KDE kickoff (application launcher) "Unable to load the widget"

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Greetings

After running an update (zypper refresh && zypper update) the panel kickoff menu widget is not loaded. Instead there is a square red icon with white X. It is the same for all users on system, new and old. When I hover mouse the message says “Unable to load widget. Could not find requested component: launcher.”

Also, flash and java plugins to Firefox are broken. Related?

I’ve tried, on a fresh test user, to move $HOME/.local and $HOME/.kde4, however to no effect.


@durque:~>kde4-config -v
Qt: 4.8.4
KDE Development Platform: 4.8.5 (4.8.5) "release 522"
kde4-config: 1.0
@durque:~> rpm -qa|grep kdebase|sort
kdebase4-4.6.0-6.6.2.i586
kdebase4-libkonq-4.6.0-6.10.1.i586
kdebase4-nsplugin-4.6.0-6.10.1.i586
kdebase4-openSUSE-11.4-33.42.1.i586
kdebase4-openSUSE-lang-11.4-33.42.1.noarch
kdebase4-runtime-4.8.5-382.19.i586
kdebase4-runtime-branding-openSUSE-11.4-33.42.1.i586
kdebase4-runtime-xine-4.6.0-4.9.1.i586
kdebase4-session-4.6.0-10.1.i586
kdebase4-wallpapers-4.8.5-51.1.noarch
kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
kdebase4-workspace-branding-openSUSE-11.4-33.42.1.i586
kdebase4-workspace-ksysguardd-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
kdebase4-workspace-liboxygenstyle-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
python-kdebase4-4.8.5-1521.1.i586
@durque:~>

There seems to be some 4.8.5 packages and some 4.6.0. I’m on OpenSuse Evergreen 11.4.
(Sorry for the formating below).

It’s only oss, non-oss, evergreen and packman repos that are enabled.

@durque:~> cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.4 (i586)
VERSION = 11.4
CODENAME = Celadon
@durque:~> zypper lr -u                                                                                                                                                        
#  | Alias                                               | Name                                                     | Enabled | Refresh | URI                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
---+-----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                  
 1 | Durque_[Downloads                                   | Durque [Downloads]                                       | No      | No      | dir:///opt/downloads                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 2 | Java_-_openjdk6                                     | Java - openjdk6                                          | No      | No      | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/openjdk6:/Factory/openSUSE_11.4/                                                                                                                                              
 3 | Java_-_openjdk7                                     | Java - openjdk7                                          | No      | No      | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/jpackage-1.7/openSUSE_Factory/                                                                                                                                                
 4 | OpenSUSE_repositories_[official                     | OpenSUSE repositories [official] - oss                   | Yes     | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss                                                                                                                                                                       
 5 | Opensuse_-_[non-oss                                 | OpenSUSE repositories [official] - non-oss               | Yes     | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss/                                                
 6 | Packman Repository                                  | Packman Repository                                       | No      | No      | http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_11.4/                                                                 
 7 | Packman_-_Essentials                                | Packman - Essentials                                     | Yes     | Yes     | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4/Essentials/                                    
 8 | Packman_-_Extra                                     | Packman - Extra                                          | Yes     | Yes     | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4/Extra/                                         
 9 | Packman_-_Games                                     | Packman - Games                                          | Yes     | Yes     | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4/Games/                                         
10 | Packman_-_Multimedia                                | Packman - Multimedia                                     | Yes     | Yes     | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4/Multimedia/                                    
11 | Packman_Repository_[Germany                         | Packman Repository [Germany]                             | No      | No      | http://packman.jacobs-university.de/suse/11.3/                                                              
12 | _-_Updates                                          | OpenSUSE repositories [official] - Updates               | No      | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/                                                                   
13 | download.nvidia.com-opensuse_1                      | nVidia Graphics Drivers                                  | No      | No      | ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.4/                                                                    
14 | download.opensuse.org-openSUSE_11.4_Update_standard | openSUSE BuildService - Virtualization (VirtualBox)      | No      | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/VirtualBox_backports/openSUSE_11.4_Update_standard
15 | libdvdcss repository                                | libdvdcss repository                                     | No      | No      | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.4/                                                                        
16 | openSUSE_Evergreen_11.4                             | Evergreen update repository for openSUSE 11.4 (standard) | Yes     | Yes     | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Evergreen:/11.4/standard/                               
@durque:~>

What to do?

