As the titles suggests, independent from the distro type, KDE will fail after a fresh install and needs multiple reboots to be able to Get New Global Themes. I was trying to install the Utterly Sweet Global Theme on Debian / Arch / Ubuntu ...etc. They always need multiple reboots. This problem persists since more than a year. It's a major ( gigantic? ) bug and totally ruins the reputation of KDE. Steps to reproduce: 1. Install any distro with KDE ( i.e. Arch / Fedora / Ubuntu ...etc. ) 2. Try to install a new Global Theme
I'm afraid this bug report doesn't describe what the problem is. "KDE Fails" Could mean anything! Can you please write *specific* and *detailed* steps to reproduce the issue that another person can follow? And also mention exactly what happens instead of what you expect to happen?
I installed an Arch Linux on a Virtual Machine, just for you <3 The complex steps I will reproduce here: 1. Install any distro ( Arch / Ubuntu / Fedora... etc. ) 2. Try to install a new Global Theme So after the installation, you click the "Get New" button in the "System Settings" -> "Global Theme" window: https://imgur.com/a/zRlPfB9 Then I search for a specific Global Theme ( i.e. Utterly Sweet ) and click "Install": https://imgur.com/a/OPpChcC And then I see that beautiful Warning Message "An Error Occurred ... Could not install dependency..." https://imgur.com/a/R7LA3en This is a MAAAAJOR BUG in KDE, and I tested it on Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu...etc. It's overall. And after 2 reboot, it works fine.
Here is the relevant part of the journalctl output as well: https://github.com/pneumus/linux_scripts/blob/master/tutorial/journalctl_KDE I hope you find it useful! I think this bug is so major, that it ruins the reputation of KDE. I installed KDE on many different hardware, using many different distros. This bug is persistent for one year!
The log says multiple times "providers are loaded" But it has nothing to do with the providers! Any fresh KDE installation fails for the first attempt, any time! And after TWO reboot, it works.