upgraded to 15.4: Kontact, Kmail, Akregator, all segfault

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Just upgraded a system 15.3 > 15.4 with the on-line method. All went fine and the main functionality (inclusing Apache, MySQL) runs fine.

Having problems with my user. Apart from annoyances as apparently lost configurations on several desktop aspects, main concern is now that Kontact (where I have Kmail, Kaddressbook, Akregator, etc. running) segfaults after a few seconds.

I tried the several components separately.
KAddressBook seems to run OK (but looks very different from what it was Sigh!

Akkregator started from the konsole. It shows a window with Akregator did not close correctly do you want t restore the previous session? If I click Restore Session, or Do Not Restore sesssion, in both cases after a few secs segfault:

henk@boven:~> akregator
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
Connection to speech-dispatcher failed
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=664,665,666"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=668,673,674"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=669"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=676"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=670"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=672"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=675"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=934"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=679"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=680,783,805"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=678,807,692"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=683,685,686,687"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=689,690"
"http://forums.opensuse.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=861,862,864,865,866,868,869,871,872,873,874"
KCrash: Application 'akregator' crashing...
KCrash: Attempting to start /usr/lib64/libexec/drkonqi

[1]+  Gepauzeerd              akregator
henk@boven:~>

kmail. It floods the konsole and blocks the system for at least 15-15 secs, It ends with

[warn] epoll_wait: Bad file descriptor
[warn] epoll_wait: Bad file descriptor
[warn] epoll_wait: Bad file descriptor
[warn] epoll_wait: Bad file descriptor
[warn] epoll_wait: Bad file descriptor
[warn] epoll_wait: Bad file descriptor*** KMail got signal 11 (Exiting)
*** Dead letters dumped.
Timersignaal

I can also add as background that SDDM segfaults (I used update-alternatives to switch to LighDM, else Graphical login impossible).

Vague isn’t it? I will investigate further, but may be someone has a suggestion.

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Post:

zypper lr -d

Do you get anything by:

zypper dup --allow-vendor-change

and

zypper se -si | grep -Ei 'systemp|sytem_p|system-p|system p'

What about creating a new User and logging in there?

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boven:~ # zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                       | Name                                                                                        | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                               | Service
---+-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | backports-debug-update      | Updates for debuginfo from openSUSE Backports                                               | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/backports_debug/                    | 
 2 | backports-update            | Updates from openSUSE Backports                                                             | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/backports/                          | 
 3 | libdvdcss                   | Libdvdcss                                                                                   | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.4/                                | 
 4 | main                        | Main (OSS)                                                                                  | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/oss/                     | 
 5 | main-debug                  | Debug (OSS)                                                                                 | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/oss/               | 
 6 | main-debug-update           | Update-Debug (OSS)                                                                          | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.4/oss/                          | 
 7 | main-source                 | Source (OSS)                                                                                | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/oss/              | 
 8 | main-update                 | Update (OSS)                                                                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/oss                                 | 
 9 | network_utilities           | network:utilities                                                                           | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/utilities/openSUSE_Leap_15.3/ | 
10 | non-oss-debug               | Debug (Non-OSS)                                                                             | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/non-oss/           | 
11 | non-oss-debug-update        | Update-Debug (Non-OSS)                                                                      | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.4/non-oss/                      | 
12 | non-oss-main                | Main (Non-OSS)                                                                              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/non-oss/                 | 
13 | non-oss-source              | Source (Non-OSS)                                                                            | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.4/repo/non-oss/          | 
14 | non-oss-update              | Update (Non-OSS)                                                                            | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/non-oss/                            | 
15 | packman                     | Packman                                                                                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.4/               | 
16 | repo-backports-debug-update | Update repository with updates for openSUSE Leap debuginfo packages from openSUSE Backports | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/backports_debug/                    | 
17 | repo-backports-update       | Update repository of openSUSE Backports                                                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/backports/                          | 
18 | repo-sle-debug-update       | Update repository with debuginfo for updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                  | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.4/sle/                          | 
19 | repo-sle-update             | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                                | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/sle/                                | 
20 | sle-debug-update            | Updates for debuginfo from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                                         | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.4/sle/                          | 
21 | sle-update                  | Updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15                                                       | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.4/sle/                                | 
22 | teams                       | teams                                                                                       | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/ms-teams                                  | 
boven:~ # 

