Hi,

since I upgraded my desktop, using kubuntu, to plasma5, I can't log in anymore. Once I entered my login/password, the loading screen is displayed (but the progress bar seems to be stuck) then an error message appears reading "Can not start ksmserver".

I tried renaming my .kde, .config, .local, .cache folders but that did not fix it.

What I did :

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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/next
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/next-backports
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install plasma-desktop plasma-workspace plasma-workspace-wallpapers
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade


Here is my .xession-errors content :

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Script for none started at run_im.
Script for auto started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
Script for none started at run_im.
Script for auto started at run_im.
Script for default started at run_im.
startkde: Starting up...
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_klauncher'
kdeinit5: Launched KLauncher, pid = 2741, result = 0
Qt: Session management error: networkIdsList argument is NULL
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
kdeinit5: opened connection to :0
kf5.kiconthemes: "Theme tree: (Brise)"
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_kded5'
kdeinit5: Launched KDED, pid = 2743 result = 0
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_kcminit_startup'
kdeinit5: (kcminit_startup /usr/bin/kcminit_startup) Pipe closed unexpectedlykdeinit5: Pipe closed unexpectedly: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
kdeinit5: Launched 'kcminit_startup', pid = 2744 result = 1
kdeinit5: PID 2744 terminated.
kdeinit5: Got KWRAPPER 'ksmserver' from wrapper.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_ksmserver'
Qt: Session management error: networkIdsList argument is NULL
kdeinit5: (ksmserver /usr/bin/ksmserver) Pipe closed unexpectedlykdeinit5: Pipe closed unexpectedly: Ressource temporairement non disponible
KInit could not launch 'ksmserver'.
kdeinit5: PID 2748 terminated.
kdeinit5: Got EXT_EXEC '/usr/bin/kbuildsycoca5' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/kbuildsycoca5'
startkde: Could not start ksmserver. Check your installation.
kf5.kinit.klauncher: "/usr/bin/kbuildsycoca5" (pid 2751) up and running.
kbuildsycoca5 running...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/nicofrand/.cache/ksycoca5"
checking file timestamps
timestamps check ok
Emitting notifyDatabaseChanged ()
kdeinit5: PID 2751 terminated.
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/nicofrand/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kded: kded module "networkwatcher" still uses .desktop files ("kded/networkwatcher.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "keyboard" still uses .desktop files ("kded/keyboard.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "networkstatus" still uses .desktop files ("kded/networkstatus.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "ksysguard" still uses .desktop files ("kded/ksysguard.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "soliduiserver" still uses .desktop files ("kded/soliduiserver.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "touchpad" still uses .desktop files ("kded/touchpad.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "recentdocumentsnotifier" still uses .desktop files ("kded/recentdocumentsnotifier.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "appmenu" still uses .desktop files ("kded/appmenu.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "networkmanagement" still uses .desktop files ("kded/networkmanagement.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "platformstatus" still uses .desktop files ("kded/platformstatus.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "obexftpdaemon" still uses .desktop files ("kded/obexftpdaemon.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "powerdevil" still uses .desktop files ("kded/powerdevil.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "desktopnotifier" still uses .desktop files ("kded/desktopnotifier.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "ktouchpadenabler" still uses .desktop files ("kded/ktouchpadenabler.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "khotkeys" still uses .desktop files ("kded/khotkeys.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "statusnotifierwatcher" still uses .desktop files ("kded/statusnotifierwatcher.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "remotedirnotify" still uses .desktop files ("kded/remotedirnotify.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "solidautoeject" still uses .desktop files ("kded/solidautoeject.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "bluedevil" still uses .desktop files ("kded/bluedevil.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "kscreen" still uses .desktop files ("kded/kscreen.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "ktimezoned" still uses .desktop files ("kded/ktimezoned.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: kded module "freespacenotifier" still uses .desktop files ("kded/freespacenotifier.desktop"). Please port it to JSON metadata.
kf5.kded: found kded module "ksysguard" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
kf5.kded: Successfully loaded module "ksysguard"
