Bug 506331 - Lock Screen is Broken after Update to 6.4.1 Fedora 42
Summary: Lock Screen is Broken after Update to 6.4.1 Fedora 42
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 506316
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Screen locking (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.1
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR crash
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-06-29 00:17 UTC by MC
Modified: 2025-06-29 07:09 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description MC 2025-06-29 00:17:18 UTC
SUMMARY
After updating to 6.4.1 the lock screen is now broken displaying the lockscreen is now broken splash page.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Login
2. Lock screen, lock screen works fine.
3. Unlock
4. open some applications.
5. Lock screen again.
6. Lock screen is now broken.  Console cannot be accessed with ctrl, alt, F1 as the page instructs, instead ctrl, alt F3 must be used.

OBSERVED RESULT
The lock screen is broken.

EXPECTED RESULT
The screen locks and is able to be unlocked as was the previous behavior.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.3-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Others have discussed the lockscreen doesn't work for them at all.  I don't know if having applications open is part of what breaks the screenlocker.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1lmiuyj/did_the_new_update_brick_kde/
Comment 1 Kat Pavlu 2025-06-29 07:09:17 UTC
Thank you for reporting!
This bug has already been reported yesterday. I will link the two so that all the information is in one place. If you have any other datails to add, please add them to the linked isue.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 506316 ***