"[14.04] KDE Login Error "Could not start dbus. Can you call qdbus?"

[Kaj Haulrich]

On 04/09/2014 11:24 AM, Glenn Holmer wrote:
> On 04/08/2014 08:46 PM, Bernard Gray wrote:
>> Me again - the dist-upgrade on my 14.04 machine today yielded a
>> complete KDE Desktop failure. After I login (KDM) it drops me to a
>> wallpaper screen with a basic xorg window displaying:
>>
>>   "Could not start dbus. Can you call qdbus?"
>>
>> ...and an [okay] button.
>> The okay button does nothing when you click it, and my desktop is
>> unusable -
>
> Is there a fix for this? None of the suggestions I've heard work. If I
> can't fix it, I'm looking at a re-install from the latest daily. In the
> meantime, I'm afraid to update the rest of my machines...

As a workaround:

1. <Ctrl><Alt><F1> and log in
2. 'sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop'
3. When finished: 'sudo shutdown -r now'
4. In the greeter: choose xubuntu-session and log in
5. Enjoy. All your applications are there - and then some.

HTH
Kaj Haulrich.
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