boven:~ # zypper dup --allow-vendor-change
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Warning: You are about to do a distribution upgrade with all enabled repositories. Make sure these repositories are compatible before you continue. See 'man zypper' for more information about this command.
Computing distribution upgrade...

The following 33 items are locked and will not be changed by any action:
 Available:
  PackageKit PackageKit-backend-zypp PackageKit-branding-openSUSE PackageKit-gtk3-module
  libpackagekit-glib2-18 libply-boot-client5 libply-splash-core5 libply-splash-graphics5 libply5 plymouth
  plymouth-branding-openSUSE plymouth-branding-upstream plymouth-devel plymouth-dracut plymouth-lang
  plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber plymouth-plugin-label plymouth-plugin-label-ft plymouth-plugin-script
  plymouth-plugin-space-flares plymouth-plugin-tribar plymouth-plugin-two-step plymouth-scripts
  plymouth-theme-bgrt plymouth-theme-breeze plymouth-theme-breeze-plugin-breeze plymouth-theme-fade-in
  plymouth-theme-script plymouth-theme-solar plymouth-theme-spinfinity plymouth-theme-spinner
  plymouth-theme-tribar samba

The following 15 packages are going to be upgraded:
  ffmpeg-4 libavcodec58_134 libavdevice58_13 libavfilter7_110 libavformat58_76 libavresample4_0 libavutil56_70
  libheif1 libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 libpostproc55_9 libswresample3_9 libswscale5_9 libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
  rsync webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles

The following 11 packages are going to change vendor:
  ffmpeg-4          http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libavcodec58_134  http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libavdevice58_13  http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libavfilter7_110  http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libavformat58_76  http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libavresample4_0  http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libavutil56_70    http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libheif1          http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libpostproc55_9   http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libswresample3_9  http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>
  libswscale5_9     http://packman.links2linux.de -> SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/>

The following NEW package is going to be installed:
  libwebkit2gtk3-lang

15 packages to upgrade, 1 new, 11  to change vendor.
Overall download size: 30.0 MiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, 4.7 MiB will be freed.
Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y):

Which, as I see it, will revert the vendor switch to Packman I did right after the upgrade.

For zypper se -si | grep -Ei ‘systemp|sytem_p|system-p|system p’: https://paste.opensuse.org/82205586

I do not know if it has any connection with these segfaults, but many of my configurations (e.g. also of konsole) are lost/changed.

I will try a new user.

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Created a fresh user.

Kmail first starts, but then asks if I want tocnfigure, which I do not want. Clicking that it breaks.

Akregator also breaks. First time just bang, second time first asks if it should retsore the broken session, then bangs.

5

@hcvv:

Broken package dependencies? «zypper verify»
Orphaned packages?
Missing files? «rpm --verify --all»
System configuration check? «rpmconfigcheck»

6 
boven:~ # zypper verify
Retrieving repository 'Packman' metadata ...............................................................[done]
Building repository 'Packman' cache ....................................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15' metadata ..........[done]
Building repository 'Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15' cache ...............[done]
Retrieving repository 'Updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15' metadata .................................[done]
Building repository 'Updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15' cache ......................................[done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Dependencies of all installed packages are satisfied.
boven:~ #

