Bug 442192

Summary:	[Wayland] Restore session not working; apps don't launch
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Francisco Cribari <cribari>
Component:	Session Management	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	etaash.mathamsetty, john.ettedgui, msdobrescu, natalie_clarius, nate, peter, piotr.mierzwinski, plasma-bugs-null, tombrown9501
Priority:	HI	Keywords:	wayland-only
Version First Reported In:	5.22.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436318 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15329
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.2
Sentry Crash Report:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	510929

Description Francisco Cribari 2021-09-08 19:34:24 UTC

SUMMARY

Under Wayland, the session is not restored upon reboot, even when the "Restore previous saved session" is selected in system settings. 


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start KDE Plasma under Wayland. 
2. Open some applications (konsole, kedit, Dolphin, etc.). 
3. Reboot. 

OBSERVED RESULT

The previous session is not restored. 


EXPECTED RESULT

The previous session should be restored. 


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5-2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.85.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2021-09-09 09:15:01 UTC

This is expected at this point, see errata

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-09-14 15:07:58 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 436318 ***

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 19:47:50 UTC

A sort of "fake session restore" that simply re-opens apps that were present at logout has been implemented in Plasma 6.2 IIRC.

Real session restore that restores apps window positions (Bug 15329) and content (Bug 436318) are still a work in progress.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 19:48:46 UTC

*** Bug 471977 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 19:48:56 UTC

*** Bug 481745 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 19:50:08 UTC

*** Bug 460567 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 19:50:18 UTC

*** Bug 455900 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 19:50:26 UTC

*** Bug 455105 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 19:50:41 UTC

*** Bug 442283 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***