• PyGLib 3.42.2, PyGObject 3.42.2
• Linux-6.2.10-arch1-1-x86_64-with-glibc2.33

[PermaFreez]

I'm having the same problem too. All versions are the same, except for my kernel, which is 1 version ahead. I went into ~/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.gnome.GTG/current/active/files/lib/python3.9/site-packages/GTG/plugins/ and then deleted both the hamster.gtg-plugin file and the hamster directory (this of course disables the plugin). It does start after that, but a fix would be appreciated.

[deephack1982]

Can confirm that this work around works however the flatpak by default does not work at present without making these changes. Seems like a fairly serious problem.

[nekohayo]

At the moment I think we're not touching the flatpak until we have a new release ready (because we're too stretched and we would probably just break more things), which depends on solving #737 first; after that's done, hopefully someone shows up to maintain that plugin again in time for 0.7 (maybe @flavin if still interested?), otherwise as the plugin's code previously did not have significant development activity for over a decade and is probably woefully out of date, we could disable the hamster plugin by moving it to the "unmaintained" subfolder.

[nekohayo]

Duplicate of #683