Bug 512469 - Kwin crashes causing applications to close and return to desktop adter 1 second of black screen
Summary: Kwin crashes causing applications to close and return to desktop adter 1 seco...
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: decorations (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR grave
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2025-11-22 11:51 UTC by padelle2
Modified: 2025-12-20 03:46 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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probable critical part (57.60 KB, text/plain)
2025-11-22 11:51 UTC, padelle2 		Details
WRONG ATTACHMENT (duplicate) (57.05 KB, text/plain)
2025-11-22 11:52 UTC, padelle2 		Details
the moment right after (139.82 KB, text/plain)
2025-11-22 11:57 UTC, padelle2 		Details
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Description padelle2 2025-11-22 11:51:55 UTC 
Created attachment 187054 [details]
probable critical part

Sometimes, without apparently any reason kwin crashes on its own.
Comment 1 padelle2 2025-11-22 11:52:11 UTC 
Created attachment 187055 [details]
WRONG ATTACHMENT (duplicate)
Comment 2 padelle2 2025-11-22 11:57:24 UTC 
Created attachment 187056 [details]
the moment right after
Comment 3 Zamundaaa 2025-11-27 21:05:15 UTC 
The crash is somewhere in QML, which is unfortunately quite hard to debug. Which window decoration are you using?
Comment 4 padelle2 2025-11-28 15:25:09 UTC 
(In reply to Zamundaaa from comment #3)
> The crash is somewhere in QML, which is unfortunately quite hard to debug.
> Which window decoration are you using?

When this first happened I was using Orchis-Dark, I tried changing it but its still happening. Now I have black glass
Comment 5 Zamundaaa 2025-12-05 17:03:07 UTC 
Okay, those are both Aurorae decorations. Can you check if using Breeze helps?
Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2025-12-20 03:46:24 UTC 
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