SUMMARY I upgraded my notebook from 5,17,5 to 5.17.90. On restarting I have a black background and white Konsole. Most of the special keys do not work. Falkon does work SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: linux-5.5.0 KDE Plasma Version: 5.17.90 , also latest git 5.18 branch KDE Frameworks Version: 5.66.0 Qt Version: 5.14.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION qt and kf5/plasma are installed to /opt/qt5 no systemd everything compiled from source. things worked well before the upgrade. Even try a new user gave the same result. I found the the following data in ~/.local/share/sddm/xorg-session.log kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/opt/qt5/lib/libexec/kf5/klauncher' kdeinit5: Launched KLauncher, pid = 3476, result = 0 Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString) kdeinit5: opened connection to :0 kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_kded5' Could not open kded5 using a library: Cannot load library libkdeinit5_kded5: (libkdeinit5_kded5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) kdeinit5: Launched KDED, pid = 3480 result = 0 kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_kcminit_startup' kdeinit5: Launched 'kcminit_startup', pid = 3481 result = 0 kf5.kservice.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "KCModuleInit" not found kdeinit5: PID 3481 terminated. kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/opt/qt5/lib/libexec/drkonqi' from wrapper. kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/opt/qt5/lib/libexec/drkonqi' kf5.kservice.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "KDEDModule" not found org.kde.drkonqi: Unable to find an internal debugger that can work with the KCrash backend Qt: Session management error: networkIdsList argument is NULL kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/opt/qt5/lib/libexec/kf5/kconf_update' from launcher. kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/opt/qt5/lib/libexec/kf5/kconf_update' kdeinit5: PID 3524 terminated. Configuring Lock Action Icon theme "breeze-dark" not found. kdeinit5: Got SETENV 'SESSION_MANAGER=local/Titan:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/3513,unix/Titan:/tmp/.ICE-unix/3513' from launcher. QDBusConnection: name 'org.kde.kglobalaccel' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.10' org.kde.plasma.session: Starting autostart service "/etc/xdg/autostart/org.kde.plasmashell.desktop" ("/opt/qt5/bin/plasmashell") org.kde.plasma.session: Starting autostart service "/etc/xdg/autostart/xembedsniproxy.desktop" ("/opt/qt5/bin/xembedsniproxy") org.kde.plasma.session: Starting autostart service "/etc/xdg/autostart/baloo_file.desktop" ("/opt/qt5/bin/baloo_file") org.kde.solid.udisks2: Failed enumerating UDisks2 objects: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 was not provided by any .service files" org.kde.solid.udisks2: Failed enumerating UDisks2 objects: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 was not provided by any .service files" org.kde.solid.udisks2: Failed enumerating UDisks2 objects: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 was not provided by any .service files" org.kde.solid.udisks2: Failed enumerating UDisks2 objects: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 was not provided by any .service files" org.kde.plasma.session: Starting autostart service "/etc/xdg/autostart/gmenudbusmenuproxy.desktop" ("/opt/qt5/bin/gmenudbusmenuproxy") org.kde.plasma.session: Starting autostart service "/etc/xdg/autostart/restore_kmix_volumes.desktop" ("/opt/qt5/bin/kmixctrl", "--restore") kscreen.kded: PowerDevil SuspendSession action not available! kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/opt/qt5/bin/konsole' from launcher. kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/opt/qt5/bin/konsole' Icon theme "breeze-dark" not found. kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: Couldn't process include statement for 'us(extd)' kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: Abandoning symbols file "(unnamed)" kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: Failed to compile xkb_symbols kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: Failed to compile keymap org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kwinscreenedges.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_kwin.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_sessions.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_powerdevilglobalconfig.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kio_fonts.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_powerdevil.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/dolphinpart.so" kf5.kconfig.core: "\"fsrestore1\" - conversion of \"481,481,0,0\" to QRect failed" kf5.kconfig.core: "\"fsrestore2\" - conversion of \"0,0,0,0\" to QRect failed" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/libkcm_device_automounter.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/okularpart.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_mouse.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_dolphinservices.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_calculatorrunner.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kwintabbox.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_activities.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevilkeyboardbrightnesscontrolaction_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_clock.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_ssl.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kamera.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_plasma-desktop.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_desktoppaths.so" kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/opt/qt5/bin/kmix' from launcher. kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/opt/qt5/bin/kmix' org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_windowedwidgets.