2

Hi!

You really shouldn’t have any KDE 4.8.5 packages, all of them should be 4.6.0.
To find out where they come from, you could run f.e. rpm -qi kdebase4-runtime.

Regarding your problem with kickoff:
The updated plasmoid in kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1 absolutely needs the newer libkdecore4-4.6.0-6.69.1 (which is provided in the same update) from Evergreen to work.
What does “rpm -qi libkdecore4” say?

You seem to have some wild mixture of package versions (this could also explain your java and flash problems, at least I see a deactivated java repository for Factory in your list)
So maybe the easiest thing to solve your problems would be to run “zypper dup” (this will bring all your installed packages to the versions available in the activated repositories)…

3

Thanks for the tip.
I did


# zypper refresh
# zypper dup -d
# zypper dup

After a while the “whole thing died”. That is, a screen saver kicked in, and I was not able to log in again not as any users not even root. I guess I should have disabled screensaver action before starting (lesson learned!). To get back I needed to boot a LiveCD and make a chroot-environment and do the whole thing again. Logins are back, but now panel are totally missing. For all users. However, desktop backgrounds are in place and desktop icons are there. I can do [alt] + [tab] to select applications and [alt] + [F2] to run new ones. Cumbersome …

Then I tried


@durque:~> kquitapp plasma-desktop
Invalid D-BUS interface name 'org.kde.plasma-desktop.PlasmaApp' found while parsing introspection
@durque:~> plasma-desktop
QDBusObjectPath: invalid path ""
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such signal KWindowSystem::windowChanged(WId,unsigned long*)
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(4788)/kdecore (services) KServicePrivate::init: The desktop entry file  "/usr/share/kde4/services/sysinfo.protocol"  has Type= "Application"  but no Exec line 

Object::connect: No such signal QDBusAbstractInterface::Changed()
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
Invalid D-BUS interface name 'org.kde.plasma-desktop.PlasmaApp' found while parsing introspection
runar@durque:~> plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788) KDesktopFile::isAuthorizedDesktopFile: Access to ' "/home/runar/Desktop/Kontact.desktop" ' denied, not owned by root, executable flag not set. 

plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(4788)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application

I have no clue what this means. But it didn’t help anything at all. Still no panel.

@durque:~> rpm -qi libkdecore4
Name        : libkdecore4                  Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 4.6.0                             Vendor: openSUSE
Release     : 6.69.1                        Build Date: Thu 28 Feb 2013 08:24:12 CET
Install Date: Fri 29 Mar 2013 14:27:26 CET      Build Host: build31
Group       : System/GUI/KDE                Source RPM: kdelibs4-4.6.0-6.69.1.src.rpm
Size        : 2883038                          License: LGPL-2.1+
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 07 Mar 2013 15:01:10 CET, Key ID 241b84b36a0f1588
Packager    : http://bugs.opensuse.org
URL         : http://www.kde.org
Summary     : KDE Core Libraries
Description :
This package contains the core libraries of the K Desktop Environment.

This package is absolutely necessary for using KDE applications.

Authors:
--------
The KDE Team <kde@kde.org>
Distribution: openSUSE 11.4

What are my next options to get panel back?

4

If it hang during the zypper dup, it could be that there still some KDE 4.8.5 packages left, or some packages are incorrectly installed…
The libkdecore4 seems to be ok now though.

Maybe try to run “zypper dup” again.

