Ubuntu – Why is couchdb installed

Are there Desktopcouch entries in gnome-keyring (System / Preferences / Passwords and Encryption Keys or seahorse)? If no then you may be hitting bug LP:668409.

I noticed you Rm your desktop.ini file.

When you restarted couch it may have not re-installed the file successfully. I had this problem for a while.

Try /usr/lib/desktopcouch/desktopcouch-service

dbus-send --session --dest=org.desktopcouch.CouchDB --print-reply --type=method_call / org.desktopcouch.CouchDB.getPort

xdg-open file:///home/amanda/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html

This will recreate the ini files, randomize the ports and reboot the system completely. Once this is done it will show you your details on the Apache server