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kwin_scripts.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/miloutextplugin.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/icon_mode.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_keys.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kwinoptions.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/calligrathumbnail.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevilrunscriptaction_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_componentchooser.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_activities.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kfontviewpart.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kio.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_locations.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_webshortcuts.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_emoticons.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevilhandlebuttoneventsaction_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kleopatra.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevildimdisplayaction_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_shell.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_solid_actions.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_cddb.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_joystick.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_dolphinnavigation.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_smserver.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/calligradocinfopropspage.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevilbrightnesscontrolaction_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kstyle_breeze_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kwintouchscreen.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/attica_kde.so" QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "h" QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "help-all" QCommandLineParser: already having an option named "v" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_placesrunner.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_standard_actions.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kwinrules.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_services.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_access.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_powerdevilactivitiesconfig.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/systemsettings_sidebar_mode.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_powerdevilprofilesconfig.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevilsuspendsessionaction_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/libkcm_qtquicksettings.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/gvpart.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevildpmsaction.so" Icon theme "breeze-dark" not found. org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcmspellchecking.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_dolphingeneral.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_trash.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_kded.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kio_kamera.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_recentdocuments.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_bookmarksrunner.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/baloofilepropertiesplugin.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_webshortcuts.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_keyboard.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_kill.so" kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/opt/qt5/bin/falkon' from launcher. kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/opt/qt5/bin/falkon' org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/fontthumbnail.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_plasmasearch.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_autostart.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/krunner_windows.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_dolphinviewmodes.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kwincompositing.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/calligraimagethumbnail.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/powerdevildpmsaction_config.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_filetypes.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_krunner_kill.so" Icon theme "breeze-dark" not found. org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_hotkeys.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_sddm.so" org.kde.plasma: invalid metadata "/opt/qt5/plugins/kcm_fontinst.so" QObject::disconnect: Unexpected nullptr parameter kf5.kxmlgui: cannot find .rc file "kmixui.rc" for component "kmix" org.kde.kmix: Could not get icon for "mixer-pcm" org.kde.kmix: Could not get icon for "mixer-digital" org.kde.kmix: Could not get icon for "mixer-digital" org.kde.kmix: Could not get icon for "mixer-digital" qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 909, resource id: 39845903, major code: 3 (GetWindowAttributes), minor code: 0 qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 9 (BadDrawable), sequence: 910, resource id: 39845903, major code: 14 (GetGeometry), minor code: 0 QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified Registering "org.kde.StatusNotifierHost-3537" as system tray QObject::disconnect: Unexpected nullptr parameter Constructing a KPluginInfo object from old style JSON. Please use kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json() for "" instead of kservice_desktop_to_json() in your CMake code. Warning: corona package invalid org.kde.kmix: Could not get icon for "mixer-master" Registering ":1.21/StatusNotifierItem" to system tray Invalid home screen package Containment graphic object not valid org.kde.plasma.session: Starting autostart service "/etc/xdg/autostart/powerdevil.desktop" ("/opt/qt5/lib/libexec/org_kde_powerdevil") kf5.kservice.