kcm_kscreen.desktop file does not exist

[Scott Borisch]

Launching "Display Configuration" (aka kscreen) on Kubuntu 16.04 64-bit LTS results in error message:

"Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.icon/contents/ui/kcm_kscreen.desktop" does not exist."

I see the same problem on 2 different brand new Kubuntu 16.04 installations (one native, one on a VirtualBox VM).

I am not sure of the kscreen version.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch "Display Configuration"
2.
3.

Actual Results:
Dialog box reads: "Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.icon/contents/ui/kcm_kscreen.desktop" does not exist."

Expected Results:
"Display Configuration" (aka kscreen) launches.

~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release: 16.04

~$ apt-cache policy kscreen
kscreen:
  Installed: 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 4:5.5.5-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Scott Borisch (scott-borisch)]

Launching "Display Configuration" (aka kscreen) on Kubuntu 16.04 64-bit LTS results in error message:

"Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.icon/contents/ui/kcm_kscreen.desktop" does not exist."

I see the same problem on 2 different brand new Kubuntu 16.04 installations (one native, one on a VirtualBox VM).

I am not sure of the kscreen version.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch "Display Configuration"
2.
3.

Actual Results:
Dialog box reads: "Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.icon/contents/ui/kcm_kscreen.desktop" does not exist."

Expected Results:
"Display Configuration" (aka kscreen) launches.

[Sebastian Kügler (sebasje)]

Hi Scott!

Thanks for your report.

Could you have a look if you have said file (kcm_kscreen.desktop), and if so, where it's installed? The path it's loaded from seems weird to me, it should be installed to

/usr/share/kservices5/kcm_kscreen.desktop

This is likely a packaging bug, which would need to be looked into by the Kubuntu team.

[Scott Borisch (scott-borisch)]

Created attachment 99201
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Hi,

I'm not sure what happened, but I can no longer reproduce this problem.
I'll let you know if something changes.

- Scott

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Sebastian Kügler via KDE Bugzilla <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363090
>
> --- Comment #1 from Sebastian Kügler <email address hidden> ---
> Hi Scott!
>
> Thanks for your report.
>
> Could you have a look if you have said file (kcm_kscreen.desktop), and if
> so,
> where it's installed? The path it's loaded from seems weird to me, it
> should be
> installed to
>
> /usr/share/kservices5/kcm_kscreen.desktop
>
> This is likely a packaging bug, which would need to be looked into by the
> Kubuntu team.
>
> --
> You are receiving this mail because:
> You reported the bug.

[Sebastian Kügler (sebasje)]

Okay, no problem.

I'll close this bug, if it happens again, please reopen and attach the info needed.

Thanks!

[Scott Borisch (scott-borisch)]

New information -- this only happens when you create a desktop shortcut to "Display Configuration" and launch from the desktop shortcut. Launching from the "Type to search" option works fine.

[Scott Borisch (scott-borisch)]

Created attachment 99272
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Hi,

I figured out the issue:

New information -- this only happens when you create a desktop shortcut to
"Display Configuration" and launch from the desktop shortcut. Launching
from the "Type to search" option works fine.

I also filed the bug here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kscreen/+bug/1581897

So let me know if this is sufficient or if a KDE bug should be
opened/reopened.
Thanks.

- Scott

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Sebastian Kügler via KDE Bugzilla <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363090
>
> Sebastian Kügler <email address hidden> changed:
>
> What |Removed |Added
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
> Resolution|--- |FIXED
>
> --- Comment #3 from Sebastian Kügler <email address hidden> ---
> Okay, no problem.
>
> I'll close this bug, if it happens again, please reopen and attach the info
> needed.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> You are receiving this mail because:
> You reported the bug.
>

[EdwardO (edwardooo)]

The file is located in /usr/share/kservices5/kcm_kscreen.desktop
Running
> kcmshell5 kcm_kscreen
(as specified in this file) is a workaround.

This problem seems common to all modules in this folder, e.g. kcm_plasmasearch.desktop ("Plasma search"), smb.desktop ("Windows Shares"), ... They all work through System Settings (though you have to find the corresponding setting name e.g. Search, Connectivity, ...).

I have no clue where the menu search and krunner actually find them, as they are not in the menu (without searching) or the Menu Editor program.

As this system is an upgrade from previous LTS, maybe the menu items are leftovers from the upgrade?

[Beluga (buovjaga)]

I installed neon-devedition-gitunstable-20160613-0806-amd64 today in a VM and I got this problem.

[Harald Sitter (apachelogger)]

kickoff -> search for display -> right click kcm and add to desktop -> broken

same for panel

works for apps, broken for all KCMs though

[Marco Martin (notmart)]

the difference seems:
kservice::entryPath() seems to be an absolute path for apps
while is a relative path (just the filename of the desktop file) for kcms

so would be a problem in kservice/ksycocaentry in this case?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Nicolai Nielsen (doveplay)]

I'm seeing this one in Fedora with KDE5, so seems to be a general KDE bug and not just a Kubuntu bug. I see it when I pin the Display Configuration applet to the Favorites menu as well.

[john safix (sif00x)]

Similar for me in Kubuntu 16.10, plasmashell 5.7.5:
1) Search for "display" in application menu
2) Right click -> add to Favorites
3) Remove from Favorites
4) Broken

Has anybody find a solution?

[john safix (sif00x)]

I was able to access the display settings by reseting the KDE configuration.
1) Remove (don't forget to backup) folders ~/.kde, ~/.local and ~/.config . Removing all of them is necessary :-(
2) Reboot (log out is not enough)
3) Start the display setting :-)
4) Copy configurations of selected apps back to the new folders.

[Mph-i (mph-i)]

Not sure if this needs to be renamed, but I wanted to add that I have the same issue on Debian 4.9.0-3-amd64 (Stretch), KDE Plasma 5.8.6.

kickoff -> search for displays -> right click kcm and add to desktop -> broken

[8p-k26-gj (8p-k26-gj)]

Re-assigning to KService, the entryPath() is just the name and docs are very helpful by saying "the factory should know relative to what".

[A-samirh78 (a-samirh78)]

This seems to work now; feel free to reopen if you still see this issue.