Or post the output of:

rpm -qa | grep kde

and

rpm -qa | grep plasma
5

Also try to reinstall kdebase4-workspace:

zypper in -f kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586

Maybe this helps…

6

Here’s the output of:


@durque:~> rpm -qa | grep kde | sort
bundle-lang-kde-en-11.4-5.13.1.noarch
compiz-kde4-0.9.2.1-5.5.i586
kde4-filesystem-4.6.0-4.1.i586
kde4-kgreeter-plugins-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
kde4-l10n-en_GB-4.6.0-5.3.noarch
kde4-l10n-en_GB-data-4.8.4-209.3.noarch
kde4-l10n-en_GB-doc-4.8.4-209.3.noarch
kde4-mediainfo-0.7.62-1.1.i586
kde4-pacpl-plugins-4.0.5-3.1.noarch
kdeartwork4-screensaver-4.6.0-0.2.2.i586
kdeartwork4-wallpapers-4.8.5-189.3.noarch
kdeartwork4-wallpapers-large-4.8.5-189.3.noarch
kdeartwork4-wallpapers-weather-4.8.5-189.3.noarch
kdebase4-4.6.0-6.6.2.i586
kdebase4-libkonq-4.6.0-6.6.2.i586
kdebase4-nsplugin-4.6.0-6.6.2.i586
kdebase4-openSUSE-11.4-33.38.1.i586
kdebase4-openSUSE-lang-11.4-33.38.1.noarch
kdebase4-runtime-4.6.0-4.9.1.i586
kdebase4-runtime-branding-openSUSE-11.4-33.38.1.i586
kdebase4-runtime-xine-4.6.0-4.9.1.i586
kdebase4-session-4.6.0-10.1.i586
kdebase4-wallpapers-4.8.5-51.1.noarch
kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
kdebase4-workspace-branding-openSUSE-11.4-33.38.1.i586
kdebase4-workspace-ksysguardd-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
kdebase4-workspace-liboxygenstyle-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
kdegames4-4.6.0-3.2.i586
kdegames4-carddecks-default-4.6.0-3.1.noarch
kdegames4-carddecks-other-4.6.0-3.1.noarch
kdegraphics4-4.6.0-6.9.2.i586
kdelibs3-default-style-3.5.10-44.1.i586
kdelibs4-4.6.0-6.69.1.i586
kdelibs4-branding-openSUSE-11.4-33.38.1.i586
kdelibs4-core-4.6.0-6.69.1.i586
kdemultimedia4-4.6.0-3.3.i586
kdenetwork4-filesharing-4.6.0-3.2.i586
kdepasswd-4.6.0-6.6.2.i586
kdepim4-4.4.10-3.2.i586
kdepim4-runtime-4.4.10-4.7.1.i586
kdepimlibs4-4.6.0-4.7.1.i586
libkde4-4.6.0-6.69.1.i586
libkde4-debuginfo-4.8.5-522.6.i586
libkdecore4-4.6.0-6.69.1.i586
libkdegames4-4.6.0-3.2.i586
libkdepim4-4.4.10-3.2.i586
libkdepimlibs4-4.6.0-4.7.1.i586
liblockdev1-1.0.3_git201003141408-7.1.i586
libproxy1-config-kde4-0.4.6-3.9.1.i586
libreoffice-kde4-3.5.4.13-103.1.i586
lockdev-1.0.3_git201003141408-7.1.i586
mozilla-kde4-integration-0.6.3-3.1.i586
NetworkManager-kde4-libs-0.9.svn1192577-7.2.i586
NetworkManager-kde4-libs-lang-0.9.svn1192577-7.2.noarch
NetworkManager-openvpn-kde4-0.9.svn1192577-7.2.i586
NetworkManager-pptp-kde4-0.9.svn1192577-7.2.i586
NetworkManager-vpnc-kde4-0.9.svn1192577-7.2.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_games-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_internet-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_multimedia-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_office-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_pure-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_utilities-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_utilities_opt-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_xgl-11.4-6.9.1.i586
patterns-openSUSE-kde4_yast-11.4-6.9.1.i586
polkit-kde-agent-1-0.99.0-3.1.i586
polkit-kde-kcmmodules-1-0.98.1-3.2.i586
python-kde4-4.6.0-3.2.i586
python-kdebase4-4.6.0-5.15.1.i586
@durque:~>

And


@durque:~> rpm -qa | grep plasma | sort
plasma-addons-4.6.0-4.7.1.i586
plasma-addons-marble-4.6.0-4.7.1.i586
plasma-theme-aya-4.6.0-0.2.1.noarch
plasma-theme-oxygen-4.6.0-4.9.1.i586
@durque:~>

