No Konsole startup - 12.10

[lancest]

12.10 updated.
Konsole terminal refuses to start.
Same result 12.10- other machines.

messge:
KDEinit could not lauch /usr/bin/konsole
Solution?

[Snowhog]

Have you restarted the PC yet?

[lancest]

Have you restarted the PC yet?

Yes certainly, and it's happening on three PC's running 64 bit Kubuntu 12.10
Should be a common bug.

[Snowhog]

Well, it isn't a 'bug', at least, if it is, it isn't affecting my 12.10 64-bit install; konsole works just fine.

[lancest]

Well, it isn't a 'bug', at least, if it is, it isn't affecting my 12.10 64-bit install; knnonsole works just fine.

It's on different architectures with my stuff and installed at different times, torrented, different install media.
(Previously I tested 12.04 upgraded the KDE packages and saw the same thing- no Konsole)
Looking back through Google KDE 4 history I can seen Konsole not starting up is one of the common bugs.
Saw no recent solution, tried remove/reinstall
Experienced Linux user I have to conclude it's a bug.

[SteveRiley]

If you start Dolphin and then press [F4], do you see a terminal window pane within the Dolphin window? If so, then when you try to run konsole from there, what output appears in the terminal window?

[lancest]

SR - so cool- I didn't know Dolphin could do that!
Running konsole from Dolphin:

lance@ASUSDual:~$ konsole
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

[SteveRiley]

Try the same thing, but this time in the terminal window, run

strace konsole

We might identify the cause.

[lancest]

Try the same thing, but this time in the terminal window, run

strace konsole

We might identify the cause.

--- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) ---
+++ killed by SIGSEGV (core dumped) +++
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Way too much information that is not included.

[SteveRiley]

Well, it's actually that "way too much information" that might offer clues as to what's going on. Run:

strace -o konsolecrash.txt konsole

to save the output into the file konsolekrash.txt. Copy the file into a paste at http://paste.kde.org and reply here with the URL. If I spot anything obvious, I'll let you know.

[lancest]

Software likely the cause

Well, it's actually that "way too much information" that might offer clues as to what's going on. Run:

strace -o konsolecrash.txt konsole

to save the output into the file konsolekrash.txt. Copy the file into a paste at http://paste.kde.org and reply here with the URL. If I spot anything obvious, I'll let you know.

Thanks so much for the help.
I'm finding Kubuntu 12.10 to be fantastic -finally a keeper
I think this is related to the installation of my VPN software.
Never happend before-it just hit me.
Filed a bug with Astrill.com