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    Update earlier today, KDE menu loses apps

    I use Synaptic as my package manager (johnny come latelies seem confusing).
    I reloaded, then marked all updates, then selected a few packages for fresh install.
    Code:
    Commit Log for Thu May 26 12:12:44 2016
    
    
    Upgraded the following packages:
    apport (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20) to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
    apport-kde (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20) to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
    libsmbclient (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) to 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    libwbclient0 (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) to 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    python-samba (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) to 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    python3-apport (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20) to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
    python3-problem-report (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20) to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
    samba-common (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) to 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    samba-common-bin (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) to 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    samba-libs (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) to 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    smbclient (2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) to 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
    thermald (1.4.3-5~14.04.2) to 1.4.3-5~14.04.4
    
    Installed the following packages:
    fonts-mplus (057-2)
    libguichan-0.8.1-1 (0.8.2-13)
    libmikmod2 (3.1.16-1)
    libphysfs1 (2.0.3-2)
    libsdl-gfx1.2-4 (2.0.23-3)
    libsdl-mixer1.2 (1.2.12-10)
    libsdl-net1.2 (1.2.8-4)
    libsdl-ttf2.0-0 (2.0.11-3)
    manaplus (1.4.1.18-1)
    manaplus-data (1.4.1.18-1)
    thinkfan (0.8.1-1)
    tmw (20130201-2)
    tmw-music (0.3-5)
    xsel (1.2.0-2)
    Before that, the prior update was:
    Code:
    Commit Log for Tue May 24 19:00:41 2016
    
    
    Upgraded the following packages:
    apt (1.0.1ubuntu2.13) to 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
    apt-transport-https (1.0.1ubuntu2.13) to 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
    apt-utils (1.0.1ubuntu2.13) to 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
    libapt-inst1.5 (1.0.1ubuntu2.13) to 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
    libapt-pkg4.12 (1.0.1ubuntu2.13) to 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
    Between these updates, the only issue was a new quirk in file/save and file/open dialogs.

    After the 12:12 pm update, the KDE menu lost ALL entries in the Applications category. I would like to figure out how to repopulate that category.

    The Favorites menu (after the loss) retained the 6 favorites I had added prior to 12:12 pm, but interestingly, all Favorites entries became lower case!

    Another artefact in this matter: open Dolphin, right click an icon, roll down to 'open with...' and THAT dialog is also empty.

    I'm going to uninstall openbox on a whim, but openbox was installed well before the KDE menu went nutz.

    If someone has seen something like this or has a potential solution, thanks in advance for your response.
    Last edited by mmmmna; May 26, 2016, 07:55 PM. Reason: typo

    #2
    Uninstalled everything that I had installed from day 1, problem remained.

    Reinstalled almost EVERY KDE entry in Synaptic, rebooted, problem remained.

    Giving up, assuming something transient borked my setup.

    Reinstalling fresh d/l of kubuntu-14.04-desktop-i386, onto wiped disk.

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