KDE4: Plasma do not want to start :(

[nardusg]

Hi People

Been running KDE4 since RC1. Yesterday's update broke my KDE4.

Plasma does not want to start. Getting the following error :

plasma(8822) PlasmaApp::PlasmaApp: Setting the pixmap cache size to 20744 kilobytes
plasma(8822) Plasma::Corona::loadDefaultSetup: number of screens is 1
plasma(8822) Plasma::Corona::loadDefaultSetup: screen 0 geometry is QRect(0,0 1280x1024)
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "desktop" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_containment_desktop' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Corona::addContainment: loading of containment "desktop" failed.
plasma(8822) Plasma::LayoutItem::setLayout: layout removed from under us. expect crashes
plasma(8822) Plasma::Phase::init: Could not load requested animator true . Error given: "The plugin 'plasma_animator_default' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "panel" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_containment_panel' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Corona::addContainment: loading of containment "panel" failed.
plasma(8822) Plasma::LayoutItem::setLayout: layout removed from under us. expect crashes
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "launcher" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_applet_launcher' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Containment::addApplet: Applet "launcher" could not be loaded.
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "tasks" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_applet_tasks' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Containment::addApplet: Applet "tasks" could not be loaded.
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "pager" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_applet_pager' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Containment::addApplet: Applet "pager" could not be loaded.
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "systemtray" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_applet_systemtray' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Containment::addApplet: Applet "systemtray" could not be loaded.
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "notifier" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_applet_devicenotifier' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Containment::addApplet: Applet "notifier" could not be loaded.
plasma(8822) Plasma::Applet::loadApplet: Couldn't load applet " "digital-clock" "! reason given: "The plugin 'plasma_applet_dig_clock' uses incompatible KDE library. (3.97.1 (KDE 4.0 >= 20071214))"
plasma(8822) Plasma::Containment::addApplet: Applet "digital-clock" could not be loaded.
plasma(8822) KToolInvocation::klauncher: klauncher not running... launching kdeinit

Cheers

nardusg

[cjt-1974]

Re: KDE4: Plasma do not want to start

I don't know if you have a too-much customized configuration, but perhaps the best thing would be to move home configuration directory, so you can start from a fresh config:

mv ~/.kde4 ~/kde4.SAFE

Something similar happened to me in the uptade RC2 -> 4.0.0 tagged (a keep ago)

[nardusg]

Re: KDE4: Plasma do not want to start

did try that already no luck

[Fintan]

Re: KDE4: Plasma do not want to start

Try this and follow the instructions. I had the same problem mine:
http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-4.0.php

Edit: you may want to use

sudo apt-get install kde4-core

instead of adept

[nardusg]

Re: KDE4: Plasma do not want to start

Agree that, that might be my problem.

Did everything as on the announcement page, but can not install kde4-core.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kde4-core

Might be that the mirrors have not updated ?

[Fintan]

Re: KDE4: Plasma do not want to start

It is there. I installed with synaptic on gutsy.

Do you have:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu gutsy main
in your sources list?

[nardusg]

Re: KDE4: Plasma do not want to start

This is confusing It is there, and I am not even a newbeeee

[nardusg]

Re: KDE4: Plasma do not want to start

OK, working now. But do not ask me how. Maybe an proxy or something.