And finally


@durque:~> sudo zypper refresh
root's password:
Retrieving repository 'Evergreen update repository for openSUSE 11.4 (standard)' metadata [done]
Building repository 'Evergreen update repository for openSUSE 11.4 (standard)' cache [done]
Repository 'OpenSUSE repositories [official] - non-oss' is up to date.
Repository 'OpenSUSE repositories [official] - oss' is up to date.
Retrieving repository 'Packman - Essentials' metadata [done]
Building repository 'Packman - Essentials' cache [done]
Retrieving repository 'Packman - Extra' metadata [done]
Building repository 'Packman - Extra' cache [done]
Retrieving repository 'Packman - Games' metadata [done]
Building repository 'Packman - Games' cache [done]
Retrieving repository 'Packman - Multimedia' metadata [done]
Building repository 'Packman - Multimedia' cache [done]
All repositories have been refreshed.
@durque:~> sudo zypper in -f kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Forcing installation of 'kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586' from repository 'Evergreen update repository for openSUSE 11.4 (standard)'.
Resolving package dependencies...

The following package is going to be reinstalled:
  kdebase4-workspace 

1 package to reinstall.
Overall download size: 7.4 MiB. No additional space will be used or freed after the operation.
Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y
Retrieving package kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586 (1/1), 7.4 MiB (29.2 MiB unpacked)
Retrieving: kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1.i586.rpm [done (1.6 MiB/s)]
Installing: kdebase4-workspace-4.6.0-10.18.1 [done]
@durque:~>

To test, I did


@durque:~> kquitapp plasma-desktop
Invalid D-BUS interface name 'org.kde.plasma-desktop.PlasmaApp' found while parsing introspection
@durque:~> plasma-desktop &
[1] 19013
@durque:~> QDBusObjectPath: invalid path ""
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(-1, 26) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
Object::connect: No such signal KWindowSystem::windowChanged(WId,unsigned long*)
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/libplasma Plasma::FrameSvg::resizeFrame: Invalid size QSizeF(0, 0) 
plasma-desktop(19016)/kdecore (services) KServicePrivate::init: The desktop entry file  "/usr/share/kde4/services/sysinfo.protocol"  has Type= "Application"  but no Exec line 

Object::connect: No such signal QDBusAbstractInterface::Changed()
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
Object::connect: No such slot AbstractItemView::iconSettingsChanged()
Invalid D-BUS interface name 'org.kde.plasma-desktop.PlasmaApp' found while parsing introspection
plasma-desktop(19016)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(19016) KDesktopFile::isAuthorizedDesktopFile: Access to ' "/home/runar/Desktop/Kontact.desktop" ' denied, not owned by root, executable flag not set. 

plasma-desktop(19016)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application 
plasma-desktop(19016)/plasma StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback: DBusMenu disabled for this application

I have no idea what these messages mean, but I didn’t get a panel. In my kde4 config I have


@durque:~/.kde4/share/config> ls -l pla*
-rw------- 1 runar users    85 Mar 29 14:28 plasma-appletsrc
-rw------- 1 runar users 10009 Apr 12 00:05 plasma-desktop-appletsrc
-rw------- 1 runar users   891 Apr 12 00:05 plasma-desktoprc
-rw------- 1 runar users   147 Mar 29 14:28 plasmarc
-rw------- 1 runar users   994 Apr  1 16:02 plasma-windowed-appletsrc
-rw------- 1 runar users    85 Mar 29 14:28 plasmoidviewer-appletsrc
@durque:~/.kde4/share/config>

How can I reset the plasma-desktop without purging the config entirely?
What can I keep from $HOME/.kde4 that probably isn’t broken?

Suggestions?