boven:~ # rpm --verify --all
SM5..UGT.  c /srv/www/htdocs/favicon.ico
SM5..UGT.  c /srv/www/htdocs/index.html
S.5....T.  c /etc/ntp.conf
.M.......    /usr/share/teams/chrome-sandbox
.....UG..  g /run/lightdm
S.5....T.  c /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf
missing     /etc/uefi/certs/40905999.crt
........P    /usr/lib64/libexec/ksysguard/ksgrd_network_helper
S.5....T.  c /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
S.5....T.  c /etc/zypp/zypp.conf
S.5....T.  c /etc/default/grub
.M.......    /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs
.M.......  g /var/lib/nfs/state
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/Type1/encodings.dir
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic/encodings.dir
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic/fonts.scale
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/truetype/encodings.dir
....L....    /etc/cifs-utils/idmap-plugin
/usr/bin/clockdiff: cannot verify root:root 0755 - not listed in /etc/permissions
.M.......  g /etc/xml/catalog-d.xml
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/misc/encodings.dir
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/misc/fonts.scale
....L....    /etc/ImageMagick-7
S.5....T.  c /etc/unixODBC/odbcinst.ini
.M....G..  c /var/log/audit/audit.log
.......T.  c /etc/login.defs
.M.......  g /var/lib/kerberos/krb5
.M.......  g /var/lib/kerberos/krb5/user
.M.......  g /run/avahi-daemon
.M.......  g /var/lib/ca-certificates/ca-bundle.pem
.M.......  g /var/lib/ca-certificates/java-cacerts
.M.......  g /var/lib/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat
S.5....T.  c /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf
S.5....T.  c /etc/rsyncd.conf
S.5....T.  c /var/lib/nfs/etab
S.5....T.  c /var/lib/nfs/rmtab
S.5..UGT.  c /etc/apache2/default-server.conf
S.5....T.  c /etc/apache2/listen.conf
....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
.M.....T.  c /etc/default/useradd
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/encodings.dir
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/fonts.scale
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/encodings.dir
.M.......  g /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/fonts.scale
.M.......  g /var/lib/power-profiles-daemon
S.5....T.  c /etc/sddm.conf
.....UG..  g /run/sddm
S.5....T.  c /etc/zypp/repos.d/repo-backports-debug-update.repo
S.5....T.  c /etc/zypp/repos.d/repo-backports-update.repo
S.5....T.  c /etc/zypp/repos.d/repo-sle-debug-update.repo
S.5....T.  c /etc/zypp/repos.d/repo-sle-update.repo
.M.......    /var/lib/AccountsService/icons
.M.......  g /run/cryptsetup
S.5....T.  c /etc/fonts/conf.d/10-rendering-options.conf
S.5....T.  c /etc/fonts/conf.d/58-family-prefer-local.conf
S.5....T.  c /etc/chrony.conf
.M.......  g /var/lib/chrony/drift
.M....G..  g /var/log/lastlog
.M.......  g /etc/aliases.lmdb
S.5....T.  c /etc/postfix/main.cf
S.5....T.  c /etc/postfix/master.cf
.M....G..    /usr/sbin/postlog
.M.......  g /etc/resolv.conf
.M.......  g /run/netconfig
.M.......  g /run/netconfig/resolv.conf
.M.......  g /run/netconfig/yp.conf
....L....  d /usr/share/man/man1/ftp.1.gz
/etc/cron.d/: cannot verify root:root 0755 - not listed in /etc/permissions
/etc/cron.daily/: cannot verify root:root 0755 - not listed in /etc/permissions
/etc/cron.hourly/: cannot verify root:root 0755 - not listed in /etc/permissions
/etc/cron.monthly/: cannot verify root:root 0755 - not listed in /etc/permissions
/etc/cron.weekly/: cannot verify root:root 0755 - not listed in /etc/permissions
S.5....T.  c /etc/my.cnf
.M.......  g /var/adm/update-messages/mariadb-10.6.8-150400.3.7.1-something
.M.......  g /var/log/alternatives.log
.M.......  g /var/lib/pulseaudio
SM5....T.  c /etc/fonts/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf
.M.......  g /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
.M.......  c /var/log/NetworkManager
.M.......  g /run/mcelog
S.5....T.  c /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
......G..    /etc/cups/ssl
boven:~ #
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boven:~ # zypper pa --orphaned
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S  | Repository | Name                  | Version                              | Arch
---+------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------------+-------
i  | @System    | libbind9-160          | 9.11.2-lp152.13.6                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | libbind9-1600         | 9.16.6-150300.22.16.1                | x86_64
i  | @System    | libdns169             | 9.11.2-lp152.13.6                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | libdns1605            | 9.16.6-150300.22.16.1                | x86_64
i+ | @System    | libdvdcss2            | 1.4.2-1.3                            | x86_64
i  | @System    | libgit2-28            | 0.28.4-1.28                          | x86_64
i  | @System    | libGLEW2_1            | 2.1.0-1.28                           | x86_64
i  | @System    | libhavege1            | 1.9.2-6.1                            | x86_64
i  | @System    | libhogweed4           | 3.4.1-4.18.1                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | libhogweed4-32bit     | 3.4.1-4.18.1                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | libimobiledevice6     | 1.2.0+git20180427.26373b3-1.40       | x86_64
i  | @System    | libirs160             | 9.11.2-lp152.13.6                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | libirs1601            | 9.16.6-150300.22.16.1                | x86_64
i  | @System    | libisc166             | 9.11.2-lp152.13.6                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | libisc1606            | 9.16.6-150300.22.16.1                | x86_64
i  | @System    | libisccc160           | 9.11.2-lp152.13.6                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | libisccc1600          | 9.16.6-150300.22.16.1                | x86_64
