Bug 347919 - No plasma 5.3, it just vanished, even with reinstall of Kubuntu 15.04, with different computer name, same user
Summary: No plasma 5.3, it just vanished, even with reinstall of Kubuntu 15.04, with d...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 342438
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Desktop Containment (show other bugs)
Version: 5.3.0
Platform: Kubuntu Linux
: NOR task
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Sebastian Kügler
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2015-05-18 22:56 UTC by meikamona
Modified: 2015-05-20 02:07 UTC (History)
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Description meikamona 2015-05-18 22:56:21 UTC
[It made me pick a "component" in the component field above but I've no idea really]

I guess something in my user configs/settings is killing Plasmashell 5.3. Did it get corrupted?

from terminal~$ killall plasmashell; plasmashell
returns

kf5.kiconthemes: "Theme tree: (Breeze)"
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_wallpaperimages.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_share.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_plasmashell.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_wallpaper.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_layoutemplate.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_lookandfeel.so" instead.
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/LayoutTemplate" not found
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 185: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 247: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 279: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 301: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 386: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 466: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 533: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 627: saw number, expected matrix
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1309: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1440: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1518: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated. please move it to /home/meika/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf manually
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_wallpaperimages.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_share.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_plasmashell.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_wallpaper.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_layoutemplate.so" instead.
Calling KPluginInfo::property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name") is deprecated, use KPluginInfo::pluginName() in "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/plasma/packagestructure/plasma_packagestructure_lookandfeel.so" instead.
kscreen: launcherDataAvailable: "org.kde.KScreen.Backend.XRandR"
kscreen: Launcher finished with exit code 1 , status 0
kscreen: Service for requested backend already running
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Applet "org.kde.milou" could not be loaded.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Applet "org.kde.plasma.trash" could not be loaded.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"                                                                                                                                                                        
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
Applet "org.kde.plasma.calendar" could not be loaded.
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.paste"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.contextmenu"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.switchdesktop"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.paste"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.contextmenu"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.switchdesktop"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
Applet "org.kde.plasma.folder" could not be loaded.
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
Applet "org.kde.plasma.folder" could not be loaded.
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.paste"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.contextmenu"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.switchdesktop"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
Applet "org.kde.plasma.folder" could not be loaded.
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Applet" not found
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/Containment" not found
Applet "org.kde.plasma.folder" could not be loaded.
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/meika/.cache/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open global ksycoca from  "/home/meika/.local/share/kservices5/ksycoca5"
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Still no database...
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.paste"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.contextmenu"
No ksycoca database available! Tried running kbuildsycoca5 ?
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "Plasma/ContainmentActions" not found
offers is empty for  "org.kde.switchdesktop"
last screen is < 0 so putting containment on screen  1
Containment graphic object not valid
Plasma Shell startup completed



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. unknown,
2.last thing I remember was installing Back in Time from Muon Discover
3. multiple re-installs of Kubuntu 15.04 with same computer name or different gives no Plasma after login

1A. killall plasmashell; plasmashell see Details field above

Actual Results:  
Except for applications start after login and from previous session the screen IS COMPLETELY DARK, fortunately alt F2 gives me access to whatever I can remember to run from the command line

Expected Results:  
run the Plasma 5.3 desktop

:help:
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2015-05-19 14:03:45 UTC
Check .cache do you have a file owned by root?
Comment 2 meikamona 2015-05-19 22:37:49 UTC
in ,cache only ksycoca5 is owned by root (I've installed Gnome BTW)
Comment 3 David Edmundson 2015-05-19 22:46:45 UTC
chown yourusername:yourusername ~/.cache/ksycoca5 and it will all come back

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 342438 ***
Comment 4 meikamona 2015-05-20 02:07:16 UTC
excellent advice. Everything back though I did have to add a default panel to the desktop (there were none). thank you very much. I guess it's a mystery how the ownership changed.