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kdebase-workspace package

Latest HAL update in Lucid causes many problems with KDE.

Bug #491834 reported by Michael Marley
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
HAL
Fix Released
High
kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: hal

After the latest HAL update on my Kubuntu Lucid test box, KDE will not work correctly. Attempting to log on in KDM causes an Xserver crash. Logging on again works, but both kded and plasma-desktop crash, resulting in a non-functional desktop. Trying to log in to the "failsafe" desktop doesn't work either. I see the beginnings of a terminal window being drawn, but then an Xserver crash occurs. This occurs every time I attempt to log in failsafe. Reverting the HAL updates and reinstalling the previous version works around the problem.

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Tags: iso-testing
Michael Marley (mamarley)
description: updated
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zigi (ziegleka) wrote :

i confirm this bug. How can I downgrade?

plasma-desktop crash information attached

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Michael Marley (mamarley) wrote :

You have to go to the launchpad page for the older version, and manually download and install the debs of the older version. You don't need the -dev files.

Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)
affects: hal (Ubuntu) → kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
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zigi (ziegleka) wrote :

Lucid: KDE 4.3.80 and Qt 4.6 problem persists

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Michael Marley (mamarley) wrote :

This looks like it has been fixed upstream, so it should start working in Beta 2.

Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)
Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
importance: Undecided → Medium
Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)
tags: added: iso-testing
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Fix released and is building for lucid.

Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Michael Marley (mamarley) wrote :

This bug is not entirely fixed. Now, the X server crashes only on the first login attempt; all subsequent attempts are successful.

Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

The double-login issue is being tracked at bug 495100

Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in hal:
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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Yves Glodt (yglodt) wrote :

Can kubuntu also be run without hal now (as ubuntu)?

Removing hal still wants to remove kubuntu-desktop (as of today)

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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Nope, but that's off-topic.

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Yves Glodt (yglodt) wrote :

Should I file a separate issue for that (hal removal removes kubuntu desktop) ?

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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Nope, KDE needs hal. There's nothing wrong with that.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in hal:
importance: Unknown → High
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