The plasma-desktop in debian testing(buster) (4:5.8.7.1-1) logs all stderr from programs started via the panel (icons-only-taskmanager) or the runner (alt-f2) to .xsession-errors, which grows to hundreds of megabytes depending on the program. Steps to reproduce: - create a small script*, place it in ~/bin/test.sh and chmod +x ~/bin/test.sh - press alt-f2 - run "~/bin/test.sh" - run tail ~/.xsession-errors in a terminal Expected behaviour: - output is discarded Actual behaviour: - All output is logged into the .xsession-errors file, which grows bigger and bigger * Simplest testscript: #!/bin/bash echo test See also: Bug 360757. Seems to be the same issue, but I think it is assigned to the wrong project.
Cannot confirm this bug in: Distribution: KDE neon Developer Edition - Stable Branches Plasma: 5.11.3 Frameworks: 5.41.0 Qt: 5.9.1 Kernel 4.10.0-38-generic Type: 64-bit
Were there changes about this? Can you try to reproduce some of the many ways this fails and check if its really gone? Its a common bug since at least 2010 with related forum posts from 2004, it would be that great when it's really solved. https://www.google.com/search?q=plasma%20xsession-errors I can test later with 5.10.5
(In reply to Alexander Schier from comment #2) > Were there changes about this? > > Can you try to reproduce some of the many ways this fails and check if its > really gone? Its a common bug since at least 2010 with related forum posts > from 2004, it would be that great when it's really solved. > https://www.google.com/search?q=plasma%20xsession-errors > > I can test later with 5.10.5 Alexander were you able to test with a more recent version? I'm setting status to "needsinfo" pending your response, please change back to "reported" or "resolved" when you respond, thanks.
It still happens. Steps to reproduce: - For a clean start delete .xsession-errors and logout and login again. - Press Alt-F2 and run "ls" - .xsession-errors now contains the output of ls
I cannot reproduce on openSUSE Tumbleweed with Plasma 5.21. However I have no .xsession-errors file at all and none ever seems to be created, so perhaps that is masking it.
I currently cannot reproduce with Alt+F2, but I can reproduce the issue with programs pinned to the panel (panel icons and icons-only-taskbar). Plasma 5.20.5, KF 5.78.0 on Debian Bullseye
Any chance you can upgrade to 5.21 and/or turn on systemd startup (`kwriteconfig5 --file startkderc --group General --key systemdBoot true`) and reboot and see if that helps?
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Let's keep it open until I have time to test with latest plasma, bot.
Sounds like this might be a downstream issue in Debian. I can't reproduce it on Solus Plasma either.
Are there good backports of latest plasma for Debian? It still does not seem to be in unstable and I would like to always run the latest version, not only for bugreports.
Since two of us cannot reproduce it in a newer version, let's keep it closed and re-open only if it's confirmed to still be broken for you. I don't know how you can upgrade to the latest version in Debian, sorry.