7

So you still have those packages from KDE 4.8:

kde4-l10n-en_GB-data-4.8.4-209.3.noarch
kde4-l10n-en_GB-doc-4.8.4-209.3.noarch
kdeartwork4-wallpapers-4.8.5-189.3.noarch
kdeartwork4-wallpapers-large-4.8.5-189.3.noarch
kdeartwork4-wallpapers-weather-4.8.5-189.3.noarch
kdebase4-wallpapers-4.8.5-51.1.noarch
libkde4-debuginfo-4.8.5-522.6.i586

You should delete all of those (especially libkde4-debuginfo-4.8.5 is completely useless)…
And for the wallpapers please do:

sudo zypper in -f kdeartwork4-wallpapers-4.6.0-0.2.1  kdeartwork4-weatherwallpapers-4.6.0-0.2.1 kdebase4-wallpapers-4.6.0-5.15.1

Otherwise this list looks fine now.

And please post the output of:

zypper ll

I suppose you have some package locks in place…

Well, I’m not 100% sure either, but there doesn’t seem to be a critical error.
As you said you’re seeing the desktop wallpaper and icons, that means plasma-desktop is running.
Try killing it with “killall plasma-desktop” instead of kquitapp.

But there are some messages about DBUS, is it running?
Please post the output of:

ps aux | grep dbus

In my kde4 config I have

@durque:~/.kde4/share/config> ls -l pla*
-rw------- 1 runar users 85 Mar 29 14:28 plasma-appletsrc
-rw------- 1 runar users 10009 Apr 12 00:05 plasma-desktop-appletsrc
-rw------- 1 runar users 891 Apr 12 00:05 plasma-desktoprc
-rw------- 1 runar users 147 Mar 29 14:28 plasmarc
-rw------- 1 runar users 994 Apr 1 16:02 plasma-windowed-appletsrc
-rw------- 1 runar users 85 Mar 29 14:28 plasmoidviewer-appletsrc
@durque:~/.kde4/share/config>

How can I reset the plasma-desktop without purging the config entirely?
What can I keep from $HOME/.kde4 that probably isn’t broken?

Suggestions?

Does it work now as a new user? If not, resetting your config wouldn’t help.
But if you want to try, just rename/move those plasma* files, don’t delete them. So you can move them back afterwards…

Does creating a new panel work? (right click on the desktop and select “Add Panel”)

You could try to run:

sudo rpm -Va

and post the output. This verifies all your installed packages. Note that this can take a while…

8

Thanks. I recognize that I have the whole night of work ahead of me.
Strange that wallpaper-packages should have any influence at all. Aren’t those only images?

Will report back shortly.

9

That’s true, they wouldn’t cause your problem. So you don’t have to do that.
It was just a suggestion to clean up your system…
(The packages got renamed between 4.6 and 4.8.)

10

These seems to be the only “4.8.5” packages left.

@durque:~> sudo rpm -qa | grep "4.8.5"
root's password:
multipath-tools-0.4.8-57.1.i586
libkexiv2-10-4.8.5-43.3.i586
libmarblewidget13-4.8.5-62.18.i586
kpartx-0.4.8-57.1.i586

Then for locked packages

@durque:~> sudo zypper ll
# | Name             | Type    | Repository
--+------------------+---------+-----------
1 | libbeagle1       | package | (any)     
2 | beagle-firefox   | package | (any)     
3 | beagle-google    | package | (any)     
4 | beagle-gui       | package | (any)     
5 | libbeagle-python | package | (any)     
6 | beagle           | package | (any)     
7 | kio_beagle       | package | (any)     
8 | grub             | package | (any)
@durque:~> rpm -q grub
grub-0.97-175.176.1.i586

I’ve kept grub because grub2 made a total mess of my boot. I’ll take the leap at a later install. Beagle… Don’t know why it’s lock I don’t have any Beagle on this system. Don’t want to either.

dbus seems to be running.

@durque:~> ps aux | grep dbus
101       1138  0.0  0.0   3576  1516 ?        Ss   Apr12   0:01 /bin/dbus-daemon --system
runar     4035  0.0  0.0   3444   744 ?        S    01:22   0:00 dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session
runar     4036  0.0  0.0   3976  1528 ?        Ss   01:22   0:01 /bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
runar     7241  0.0  0.0   3684   764 pts/9    S+   09:32   0:00 grep dbus

You could try to run:

sudo rpm -Va

and post the output. This verifies all your installed packages. Note that this can take a while…

