Bug 459838 - The whole desktop crashes when I try to add a widget
Summary: The whole desktop crashes when I try to add a widget
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: generic-crash (show other bugs)
Version: 5.25.5
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR crash
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-09-29 21:54 UTC by Eray Erdin
Modified: 2022-11-01 10:18 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
The demonstration (1.70 MB, video/x-matroska)
2022-09-29 21:54 UTC, Eray Erdin
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Description Eray Erdin 2022-09-29 21:54:36 UTC
Created attachment 152508 [details]
The demonstration

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Right click on a panel.
2. Click "Add widgets"

OBSERVED RESULT
The whole desktop crashes and restarts again.

EXPECTED RESULT
It should show widgets window to choose from.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.19.11-200.fc36.x86_64 kernel
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.98.0
Qt Version: 5.15.6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I want to provide extra information such as logs but I don't know where to get them. I can if you inform me as to how.

Also, I've posted it in official Fedora forum [here](https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/trying-to-add-a-widget-to-panel-resets-the-whole-desktop/26706), which might give some more insight.
Comment 1 Fushan Wen 2022-09-30 06:55:00 UTC
Did the crash reporter appear after the desktop crashed?
Comment 2 Eray Erdin 2022-09-30 07:40:52 UTC
(In reply to Fushan Wen from comment #1)
> Did the crash reporter appear after the desktop crashed?

No, it didn't.
Comment 3 Eray Erdin 2022-10-04 07:50:39 UTC
(In reply to Fushan Wen from comment #1)
> Did the crash reporter appear after the desktop crashed?

A new insight as to crash reporter: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236422#c15
Comment 4 Fushan Wen 2022-10-10 02:40:16 UTC
If you ise global menu, the bug will be fixed in 5.26.0
Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2022-10-25 05:01:10 UTC
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