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kdebase-workspace package

plasma-desktop crashes on startup when style other than Oxygen is chosen

Bug #433028 reported by starslights on 2009-09-19

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #433486: plasma-desktop crashes when widget style is non-oxgyen [QGraphicsGridLayout::sizeHint()]. Edit Remove

This bug affects 4 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Medium	Unassigned

Bug Description

Hello,

I run on Kubuntu Karmic 64 2.6.31-10-generic and with encypted home.

In my log i have this KDM error:

KDM_greet[3241] : cannot load /user/share/kde4/apps/kdm/faces/.default.face

aucun dossier ou fichier de ce type

See original description

Tags:

Xandros Pilosa (folivora) on 2009-09-19

affects:	ubuntu → kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
tags:	added: faces karmic kdm

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Rich Johnson (nixternal) wrote on 2009-10-03:

I don't have that error with pretty much the same exact setup. There is nothing under /usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/faces/ so I wonder what is trying to load that. Anyone else able to reproduce or help troubleshoot? Thanks!

Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Reinhard Berger (geist1) wrote on 2009-10-23:

Yes, this comes when you change the default desktop theme from "Oxygen" to something else.

You need to login to an empty Destop and press ALT+F2 to open a exute command line, type in "systemsettings"
and change the style back to "Oxygen".

After an logout and and a new login you get again a complete desktop.

I can't even find this folder "/faces"

NEITEHER ON JAUNTY OR KARMIC.

This BUG prevents karmic from using any other style as Oxygen.

The problem is, that first it works when you switch the style, but as soon as you re-login or re-start you only get an empty or black desktop.

Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) on 2009-10-26

Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed
importance:	Undecided → Medium

Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) on 2009-11-08

summary:

- KDM_greet: cannot load .../default.face while don't exist
+ plasma-desktop crashes on startup when style other than Oxygen is chosen

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hanzomon4 (hanzomon4) wrote on 2009-11-08:

xsessiosn-error... Edit (494.2 KiB, text/plain)

I have the same problem but I use gdm... is there no work around? I tried upgrading to 4.3.3 and still nothing

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achab (gzmorell) wrote on 2009-11-10:

I have also this problem with Kubuntu 9.10 and I have not changed the oxygen theme.
Every time I start the system it tries to start Kde session without login, then fails, then prompt for login.

Randal Barlow (email-tehk) on 2009-11-12

description:

updated

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Randal Barlow (email-tehk) wrote on 2009-11-12:

The problem is with the microblogging plasmoid that kubuntu ships as default. It has a little "configure" nag button which breaks with any non oxygen style.

It seems like this bug is with that plasmoid, and it's inclusion on the default workspace.

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hanzomon4 (hanzomon4) wrote on 2009-11-13:

That can't be it... I removed the plasmoid, changed styles, logged out and tried to log back in only to be hit with eternal darkness. This bug sucks

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Randal Barlow (email-tehk) wrote on 2009-11-13:

Perhaps another widget on your desktop also has some qt widget?

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hanzomon4 (hanzomon4) wrote on 2009-11-13:

Well I'll be a monkey's Uncle in skin tight cheetah pants... The other widget was the OpenSocial widget. I removed the widget, changed styles, killed plasma-desktop, then launched it from the command line and bam got my desktop back. Logged in and out, everything works.

This isn't a fix but at least were getting to closer to what needs fixing