Created attachment 148099 [details] plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc changes SUMMARY On two different laptop with the same configuration desktop icons positions are scrambled after average 10 boot and after each boot done after kernel upgrade. The file "plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc" is modified always in the same manner for 3 items. Herewith details of the 3 modifications. This analyze has been obtained in this way : after a change, icon are replaced strictly at the initial position and then "plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc"checked if it is equal to the initial one. Notice : This file contains also references with positions ! for file who have been deleted for months laptop configuration : Operating System: Mageia 8 KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.76.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Kernel Version: 5.16.10-desktop-2.mga8 OS Type: 64-bit Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz Memory: 15.5 Gio of RAM Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 530*** NOTE: If you are reporting a crash, please try to attach a backtrace with debug symbols. See https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Debugging/How_to_create_useful_crash_reports *** STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Boot after kernel upgrade 2. After in average 10 boot (minimal 1, maximal 20) 3. OBSERVED RESULT Numbered desktop icons ( all have a number in order to find out the problem) are scrambled in a curious manner and file plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc contains 2 changes (sometimes 3) See attached file EXPECTED RESULT No position changes on desktop icons SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: KDE Frameworks Version: Qt Version: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -This problem has been described for Debian, Manjaro and so on (360212,354802, 359919, ...) but never for Megeia
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 354802 ***