Allow Plasma to start and remain usable when wallpaper images or wallpaper plugins are missing. Wallpaper files may become unavailable due to damaged or incomplete package installations. Although such installations are not expected, missing wallpaper resources should not prevent the desktop shell from starting. A plain background would be sufficient until the installation is repaired. There are two scenarios to handle: 1. The Image wallpaper plugin is available, but neither the configured image nor the default fallback wallpaper can be loaded. 2. Wallpaper plugins are unavailable, including all packages under /usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/. Expected behavior Plasma should complete startup and provide a usable desktop, including panels, the application launcher, and desktop interactions. If no wallpaper can be loaded, it should display a plain background without requiring another externally installed wallpaper plugin. Possible approach Provide a built-in solid-color fallback that remains available even when the installed wallpaper packages are missing. For missing images alone, falling back to the Color plugin could also work, provided that plugin is available.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/libplasma/-/merge_requests/1574
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/6984
Git commit 9a9cbc593d9482c752b53f82d7c251132d711ed7 by Nate Graham, on behalf of Ramil Nurmanov. Committed on 28/08/2026 at 17:36. Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'. wallpapers/image: Allow startup without wallpaper images When both the configured image and the default wallpaper are unavailable, the Image plugin can remain in the loading state indefinitely, preventing Plasma startup from completing. Add a background using the plugin's configured color, so the desktop has a solid color background when no image can be displayed. FIXED-IN: 6.8.0 M +2 -0 wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/ui/ImageStackView.qml M +5 -0 wallpapers/image/imagepackage/contents/ui/main.qml https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/9a9cbc593d9482c752b53f82d7c251132d711ed7
Git commit 4432d5a8330ba4ad3c6549d4563b6d21b1c5f62c by Nate Graham, on behalf of Ramil Nurmanov. Committed on 01/09/2026 at 20:40. Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'. plasmaquick: Add fallback for missing wallpaper plugins When the configured wallpaper plugin is unavailable, the desktop containment never becomes ready, leaving Plasma startup stuck at the splash screen. Show a black background when the configured wallpaper package is invalid or no wallpaper plugins are installed. M +2 -0 src/plasmaquick/plasmoid/containmentitem.cpp https://invent.kde.org/plasma/libplasma/-/commit/4432d5a8330ba4ad3c6549d4563b6d21b1c5f62c