tonhowtf/omniget · error

kdeconnect-cli nao encontrado

Error message

kdeconnect-cli nao encontrado

What it means

kdeconnect.rs's run() is the single chokepoint all KDE Connect operations (share_file, share_url, share_text, ping, refresh) go through. Before spawning any command it calls locate(), an async search for the kdeconnect-cli binary on the system. If locate() returns None, it fails fast with this message rather than attempting to spawn a nonexistent binary.

Solutions

1. Install KDE Connect so kdeconnect-cli exists: e.g. sudo apt install kdeconnect (Debian/Ubuntu), sudo dnf install kde-connect (Fedora), or pacman -S kdeconnect (Arch).
2. Verify the binary is discoverable: run `which kdeconnect-cli` or `command -v kdeconnect-cli`; if it prints a path but the app still fails, ensure that directory is in the PATH of the process running this code (GUI-launched apps often have a reduced PATH).
3. If installed via flatpak/snap, expose the CLI on the host PATH (e.g. a wrapper symlink in /usr/local/bin) since locate() only searches standard locations.
4. Pair a device first (`kdeconnect-cli --list-devices`) once the binary is found; the locate() call may also require kdeconnectindicated runtime setup.

Example fix

// before (shell)
./app --share-file report.pdf
// error: kdeconnect-cli nao encontrado

// after (shell)
sudo apt install kdeconnect
which kdeconnect-cli  # /usr/bin/kdeconnect-cli
./app --share-file report.pdf

if which::which("kdeconnect-cli").is_err() {
    eprintln!("kdeconnect-cli not installed; sharing disabled");
    return;
}

match kdeconnect.ping().await {
    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains("nao encontrado") => fallback_to_other_share_channel(),
    other => other?,
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling any of share_file, share_url, share_text, ping, or refresh on a machine where kdeconnect-cli is not installed, is not on PATH, or lives in a nonstandard directory the locate() lookup does not scan.

Common situations: Linux machine without the kdeconnect package installed; minimal/containerized environments; installs via flatpak/snap where the binary is not on the standard PATH; macOS/Windows where kdeconnect-cli is absent or not added to PATH.

Related errors

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AI-assisted analysis of tonhowtf/omniget@8600b91f42 (2026-09-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8983a7f7577c6458. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at src-tauri/omniget-core/src/core/tools/kdeconnect.rs:97

    };
    let devices = crate::core::process::command(&bin)
        .args(["-l"])
        .output()
        .await
        .map(|o| parse_devices(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout)))
        .unwrap_or_default();
    KdeStatus {
        installed: true,
        path: Some(bin.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
        devices,
        install_hint: hint,
    }
}

async fn run(args: &[&str]) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
    let bin = locate()
        .await
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("kdeconnect-cli nao encontrado"))?;
    let out = crate::core::process::command(&bin)
        .args(args)
        .output()
        .await?;
    if !out.status.success() {
        return Err(anyhow!(
            "kdeconnect-cli falhou: {}",
            String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr).trim()
        ));
    }
    Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string())
}

pub async fn share_file(device: &str, path: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
    run(&["-d", device, "--share", path]).await
}

pub async fn share_url(device: &str, url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {

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