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joseribeiro

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Registered: 2013-02-17

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[SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

Hello!

Suddenly, I can't start kde 4.12.3 applications anymore: konsole, dolphin, kwrite, systemsettings,etc.
I can only start firefox.

Any help?

Last edited by joseribeiro (2015-07-05 18:50:11)

mrunion

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From: Jonesborough, TN

Registered: 2007-01-26

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

A little more information? What (if any) errors are displayed? What desktop environment (if any)? Some machine specs?

Also read the section in the Wiki on how to ask questions. You will go farther here if you are willing to do the leg-work.

Last edited by mrunion (2014-03-11 13:26:38)

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ChemBro

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Registered: 2008-10-22

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

Maybe your / is 100% full? Happens to me from time to time.

joseribeiro

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Registered: 2013-02-17

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

mrunion,

I'm using KDE and no errors are displayed.

Machine specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P31-ES3G
Hard drive 1: Hitachi Deskstar T7K250, 164 GB
Hard drive 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7, 120 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA
RAM: 4GB

ChemBro,
My / is not full(63%).

blackout23

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Registered: 2011-11-16

Posts: 781

Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

Do a
pacman -Qs mesa

and

pacman -Qs nvidia

in a tty and post the versions here.

I suspect that you did not update all packages and with mesa 10.1 there is no libEGL.so in the mesa package and it is shipped with the driver packages instead, like mesa-libgl, catalyst-libgl, nvidia-304xx-libgl, nvidia-libgl. If you don't have libEGL.so on your system no application will start.

Last edited by blackout23 (2014-03-11 14:53:15)

drcouzelis

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From: Connecticut, USA

Registered: 2009-11-09

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

I'm using KDE and no errors are displayed.

Where did you look for errors? Are there any errors or warnings in the X server log file?

Find a way to install and start xterm (from a "run" dialog, from your ".xinitrc" file, from a keyboard shortcut, anything) and then try starting Konsole from xterm. Are there any messages?

joseribeiro

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Registered: 2013-02-17

Posts: 73

Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

blackout23,

I ran pacman -Qs mesa:

 local/glu 9.0.0-2
    Mesa OpenGL Utility library
local/mesa 10.1.0-2
    an open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification
local/mesa-demos 8.1.0-1
    Mesa demos and tools

Then I ran pacman -Qs nvidia:

local/lib32-nvidia-libgl 334.21-3
    NVIDIA drivers libraries symlinks (32-bit)
local/lib32-nvidia-utils 334.21-3
    NVIDIA drivers utilities (32-bit)
local/libvdpau 0.7-1
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia-dkms 334.21-1
    NVIDIA kernel module sources (DKMS)
local/nvidia-hook 2.2-3
    mkinitcpio hook to compile the NVIDIA modules
local/nvidia-libgl 334.21-3
    NVIDIA drivers libraries symlinks
local/nvidia-utils 334.21-3
    NVIDIA drivers utilities

And finally I ran find / -name 'libEGL.so':

/usr/lib/libEGL.so
/usr/lib/nvidia/libEGL.so
/usr/lib32/libEGL.so
/usr/lib32/nvidia/libEGL.so

My system is updated.

joseribeiro

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Registered: 2013-02-17

Posts: 73

Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

I found the solution: I moved the *.desktop files from ~/.kde4/Autostart to ~/.config/autostart.

Thank you all!

drcouzelis

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From: Connecticut, USA

Registered: 2009-11-09

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't start KDE 4.12.3 applications

I moved the *.desktop files from ~/.kde4/Autostart to ~/.config/autostart.

Wait, was that the "problem" or the "solution"?? How did those files get in the wrong directories in the first place? Why would "autostart" files in the wrong directory prevent KDE applications from starting?

I'm so confused.