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "KDEDModule" not found qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 1372, resource id: 18874373, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 org.kde.plasma.session: Starting autostart service "/etc/xdg/autostart/kmix_autostart.desktop" ("/opt/qt5/bin/kmix", "--keepvisibility") Plasma Shell startup completed Error loading new keyboard description org.kde.kcm_keyboard: Failed to run "/usr/bin/setxkbmap -model logitech_base -layout us,gb -variant extd, -option -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,eurosign:4" return code: 251 Installing the delayed initialization callback. Delayed initialization. Reloading the khotkeys configuration Version 2 File! true Imported file "/opt/qt5/share/khotkeys/defaults.khotkeys" Imported file "/opt/qt5/share/khotkeys/konsole.khotkeys" Imported file "/opt/qt5/share/khotkeys/kde32b1.khotkeys" Imported file "/opt/qt5/share/khotkeys/konqueror_gestures_kde321.khotkeys" QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme: Too late to register scheme "falkon" QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme: Too late to register scheme "extension" Please register the custom scheme 'falkon' via QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme() before installing the custom scheme handler. Please register the custom scheme 'extension' via QWebEngineUrlScheme::registerScheme() before installing the custom scheme handler. Use of deprecated not thread-safe setter, use setUrlRequestInterceptor instead. Cannot load theme "linux" Loading "/opt/qt5/plugins/falkon/KDEFrameworksIntegration.so" failed: "Cannot load library /opt/qt5/plugins/falkon/KDEFrameworksIntegration.so: (libKF5PurposeWidgets.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)" Falkon: 1 extensions loaded kf5.kauth: Tried to start an invalid action powerdevil: org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper.hasdualgpu failed powerdevil: "Tried to start an invalid action" powerdevil: Backend loaded, loading core powerdevil: Core loaded, initializing backend powerdevil: No outputs have backlight property powerdevil: Xrandr not supported, trying ddc, helper powerdevil: [DDCutilBrightness] compiled without DDC/CI support powerdevil: Falling back to helper to get brightness kf5.kauth: Tried to start an invalid action powerdevil: org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper.brightness failed powerdevil: "Tried to start an invalid action" powerdevil: Backend ready, KDE Power Management system initialized powerdevil: The session is not registered with ck kf5.kservice.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "PowerDevil/Action" not found kf5.kservice.services: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "PowerDevil/Action" not found powerdevil: Core is ready, registering various services on the bus... powerdevil: Can't contact systemd powerdevil: Can't contact ck powerdevil: Currently using activity "d97df380-2d7a-4f2d-af97-61be49186580" powerdevil: () () powerdevil: () () powerdevil: No batteries found, loading AC powerdevil: Activity is not forcing a profile powerdevil: The profile "AC" tried to activate "DimDisplay" a non-existent action. This is usually due to an installation problem, a configuration problem, or because the action is not supported powerdevil: The profile "AC" tried to activate "BrightnessControl" a non-existent action. This is usually due to an installation problem, a configuration problem, or because the action is not supported powerdevil: Handle button events action could not check for screen configuration powerdevil: The profile "AC" tried to activate "DPMSControl" a non-existent action. This is usually due to an installation problem, a configuration problem, or because the action is not supported powerdevil: Can't contact systemd powerdevil: Can't contact ck replace called with invalid arguments, docId: 564036580149251 url: "/home/treeve/" org.kde.solid.udisks2: Failed enumerating UDisks2 objects: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 was not provided by any .service files" org.kde.solid.udisks2: Failed enumerating UDisks2 objects: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" "The name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 was not provided by any .service files" qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 1966, resource id: 23068678, major code: 15 (QueryTree), minor code: 0 qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 1971, resource id: 23068678, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 1997, resource id: 23068688, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 kdeinit5: PID 3509 terminated. kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/opt/qt5/plugins/kf5/kio/file.so' from launcher. kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/opt/qt5/plugins/kf5/kio/file.so'
Sounds like Plasma didn't launch. There appears to be a packaging or configuration problem causing necessary libraries to not be installed or found: > kdeinit5: preparing to launch 'libkdeinit5_kded5' > Could not open kded5 using a library: Cannot load library libkdeinit5_kded5: > (libkdeinit5_kded5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) If you didn't reboot yet, please do so and try again. If you already did and it didn't help, please contact the packagers for your distro. If you *are* the distro because everything is done by hand, then you'll need to figure out the issue. :)