Public bug reported: One problem with Ubuntu not enabling tracker by default is that several apps depend on tracker for basic functionality.
A user installs gnome-photos, opens the app and sees none of the pictures from her ~/Pictures/ directory. She needs to log out and then log back in for the tracker services to start running and her app to work. tracker uses systemd user services now. Affected GNOME apps ------------------- Books Documents Games Music Photos ** Affects: tracker (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Status: Confirmed ** Tags: gnome-17.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tracker in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1697769 Title: tracker doesn't automatically start when installed until after log out and log in Status in tracker package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: One problem with Ubuntu not enabling tracker by default is that several apps depend on tracker for basic functionality. A user installs gnome-photos, opens the app and sees none of the pictures from her ~/Pictures/ directory. She needs to log out and then log back in for the tracker services to start running and her app to work. tracker uses systemd user services now. Affected GNOME apps ------------------- Books Documents Games Music Photos To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tracker/+bug/1697769/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp