Bug 503194 - Desktop and taskbar fail to open and just show a black screen
Summary: Desktop and taskbar fail to open and just show a black screen
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 466193
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Startup process (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.27.10
Platform: SteamOS Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-04-22 21:35 UTC by Allister
Modified: 2025-04-23 07:27 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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the log file i got when i ran journalctl /usr/bin/plasmashell (19.50 KB, text/x-log)
2025-04-22 21:35 UTC, Allister 		Details
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Description Allister 2025-04-22 21:35:48 UTC 
Created attachment 180539 [details]
the log file i got when i ran journalctl /usr/bin/plasmashell

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Operating System: SteamOS 3.6.24 Build: 20250313.1
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.10
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12
Kernel Version: 6.5.0-valve23-1-neptune-65-g385b5e207ae2 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: offscreen
Processors: 8 × AMD Custom APU 0405
Memory: 14.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Custom GPU 0405
SUMMARY
A couple days ago, I logged into desktop mode on my steam deck only to find that my desktop and taskbar were replaced with a black void. I'm not sure what caused this or how to reproduce it, nor how to fix it myself. Trying to open plasmashell manually through the command line gives me a segmentation fault error.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-04-23 07:27:15 UTC 
This is fixed in Plasma 6.2.0, and should be in the next major SteamOS update.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 466193 ***