i  | @System    | libisccfg160          | 9.11.2-lp152.13.6                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | libisccfg1600         | 9.16.6-150300.22.16.1                | x86_64
i  | @System    | liblwres160           | 9.11.2-lp152.13.6                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | libmediacheck5        | 5.4-1.13                             | x86_64
i  | @System    | libnettle6            | 3.4.1-4.18.1                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | libnettle6-32bit      | 3.4.1-4.18.1                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | libns1604             | 9.16.6-150300.22.16.1                | x86_64
i  | @System    | libopencv3_3          | 3.3.1-6.6.1                          | x86_64
i  | @System    | libplist3             | 2.0.0-1.31                           | x86_64
i  | @System    | libpoppler89          | 0.79.0-3.5.1                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | libraw16              | 0.18.9-3.14.1                        | x86_64
i  | @System    | libsgutils2-1_43-2    | 1.44~763+19.1ed0757-9.3.1            | x86_64
i  | @System    | libusbmuxd4           | 1.0.10-3.23                          | x86_64
i  | @System    | libvncclient0         | 0.9.10-4.25.1                        | x86_64
i+ | @System    | libx264-160           | 0.160+git20200702.cde9a933-pm152.1.2 | x86_64
i+ | @System    | libx265-192           | 3.4-pm152.1.2                        | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui-ncurses11      | 2.54.5-lp152.1.3                     | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui-ncurses15      | 4.1.5-150300.3.8.7                   | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui-qt-graph11     | 2.46.3-lp152.1.1                     | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui-qt-graph15     | 4.1.5-150300.3.8.6                   | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui-qt11           | 2.52.4-lp152.1.1                     | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui-qt15           | 4.1.5-150300.3.8.6                   | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui11              | 3.9.3-lp152.1.3                      | x86_64
i  | @System    | libyui15              | 4.1.5-150300.3.8.7                   | x86_64
i  | @System    | python-enum34         | 1.1.6-1.24                           | noarch
i  | @System    | python-gobject2       | 2.28.7-1.27                          | x86_64
i  | @System    | python-ipaddress      | 1.0.18-3.3.1                         | noarch
i  | @System    | python-sip-common     | 4.19.19-1.52                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | python-solv           | 0.7.22-150200.12.1                   | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-appdirs       | 1.4.3-1.21                           | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-asn1crypto    | 0.24.0-3.2.1                         | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-brotlipy      | 0.7.0-1.24                           | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-cairo         | 1.15.1-3.3.1                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-certifi       | 2018.1.18-1.18                       | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-cffi          | 1.13.2-3.2.5                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-chardet       | 3.0.4-3.23                           | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-configobj     | 5.0.6-1.24                           | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-cryptography  | 2.8-10.1                             | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-dbus-python   | 1.2.16-6.3.1                         | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-decorator     | 4.4.2-7.3.13                         | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-gobject       | 3.34.0-2.27                          | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-gobject-cairo | 3.34.0-bp153.1.33                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-gobject-Gdk   | 3.34.0-bp153.1.33                    | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-idna          | 2.6-1.20                             | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-numpy         | 1.16.5-150200.3.5.1                  | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-packaging     | 20.3-1.9                             | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-py            | 1.8.1-5.6.1                          | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-pyasn1        | 0.4.2-3.2.1                          | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-pycparser     | 2.17-3.2.1                           | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-pyOpenSSL     | 19.0.0-1.31                          | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-pyparsing     | 2.4.7-1.24                           | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-PySocks       | 1.6.8-1.19                           | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-pyudev        | 0.21.0-3.22                          | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-requests      | 2.24.0-1.24                          | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-rpm           | 4.14.3-150300.46.1                   | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-setuptools    | 40.5.0-6.3.1                         | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-six           | 1.14.0-12.1                          | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-urllib3       | 1.25.10-9.14.1                       | noarch
i  | @System    | python2-urwid         | 2.0.1-1.15                           | x86_64
i  | @System    | python2-zypp-plugin   | 0.6.3-150000.4.2.1                   | noarch
i+ | @System    | teams                 | 1.4.00.26453-1                       | x86_64
boven:~ #