kf5.kded: Could not load kded module "networkmanagement":"The shared library was not found." (library path was:"networkmanagement")
kf5.kded: found kded module "powerdevil" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
kf5.kded: Successfully loaded module "powerdevil"
kf5.kded: found kded module "ktouchpadenabler" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
Did not find a touchpad. If you have one, please report a bug against ktouchpadenabler in http://bugs.kde.org
kf5.kded: Successfully loaded module "ktouchpadenabler"
kf5.kded: found kded module "statusnotifierwatcher" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
kf5.kded: Successfully loaded module "statusnotifierwatcher"
kf5.kded: found kded module "bluedevil" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
kf5.kded: Successfully loaded module "bluedevil"
kf5.kded: found kded module "kscreen" by prepending 'kded_' to the library path, please fix your metadata.
kf5.kded: Successfully loaded module "kscreen"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/nicofrand/.cache/ksycoca5"
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kf5/kconf_update' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kf5/kconf_update'
kf5.kinit.klauncher: "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kf5/kconf_update" (pid 2752) up and running.
kdeinit5: PID 2752 terminated.
kf5.kiconthemes: "Theme tree: (Brise)"
powerdevil: Loading UPower backend...
powerdevil: Success!
powerdevil: Backend loaded, loading core
powerdevil: Core loaded, initializing backend
powerdevil: Falling back to helper to get brightness
QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.8'
detected kglobalaccel restarting, re-registering all shortcut keys
powerdevil: org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper.brightnessvaluemax failed
powerdevil: current screen brightness value:  0
powerdevil: Backend is ready, KDE Power Management system initialized
XSync seems available and ready
XSync Inited
Supported, init completed
powerdevil: Session path: "/org/freedesktop/login1/session/c5"
powerdevil: ACTIVE SESSION PATH: "/org/freedesktop/login1/session/c5"
powerdevil: Current session is now active
powerdevil: fd passing available: true
powerdevil: systemd powersave events handling inhibited, descriptor: 25
powerdevil: systemd support initialized
powerdevil: The session is not registered with ck
powerdevil: Got a valid offer for  "DPMSControl"
startkde: Shutting down...
kdeinit5: terminate KDE.
klauncher: Exiting on signal 1
powerdevil: Core is ready, registering various services on the bus...
powerdevil: Can't contact ck
powerdevil: We are now into activity  "default"
powerdevil: () ()
powerdevil: () ()
powerdevil: No batteries found, loading AC
powerdevil: Activity is not forcing a profile
powerdevil: The profile  "AC" tried to activate "HandleButtonEvents" a non-existent action. This is usually due to an installation problem, or to a configuration problem, or simply the action is not supported
Created alarm 18874369
Created alarm 18874373
powerdevil:
powerdevil: Loading timeouts with  300000
Created alarm 18874374
Created alarm 18874375
Created alarm 18874376
QDBusAbstractAdaptor: Cannot relay signal KDEDModule::moduleDeleted(KDEDModule*): Pointers are not supported: KDEDModule*
QDBusAbstractAdaptor: Cannot relay signal KDEDModule::moduleDeleted(KDEDModule*): Pointers are not supported: KDEDModule*
QDBusAbstractAdaptor: Cannot relay signal KDEDModule::moduleDeleted(KDEDModule*): Pointers are not supported: KDEDModule*
QDBusAbstractAdaptor: Cannot relay signal KDEDModule::moduleDeleted(KDEDModule*): Pointers are not supported: KDEDModule*
QDBusAbstractAdaptor: Cannot relay signal KDEDModule::moduleDeleted(KDEDModule*): Pointers are not supported: KDEDModule*
QDBusAbstractAdaptor: Cannot relay signal KDEDModule::moduleDeleted(KDEDModule*): Pointers are not supported: KDEDModule*
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.

Please ask if you need more information, I am really stuck here

Explained at https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthrea ... asma-5-2-1

By a Kubuntu developer - https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthrea ... post367743

Quintasan:

So I'd like to apologize for this mess - this has been caused mostly by poor handling and/or testing on our side.

Along with sgclark we managed to determine that this is caused by Plasma 4 packages getting mixed with Plasma 5 packages, resulting in magical spagetthi of broken dependencies...

Well, thanks ! I wouldn't have found the topics you linked by my own ( I did not see the unmet dependencies error, so I wouldn't have thought it was linked).

So, I guess I will use LXDE while they fix this. I am reassured that the issue is not really my fault .

Hi,
The last batch of updates from the Kubuntu next/ next -backports broke my desktop.
Was using sddm for login, then got message that ksmserver would not start.
Went to a terminal, logged in and tried to start x. Complained no screens found.
Tried to reconfigure for getting back xserver but no luck.
There is a permissions issue for the login that was broken with the updates.
One complaint at startup is that systemd logind cant access user@1000.
Since the Plasma 5 Desktop is so new, and now with upstart and systemd in play, I need some info on how to clean up or reconnect my user account to log in.

Otherwise, the new Plasma Desktop is very nice, and Fast!