SUMMARY *** 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. Use `pgrep kactivitymanage` to ensure it is running 2. Check `journalctl -b --grep "Aborting shell load"` 3. See error OBSERVED RESULT plasmashell[882]: Aborting shell load: The activity manager daemon (kactivitymanagerd) is not running. plasmashell[882]: If this Plasma has been installed into a custom prefix, verify that its D-Bus services dir is known to the system for the daemon to be activatable. plasmashell[882]: Aborting shell load: The activity manager daemon (kactivitymanagerd) is not running. Jul 10 07:52:16 arch plasmashell[882]: If this Plasma has been installed into a custom prefix, verify that its D-Bus services dir is known to the system for the daemon to be activatable. EXPECTED RESULT No errors SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.95.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Note: plasma runs and loads just fine
For me, this happens a lot and sometimes the windows menu is missing the switch to activities action entries.