Bug 514630 - 25.12.0 Hung on Launch - Purging `kdenliverc` Fixed It
Summary: 25.12.0 Hung on Launch - Purging `kdenliverc` Fixed It
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kdenlive
Classification: Applications
Component: Setup & Installation (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.12.0
Platform: Debian unstable Linux
: NOR crash
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle
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Reported: 2026-01-15 03:00 UTC by ewhac
Modified: 2026-01-15 03:02 UTC (History)
0 users

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Attachments
kdenliverc that caused Kdenlive 25.12.0 to hang on launch (14.04 KB, text/plain)
2026-01-15 03:00 UTC, ewhac
Details
Working kdenliverc, generated after renaming the not-working one. (47.43 KB, text/plain)
2026-01-15 03:02 UTC, ewhac
Details

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Description ewhac 2026-01-15 03:00:03 UTC
Created attachment 188541 [details]
kdenliverc that caused Kdenlive 25.12.0 to hang on launch

SUMMARY
After upgrading from 25.08.0 to 25.12.0, Kdenlive hung on launch, and had to be killed.  As I detailed in the discussion fora ( https://discuss.kde.org/t/kdenlive-25-12-rc-ready-for-testing-kdenlive/42128/39?u=ewhac ):

> Upon launch, the new startup window appears, listing recently opened projects.
> Upon selecting a project, the load progress popup appears, then both windows
> disappear, and the main window never appears. ps shows the program is running.
> Running Kdenlive from the command line prints out a ton of status and progress
> messages, but nothing obviously stands out as the culprit. Running
> `kdenlive -–no-welcome` doesn’t help (indeed, in this mode, pressing CTRL-C has
> no effect; you have to resort to CTRL-\ to kill the program).

After trying a variety of things, I renamed `$(HOME)/.config/kdenliverc` and let the program create a fresh one.  Kdenlive then launched without issue, and I was able to resume work on my project.

Attached please find a copy of the offending `kdenliverc` file.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: -na-
KDE Plasma Version: -na-
KDE Frameworks Version: -na-
Qt Version: 6.9.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 ewhac 2026-01-15 03:02:01 UTC
Created attachment 188542 [details]
Working kdenliverc, generated after renaming the not-working one.