Here is what I get when I type ktorrent in shell:

System configuration startup check disabled.

Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1232947504 (LWP 13557)]
[KCrash handler]
#9 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#10 0xb7e50bb8 in kt::PluginManager::loadPluginList ()
from /lib/libktorrent-2.2dev.so
#11 0x08089719 in KTorrentCore::loadPlugins ()
#12 0x08081fdb in KTorrent::KTorrent ()
#13 0x08084511 in KTorrentApp::newInstance ()
#14 0xb76246ed in KUniqueApplication::processDelayed ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#15 0xb765e5c8 in KUniqueApplication::qt_invoke ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#16 0x08083f0f in KTorrentApp::qt_invoke ()
#17 0xb6f983cd in QObject::activate_signal ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#18 0xb72d20ce in QSignal::signal () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#19 0xb6fb4497 in QSignal::activate () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#20 0xb6fbb823 in QSingleShotTimer::event ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#21 0xb6f39647 in QApplication::internalNotify ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#22 0xb6f3a4f9 in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#23 0xb76831f2 in KApplication::notify () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#24 0xb6f2e663 in QEventLoop::activateTimers ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#25 0xb6ee8bd0 in QEventLoop::processEvents ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#26 0xb6f500e0 in QEventLoop::enterLoop () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#27 0xb6f4ff76 in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0xb6f3900f in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#29 0x080984f6 in main ()

Also, I am new to KDE and do not know where to find the ktorrent shortcut in my desktop,

KTorrent crashed while loading plugins. What version are you running?
Did you compile it or used binary package?

I have the same problem

Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1233717552 (LWP 21954)]
[KCrash handler]
#9 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#10 0xb59e4552 in kt::ChunkDownloadViewItem::update ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/ktinfowidgetplugin.so
#11 0xb59e48e5 in kt::ChunkDownloadViewItem::ChunkDownloadViewItem ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/ktinfowidgetplugin.so
#12 0xb59e4954 in kt::ChunkDownloadView::addDownload ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/ktinfowidgetplugin.so
#13 0xb59efffb in kt::KTorrentMonitor::downloadStarted ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/ktinfowidgetplugin.so
#14 0xb7de6df9 in bt::Downloader::setMonitor ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libktorrent-2.1.2.so
#15 0xb7dec272 in bt::TorrentControl::setMonitor ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libktorrent-2.1.2.so
#16 0xb59f0205 in kt::KTorrentMonitor::KTorrentMonitor ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/ktinfowidgetplugin.so
#17 0xb59e8d47 in kt::InfoWidget::changeTC ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/ktinfowidgetplugin.so
#18 0xb59e02f0 in kt::InfoWidgetPlugin::load ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/kde3/ktinfowidgetplugin.so
#19 0xb7da051d in kt::PluginManager::load ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libktorrent-2.1.2.so
#20 0xb7da0b2b in kt::PluginManager::loadPluginList ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libktorrent-2.1.2.so
#21 0x0807d479 in KTorrentCore::loadPlugins ()
#22 0x08068296 in KTorrent::KTorrent ()
#23 0x08085c71 in KTorrentApp::newInstance ()
#24 0xb75a0c4d in KUniqueApplication::processDelayed ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#25 0xb75e68a8 in KUniqueApplication::qt_invoke ()
from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#26 0x0808566f in KTorrentApp::qt_invoke ()
#27 0xb6ee7f1d in QObject::activate_signal ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0xb722301e in QSignal::signal () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#29 0xb6f03ff7 in QSignal::activate () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#30 0xb6f0b383 in QSingleShotTimer::event ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#31 0xb6e889c7 in QApplication::internalNotify ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#32 0xb6e89791 in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#33 0xb75f5bf2 in KApplication::notify () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#34 0xb6e7dbd3 in QEventLoop::activateTimers ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#35 0xb6e37c40 in QEventLoop::processEvents ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#36 0xb6e9f7f0 in QEventLoop::enterLoop () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#37 0xb6e9f686 in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#38 0xb6e8857f in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#39 0x0806404d in main ()



Version 2.1.2 and i tried with both a binary package and a compile pakage (suse 10.2)

That's not the same problem, but if it would be possible, can you try the latest SVN snapshot ?

http://ktorrent.org/downloads/svn-snaps ... -24.tar.gz

Hi, i tried with the cvs and it seems that now it works; ty very much!!