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#1 2026-03-02 18:49:44
- DexyStorm
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[SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
Hello. Today i've updated my arch install and and after a reboot, my KDE desktop environment becomes unresponsive around 5 seconds after logging into my DE.
Heres the output of
$ journalctl -b
Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!
Last edited by DexyStorm (2026-03-02 19:28:18)
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#2 2026-03-02 19:00:36
- MonstraG
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
Same here.
Updated about an hour ago, rebooted, now kde dies.
Similar journalctl, `plasmashell` coredumps.
Tried both 6.12 and 6.18 kernels, no change. X11 not installed to check.
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#3 2026-03-02 19:16:03
- gromit
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
Is there any error that you found when logging in from a TTY or another machine via SSH? Is it just the session or the whole machine that freezes?
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#4 2026-03-02 19:19:54
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
For me, the system doesn't freeze, just KDE's process crashes three times in a row, and gives up. In fact, discord, which is on autostart, is still usable.
TTY is perfectly usable.
System was updated last week before, so this wasn't a big jump.
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#5 2026-03-02 19:24:50
- DexyStorm
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
Is there any error that you found when logging in from a TTY or another machine via SSH? Is it just the session or the whole machine that freezes?
Exactly what MonstraG is describing.
I log in via SDDM (tho i have enabled the automatic log-in).
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#6 2026-03-02 19:24:52
- arojas
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
Update to pulseaudio-qt 1.8.0-2
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#7 2026-03-02 19:28:06
- DexyStorm
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
Update to pulseaudio-qt 1.8.0-2
That fixes it. Thanks!
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#8 2026-03-02 19:49:41
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
Got around to it when it was already on 1.8.0-3, also fixed, thanks!
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#9 2026-03-07 00:03:52
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Re: [SOLVED] KDE DE unresponsive 5 seconds after log-in
try to sudo pacman -Syu or install some gpu drivers
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