Have searched all forums including KDE without any results.
I am not any experienced Linux user so I cannot figure what is going on. I have a clean Leap 42.3 installation working perfect except that after a few days or a week when I click on my desktop icons to launch a program I get this error: - KDEInit could not launch “/usr/bin/xxx“ where xxx refers to the program i try to open.
If I go to the left down corner menu and find the program and click on it it will launch correctly.
A log out and in again and it is solved until next “loss”.
The xxx can be changed with whatever icon / shortcut I have up on the desktop such as: dolphin, trash, KMahjong, gimp, Libreoffice, yast, Firefox so on and on…
After restart or logging out and in, everything is back to normal now until next time the problem occur again and I click on program icon and get the; KDEInit could not launch “/usr/bin/xxx“
The idea behind this questions is that you then create a new user (that can be removed again after the test) to see if the problem presents itself with this new user (that has only very fresh configuration files and no files with any history).
If the new user does not have the problem, the problems origin is somewhere inside the "normal’ (old) users files (in his home directory).
When the problem also pesters the new user, we have something to be searched for at the system level.
This is an important step on the path to a solution.
So short question, but work for yoy: create user (YaST > Security and users > Users and Groups) > log in as the new user > try to re-create the problem > report here.
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On and about your zypper listing, to make it readable:
Please in the future use CODE tags around copied/pasted computer text in a post. It is the # button in the tool bar of the post editor. When applicable copy/paste complete, that is including the prompt, the command, the output and the next prompt.
And of course we need it COMPLETE, else we would not ask for it.
Tried it with a new user - after two days when all had been working, than back to same problem - all works from application menu, but from the icons on the screen, - same old problem
It might be that I am the only one with this kind of a problem, so I would appreciate if someone could advise me; - Would it be the best or only solution to reinstall from scratch and if so, what to remove from my home directory to avoid dragging the problem over to the new installation?
Most of the things start up well when I use the Program Menu in the left lower corner - When I am running the command, say like chromium %u, ksysguard %U, gimp-2.8 %U, gimp-2.8 %U, and so on - also no problems.
Problem is on the desktop screen clicking on my icons - than I get this error KDEInit could not launch /usr/bin/xxx
It is always the best to post things (computer output) instead of your personal conclusions. After all you have a problem, when you want the best possible help it is best that the helpers see as much as possible from the the same information you saw. I assume you are human, that means that you will make all sorts of human errors, like jumping to conclusions, leaving out details you think are unimportant, being biased by lack of knowledge, etc.,etc. One of the most important things when asking for help is that others will look into your problem with a fresh and unbiased mind. For that they need facts, not interpretations.