KDE desktop is freezing partially

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Hi,

since around two weeks, I have problems with the KDE desktop. After login, the desktop appears and following errors occur:

  • the icons are “dead” and not reacting. Clicking them and starting a program is not possible
  • some file icon on the desktop normally showing the content (e.g. pdf content) are only shown as normal icon (e.g. pdf symbol)
  • right click on desktop is possible, but changes to desktop have no effect
  • kicker is working, starting program from the menu is possible

Sometimes the effect disappears when starting again or log off and log in again. Ctrl-F1 and then Ctrl-F7 to go back to desktop does not change the behaviour of the desktop.

Did somebody observe the same strange KDE desktop behaviour?

Best,

Michael

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This typically is the result of not using ‘zypper dup’ for upgrading Tumbleweed. If you used other methods ( updater applet, YaST ), run ‘zypper dup’ first, then see if the issue persists.

zypper dup

is the only supported way to upgrade Tw.

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Hi Knurpht,

I normally update with zypper refresh and then zypper dup.

I’m searching for a solution to repair the broken KDE desktop.

Best,

Michael

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I found an interesting post on the same topic: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=151747

Here, the solution was: do not place any icon in the bottom (I had the trash bin icon at the bottom). Let’s see if this solution works.

Micheal

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A thing I’m curious about is whether the issue exists for a freshly created new user. If it doesn’t, that would mean the culprit is in the settings in your homedir, If it’s the same the issue is in the system.

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Now, I made some reboots and the problem did not appear again.

When I login in my separate root account, the problem does not appear, also not when moving an icon to the bottom.

A general observation: moving icons on the desktop is a mess, it does not work well. In most cases the icons jump back to the old position. Therefore, for the most icons I need several attempts to move them.

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Don’t ever login as root on a desktop environment. Not 100% sure, but this could very well be causing issues you have as a normal user.