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

[O. Sinclair]

On 09/04/2014 12:29, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> 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.
that is great - if you have network... unfortunately I only have 
wireless and have not managed to cli hack my way to a login. I started 
all over (again) from base installation

Honestly, this must be one of the worst bugs and on what is a Release 
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