Hi to all, i have two problem with kde 4.4 rc1:
1) plasma don't start after the Splash Screen, the screen remains black and i must start plasma with krunner.
2) can't change theme, remains always Air.
I have already deleted the folder .kde but nothing changes.

Please ensure that all needed packages are installed. You may also wish to check the contents of ~/.xsession-errors.

i have solved, was 2 entry of plasma-desktop and plasma-netbook in the bootstrap options, i have removed its and now all works, thanks!

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I am having the same problem. Blank screen after I log in. Where exactly is the "bootstrap options" where you found multiple plasma-desktop and plasma-netbook entries?

* TEMP FIX: Alt+F2 then "plasma-netbook", but that wont work for the 7 year old I'll be giving the netbook too.

@snowjob: See System Settings > Desktop > Workspace.

Thanks for the quick reply. The menu options in that dialog box are all disabled (grey/gray). I have to give the netbook back today, so I created .kde/Autostart/fix_plasma.sh

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#!/bin/bash

# Test for plasma-netbook
/usr/bin/pgrep plasma-netbook

# if not found, run it
if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
  /usr/bin/plasma-netbook
fi



* Note script requires pgrep (sudo apt-get install pgrep)

My hope is with the release of kubuntu 10.04 the problem will magically go away. (Much like my health, if I ignore it long enough it will eventually go away, right?)

Where th[quote="snowjob"]Thanks for the quick reply. The menu options in that dialog box are all disabled (grey/gray). I have to give the netbook back today, so I created .kde/Autostart/fix_plasma.sh

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#!/bin/bash

# Test for plasma-netbook
/usr/bin/pgrep plasma-netbook

# if not found, run it
if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
  /usr/bin/plasma-netbook
fi



* Note script requires pgrep (sudo apt-get install pgrep)

Where the code will be put in?? sorry, if I late

Put the code into the file in your ~/.kde/Autostart directory. You can do it this way:

Push: "Alt + F2"
Then type: "kate ~/.kde/Autostart/fix_plasma.sh"



You can also run the following to just start the plasma desktop. But after you reboot it might go back to just black desktop.
Push "Alt + F2"
Then type: "plasma-netbook"