Konqueror crashing at launch with KDE 4.2.1 on Kubuntu Intrepid **SOLVED**

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P Kapat wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:46 PM,  <pkaplan1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> No idea, as I upgraded w/ no problem, but three simple suggestions.  First,
>> try sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get upgrade again.  Then logout/login.
>>  You may have missed a key package update.  Second, try rebooting the
>> machine, not just logout/login.  If those don't work, rename your ~/.kde
>> directory, then logout/login.  KDE will rebuild the directory (you'll have
>> to reset your configs), but this may solve the problem.
>> Paul
>>     
>
> Renaming ~/.kde will "lose" (i know it is not removing) the user data
> too, eg, RSS feeds, addressbook, basket data (if any), bookmarks, ....
> - these are not config/guirc files - these are user data!!! The KDE
> team should also make the distinction between USER data and
> system/application data. For example, ~/.kde/share/apps/kpdf/* is
> application data but ~/.kde/share/apps/kabc/* is a mix of USER and
> application data.
>
> Leaving aside the issue of KDE's instability, this distinction is
> important from a regular backup point of view too. I do not want to
> back up cache or various GUI rc files or application's data, but I DO
> want to backup MY data which is stuck inside the ~/.kde!!! This to me
> a huge flaw is the KDE architecture.
>
>   

Yup, true.  I found that out the hard way one time.

But it looks like the Konqueror crashing issue is now solved.  "apt-get 
update" wouldn't work, complaining about an unavailable public key.  
However, Adept (or whatever's used now with KDE 4) was nonetheless able 
to find a boatload of KDE updates, which apparently came out sometime 
today (06 Mar 2009).  I of course said "yes" to all the updates, 
rebooted, and KONQUEROR WORKS AGAIN!

At least KDE 4.2.1 is now usable for me.  Konqueror is half the reason I 
use KDE; it's that useful.  Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.

--TP
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