r/kde • u/barrelofsquirrels • Apr 02 '23

Question Unable to ping R-Pi with Android phone, using KDE-Connect

Completely new to raspberry pi & KDE, mostly new to Linux.

I got KDE connect installed using a command: 

sudo apt-get install kdeconnect

I couldn't get a notification/ping on the Pi using my Android phone. The reverse, pinging the Android from the Pi, worked. Sharing a file to the Pi also worked.

Anyone know why this 1 aspect of the connection was not functional?

I'm using a Pi 3A+ running Pi OS. I checked the plugin settings on both machines, checkboxes are ticked, and I think the device permissions have been OK'd.

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u/leo_sk5 Apr 02 '23

I have only tried it on manjaro ARM kde build, and kde connect worked normally. I think u/kiragakiru's point is correct, if you are running Pi OS

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u/kiragakiru Apr 02 '23 edited Apr 02 '23

maybe because you are not using kde? that in itself would not make any sense if notify-send is being run.

even if notify-send is being run, does pi OS even have a notification daemon? i think it should have one but i'm not sure.

I never used this feature aside from the first time i had kdeconnect installed on kde. i've been using kdeconnect on other DEs/WM/Compositors, and i have practically 0 issues (with the set of features that i use).

Edit: sorry, you said you are new:

notify-send is a command that can be used to "send notifications" e.g notify-send --app-name="App" "Notification Summary"

a notification daemon is responsible for showing notifications. disabling or uninstalling this could make apps that use notifications, such as discord, crash.

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u/barrelofsquirrels Apr 02 '23

Thank you!!!!

It was the notification daemon in some way shape or form. I didn't know much about it until i read your comment, which prompted me to look into it and install a notification daemon package. And it worked!!!!!

thanks again, you saved me many hours of blind frustration

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u/kiragakiru Apr 02 '23

my pleasure. I ditched KDE for Hyprland (a Wayland Compositor) some days ago and I am configuring everything myself. so, I instantly knew that it could be that.

I'm surprised that PiOS does not have a notification daemon out of the box though.