@durque:~> sudo rpm -Va
.......T.    /var/lib/misc/PolicyKit.reload
S.5......    /usr/lib/codecs/AvidQTAVUICodec.qtx
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/atrc.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/cook.so
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drvc.so
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/dspr.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/sipr.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/tokf.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/tokr.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_3ivX.xa
S.5......    /usr/lib/codecs/voxmsdec.ax
S.5....T.  c /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0/jre/lib/fontconfig.SuSE.properties
....L....  c /etc/pam.d/common-account
....L....  c /etc/pam.d/common-auth
....L....  c /etc/pam.d/common-password
....L....  c /etc/pam.d/common-session
..5....T.  c /etc/inittab
S.5....T.  c /etc/mailcap
S.5....T.  c /etc/mime.types
S.5....T.  c /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
......G..    /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.default
S.5....T.  c /etc/postfix/main.cf
S.5....T.  c /etc/postfix/master.cf
.......T.    /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/cook.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/ddnt.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/divxdec.ax
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/dnet.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drv2.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drv3.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drv4.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/l3codecx.ax
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/msg711.acm
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/msrle32.dll
S.5......    /usr/lib/codecs/msvidc32.dll
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_cvid.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_cyuv.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_h261.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_h263.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv32.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv41.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv50.xa
.....U...    /var/cache/cups
.....UG..    /usr/bin/adr2vcf
.....UG..    /usr/bin/apoconv
.....UG..    /usr/bin/scmxx
.....UG..    /usr/bin/smi
.....UG..    /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/scmxx.mo
.....UG..    /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/scmxx.mo
.....UG..    /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/scmxx.mo
.....UG..    /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/scmxx.mo
.....UG..  d /usr/share/man/de/man1/scmxx.1.gz
.....UG..  d /usr/share/man/it/man1/scmxx.1.gz
.....UG..  d /usr/share/man/man1/scmxx.1.gz
.....UG..  d /usr/share/man/ru/man1/scmxx.1.gz
S.5....T.  c /etc/pam.d/login
Unsatisfied dependencies for siefs-0:0.5-1.i586:
        libfuse is needed by siefs-0:0.5-1.i586
.M.......  c /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-lo
....L....    /usr/lib/libva-egl.so.1
....L....    /usr/lib/libva-glx.so.1
....L....    /usr/lib/libva-x11.so.1
.M.......    /etc/cups
....L....    /usr/local
S.5....T.  c /etc/fonts/suse-font-dirs.conf
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/misc/fonts.dir
.......T.  c /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/fonts.dir
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/Speedo/fonts.dir
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/Speedo/fonts.scale
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/Type1/fonts.dir
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/Type1/fonts.scale
.......T.  c /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic/fonts.dir
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts.dir
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts.scale
S.5....T.  c /etc/splashy/config.xml
S.5....T.  c /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
Unsatisfied dependencies for preload-kmp-desktop-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586:
        kernel-desktop = 2.6.37.1-1.2 is needed by preload-kmp-desktop-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586
S.5....T.  c /etc/ntp.conf
/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kcheckpass should be root:shadow 4755. (wrong owner/group root:root)
/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kcheckpass should be root:shadow 4755. (wrong owner/group root:root)
S.5....T.  c /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2
S.5....T.    /usr/bin/X.x11-video-nvidia
S.5....T.  c /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/fundamentalrc
S.5....T.  c /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/config/javasettingsunopkginstall.xml
S.5....T.  c /etc/xinetd.d/vnc
S.5....T.  c /etc/sysctl.conf
Unsatisfied dependencies for preload-kmp-default-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586:
        kernel-default = 2.6.37.1-1.2 is needed by preload-kmp-default-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586
.......T.    /usr/lib/browser-plugins/skypebuttons.so
S.5....T.  c /etc/maven/maven2-depmap.xml
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.4.0
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.4.1
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.4.2
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.5.0
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.6.0
@durque:~>

I’ve created a new user for testing. Need to verify that by closing this session. Will get back on that one shortly.
Thanks.