I can report that Konqueror also bytes the dust.

boven:~ # rpmconfigcheck
Searching for unresolved configuration files
Please check the following files (see /var/adm/rpmconfigcheck):
    /etc/chrony.conf.rpmnew
    /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf.rpmnew
    /etc/default/grub.rpmnew
    /etc/fonts/conf.d/10-rendering-options.conf.rpmsave
    /etc/fonts/conf.d/58-family-prefer-local.conf.rpmsave
    /etc/ntp.conf.rpmnew
    /etc/pam.d/common-account.rpmnew
    /etc/pam.d/common-auth.rpmnew
    /etc/pam.d/common-password.rpmnew
    /etc/pam.d/common-session.rpmnew
    /etc/postfix/main.cf.rpmnew
    /etc/postfix/master.cf.rpmnew
    /etc/pulse/client.conf.d/50-system.conf.rpmsave
    /etc/sane.d/dll.conf.rpmnew
    /etc/zypp/zypp.conf.rpmnew
    /usr/share/info/dir.rpmnew
boven:~ #

There are a few, but I doubt one of them has much to do with what we are after. Of course feel free to poit to one that is suspect.

I have another system (laptop) that I upgraded 15.3 > 15.4 the same way a few weeks ago.
I do not use KDE PIM there, but now tried the same as with the fresh user here. Akregator and Kmail have NO problems on that system.

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Have you tried another kernel?

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No, this is just what I got with upgrading. Should be the present kernel for 15.4

henk@boven:~> uname -r
5.14.21-150400.24.18-default
henk@boven:~>
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To recap what is breaking (or not).

  • SDDM breaks, a segfault message is shown in dmesg.
  • Kmail breaks. When in a fresh user, it firsts starts with a confuring helper, when that is dismissed it breaks. Other wise it breaks (after some seconds)
  • Akregator breaks. When restarted it show a window telling that it stopped abnormal and asks if you want to restore the session or not. Whatever answer, it breaks after a few secs.
  • Komqueror breaks.
  • Kontact breaks, but that is not illogical as at least two of it’s components break by themselves.

Often the window borders and titlebar are showing for 5-10 secs with a transparent inner before it breaks completely.During that time the session is blocked. Not able to click somewhere, etc.

