Bug 318053

Summary:	Just upgraded from PPA and now I cannot log in from Plasma
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Mebuntu <salsa_temps>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	grave
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.10.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Other
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Mebuntu 2013-04-08 17:55:57 UTC

Hi, I have a stable system running 12.10 lts. A bunch of upgrades came in from the ppa and now I can't log in from the plasma welcome screen. I can log in at the command line though.

Can anyone advise how to fix?

I have run apt-get -f install but no change
I re-installed plasma-scriptengines and then kde-workspace but no change

I found a likely candidate for where it went wrong:

debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Passthrough
debconf: (Cannot connect to /tmp/qapt-sock: No such file or directory at (eval 24) line 3)
debconf: falling back to frontend: NonInteractive
Unpacking replacement kde ...
Preparing to replace kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins 4:4.10.1b-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.0.?~ppa1 (using .../kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins_433md.10.2-0ubuntu~ubuntu12.04~ppa?_amd64.deb] ...

I tried to reinstall kde and that didn't work ...

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. installed PPA updates
2. Try to log in 
3.
Actual Results:  
Screen flashes to command line then returns to plasma logon

Expected Results:  
KDE environment

Comment 1 Mebuntu 2013-04-08 22:36:50 UTC

Updated the code because I copied it wrong.

debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Passthrough
debconf: (Cannot connect to /tmp/qapt-sock: No such file or directory at (eval 24) line 3)
debconf: falling back to frontend: NonInteractive
Unpacking replacement kdm ...
Preparing to replace kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins 4:4.10.1b-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.0.4.2~ppa1 (using .../kdm_4%3a4.10.2-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04~ppa3_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins ...

Comment 2 Mebuntu 2013-04-09 07:20:03 UTC

Obviously the gods of computing needed a rest.  I selected the "default (previous)" option when I logged in and it has worked. I am relived if not really annoyed. Anyway, I will get over it.  Thanks to those who tried to help.