11

You can remove “libkexiv2-10” and “libmarblewidget13”. They’re unnecessary now. (but they wouldn’t cause your problem)
The other 2 have nothing to do with KDE…

Then for locked packages

@durque:~> sudo zypper ll
# | Name             | Type    | Repository
--+------------------+---------+-----------
1 | libbeagle1       | package | (any)     
2 | beagle-firefox   | package | (any)     
3 | beagle-google    | package | (any)     
4 | beagle-gui       | package | (any)     
5 | libbeagle-python | package | (any)     
6 | beagle           | package | (any)     
7 | kio_beagle       | package | (any)     
8 | grub             | package | (any)
@durque:~> rpm -q grub
grub-0.97-175.176.1.i586


I've kept grub because grub2 made a total mess of my boot. I'll take the leap at a later install. Beagle... Don't know why it's lock I don't have any Beagle on this system. Don't want to either.

You could remove those locks, but that won’t help with this problem either…
I just suspected a locked KDE package.

Without that grub lock, you’re system wouldn’t get switched to grub2 anyway. (not even if you updated to 12.2 or 12.3, which have grub2 as default)
I can understand your concern with beagle, I also locked that some time ago… But beagle is dead anyway, and not included anymore, not even in 11.4. :wink:

dbus seems to be running.

@durque:~> ps aux | grep dbus
101       1138  0.0  0.0   3576  1516 ?        Ss   Apr12   0:01 /bin/dbus-daemon --system
runar     4035  0.0  0.0   3444   744 ?        S    01:22   0:00 dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session
runar     4036  0.0  0.0   3976  1528 ?        Ss   01:22   0:01 /bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
runar     7241  0.0  0.0   3684   764 pts/9    S+   09:32   0:00 grep dbus

Looks good.

@durque:~> sudo rpm -Va

I had hoped to find a problem with a KDE package there. But everything seems to be alright…
Some comments, but they are not related to the missing panel:

S.5......    /usr/lib/codecs/AvidQTAVUICodec.qtx
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/atrc.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/cook.so
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drvc.so
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/dspr.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/sipr.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/tokf.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/tokr.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_3ivX.xa
S.5......    /usr/lib/codecs/voxmsdec.ax
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/cook.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/ddnt.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/divxdec.ax
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/dnet.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drv2.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drv3.so.6.0
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/drv4.so.6.0
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/l3codecx.ax
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/msg711.acm
missing     /usr/lib/codecs/msrle32.dll
S.5......    /usr/lib/codecs/msvidc32.dll
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_cvid.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_cyuv.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_h261.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_h263.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv32.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv41.xa
.M.......    /usr/lib/codecs/vid_iv50.xa

Some codecs are missing. You might want ro reinstall the package “win32-codecs-all”.
But you could also remove that, as it is not needed anymore. (I haven’t installed it for years now, since it wouldn’t work on a 64bit system anyway)
ffmpeg nowadays is capable to play practically any multimedia file on its own…

Unsatisfied dependencies for siefs-0:0.5-1.i586:
        libfuse is needed by siefs-0:0.5-1.i586

Don’t know about this one.

Unsatisfied dependencies for preload-kmp-desktop-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586:
        kernel-desktop = 2.6.37.1-1.2 is needed by preload-kmp-desktop-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586
Unsatisfied dependencies for preload-kmp-default-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586:
        kernel-default = 2.6.37.1-1.2 is needed by preload-kmp-default-1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3.i586

Those preload-kmp-* packages don’t match your running kernel. You can remove them.

/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kcheckpass should be root:shadow 4755. (wrong owner/group root:root)/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kcheckpass should be root:shadow 4755. (wrong owner/group root:root)

You could fix those by running (as root)

SuSEconfig --permissions

But that shouldn’t cause your panel missing…

missing     /usr/lib/java-1.4.0
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.4.1
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.4.2
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.5.0
missing     /usr/lib/java-1.6.0

You did mention a problem with java in your original post. Maybe you should try to reinstall your java packages…

I’ve created a new user for testing. Need to verify that by closing this session. Will get back on that one shortly.
Thanks.

OK, please report back.

Btw., your original problem with kickoff was because you had “libkde4-debuginfo-4.8.5-522.6.i586” installed, I think.
This in turn requires libkde4-4.8.5 which could have blocked the Evergreen update of libkde4 and libkde4-core…