Kaddressbook does not break (strange because it is also a KDE PIM application).
Konsole, Firefox, the three standard games (Kpatience, Kmines and Kmahjongg), Gimp, LibreOffice Writer all start and run OK as far as I tried them.

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More a comment in general rather than a possible solution as I feel the problem lies elsewhere. I’ve seen that behaviour in the past, generally when using nvidia proprietary drivers. Changing the rendering backend to xrender effects a “cure”. (Albeit at a price to pay with regards graphics performance, but if you’re not into desktop effects it makes little difference).

The setting is at: (KDE) System Settings -> Display and Monitor -> Compositor - Rendering backend.

Alternatively as a temporary test, compositing can be completely disabled for the current (KDE) log in session by Alt-Shift-F12

As for the remaining problems I’ve no idea, but… I will nominate you for the “Weirdest Upgrade Bug of the Month” award. lol!

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Thanks for the suggestions.

I am rather bad at hardware, but I doubt I have Nvidia. I thought it is Intel.

I used YaST > Hardware Information. It calls it HD Graphics 530.
Somewhere it says Kernel driver i915. Is that telling what I have?

When it is not Nvidia, are part of what you suggest still valid?

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One more that breaks!

Started KDE System Settings. After I choose Display and Monitor, 5 secs silence and Whamm.

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I used Alt-Shift-F12. Screen switch to black, came back with emty Firefox screen, but that recovered. In anu case that showed that something happened.

Tried the same System Settings > Display and Minitor. Still the same.

Btw all the time for all those breaks, a KDE Crash Handler window pops up. This time with
Executable: systemsettings PID: 21785 Signal: Segmentation fault (11) Time: 2022-08-17 13:00:23 CEST

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Yes “HD Graphics 530” is intel.

I didn’t think that disabling compositing, either with Alt-Shift-F12 or via System Settings would “cure” the problem.

It seems maybe parts of KDE are possibly very broken - but I’ve no idea why. I know that re-installing seldom is the answer, but it might be worthwhile trying a re-install of KDE.

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I was thinking of that myself, but I am not sure that I can catch everything that belongs to KDE. I assume that apart from every pavkage with the string kde or KDE in it’s name, but what about the uderlying libraries for window generating, etc.?

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I wonder what it means that SDDM is involved. SDDM is not a desktop program, it runs outside of any desktop and is DE neutral. What could be common betwwen SSD and KDE/Plasma so that both have problems.

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If I was going to do it then I’d use YaST2 Software Management:

Patterns - KDE Plasma - (Right click context menu from package list) All in this list - Update unconditionally.

Test at that point if issue still persists then

Follow that by:

Patterns - KDE Applications - (Right click context menu from package list) All in this list - Update unconditionally.
Patterns - KDE PIM Suite - (Right click context menu from package list) All in this list - Update unconditionally.

but what about the uderlying libraries for window generating, etc.?

Hmm… not too sure how one would select those.

Perhaps search for libQt5* and libKF5* and unconditionally update those. I think it is likely that the remaining libraries KDE require are most probably used by non KDE applications also and therefore are OK - but that is just speculation.

I wonder what it means that SDDM is involved. SDDM is not a desktop program, it runs outside of any desktop and is DE neutral. What could be common betwwen SSD and KDE/Plasma so that both have problems.

Yes… good point. :\

I suppose the worst-case scenario is a full reinstall, but if that can be avoided all the better.

I’ve still to update my two leap machines from 15.3 - Your experience thus far does not inspire me with confidence…

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I did one earlier (as said above) without these problems. But that one was started as 15.3. This one started much earlier and was at least upgraded (online way) from 15.0 or 15.1.

I have one more to go, and yes, hesitating lol!

BTW, your idea about starting from the Patterns as selection sounds a good one to me.

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Could you post the sddm segfault message from dmesg and


sudo journalctl -u display-manager

KDE and sddm are both using Qt as far as i know.