Since we have Plasma 5.2 packages in Kubuntu Vivid i decided to give activities a try. I can create new activity without any problem but as soon as i switch to it, i can see only black screen. In previous version (5.1.95) i could fix it by starting plasmashell from krunner - so the problem here is plasmashell not loading after changing an activity. Now in 5.2 if i try to start plasmashell manually i can see for a moment empty panel but after few seconds it is gone - so plasmashell won't start. In 5.1.95 when i was able to start plasmashell on target activity and than switching back to previous one (activity) i had the same problem with black screen. So in general: i think the issue here is switching activity prevents plasmashell from loading/starting on it. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create new activity 2. Switch to new activity Actual Results: You can see only black screen (but for example krunner works) Expected Results: Plasmashell should be started, we shoud see panels, wallpapers etc.
I forgot to mention: Kubuntu 15.04 Alpha 2 (with latest updates) Plasma 5.2 QT 5.3.2 Kernel 3.18.0-12
I can confirm this. Plasmashell dies. After restarting it, switching activities works as expected.
yes, I can confirm this bug.
Seems like during some updates it was somehow fixed. Closing it as it works for me now in Plasma 5.2.2.