Informed this to the upstream KDE bug tracker as well https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=374983
On 12 January 2017 at 22:12, Alex Henry <tuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: plasma-workspace > Version: 4:5.8.2-1 > Severity: important > Tags: upstream > > From time to time the entire workspace will freeze, without apparent > cause. In earlier versions it would take something around 5 minutes > for it to get back to normal (after that time the menus, tray icons, > desktop, etc would resume working, often carrying out the actions > executed in the meantime). The current version seems to be worse: > the workspace will halt indefintely. > > Thinks like global shortcut keys and application shortcuts still > work, as do other KDE applications and functionality like moving > windows between virtual desktops, the task switcher (alt+tab) and > others like window actions. Taskbars and icons do not respond. > > There is no CPU activity while the workspace is frozen. > > Logging the user out and in again will solve the issue but this > includes closing all applications, etc as normal, which is not > at all an optimal workaround - but necessary since just waiting > doesn't help. The log out takes a couple of minutes to follow > through after the command is issued (via ctrl+alt+del since > kickoff - the "K menu" or "start menu" - won't respond). I > assume this delay happens because of a timer that waits for the > workspace to respond for a while but after running out > it just logs the user off without any response anyway. > > I suggest the maintaner up the severity at his own discretion > because in such a state the KDE desktop shouldn't reach stable. > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: stretch/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > > Versions of packages plasma-workspace depends on: > ii dbus-x11 1.10.14-1 > ii frameworkintegration 5.27.0-1 > ii gdb-minimal [gdb] 7.12-4 > ii iso-codes 3.72-1 > ii kactivitymanagerd 5.8.2-1 > ii kde-cli-tools 4:5.8.2-1 > ii kded5 5.27.0-1 > ii kinit 5.27.0-1 > ii kio 5.27.0-2 > ii kpackagetool5 5.27.0-1 > ii libc6 2.24-8 > ii libcln6 1.3.4-2 > ii libdbusmenu-qt5-2 0.9.3+16.04.20160218-1 > ii libgcc1 1:6.2.1-5 > ii libgps22 3.16-4 > ii libice6 2:1.0.9-1+b1 > ii libkf5activities5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5auth5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5baloo5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5bookmarks5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5calendarevents5 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii libkf5completion5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5configcore5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5configgui5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5configwidgets5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5coreaddons5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5crash5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5dbusaddons5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5declarative5 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii libkf5globalaccel-bin 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5globalaccel5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5guiaddons5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5holidays5 16.04.2-1 > ii libkf5i18n5 5.27.0-2 > ii libkf5iconthemes5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5idletime5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5itemviews5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5jobwidgets5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5js5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5jsembed5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5kdelibs4support5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5kiocore5 5.27.0-2 > ii libkf5kiofilewidgets5 5.27.0-2 > ii libkf5kiowidgets5 5.27.0-2 > ii libkf5networkmanagerqt6 5.28.0-1 > ii libkf5newstuff5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5notifications5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5notifyconfig5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5package5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5plasma5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5plasmaquick5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5quickaddons5 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii libkf5runner5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5service-bin 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5service5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5solid5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5texteditor5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5textwidgets5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5wallet-bin 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5wallet5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5waylandclient5 4:5.28.0-1 > ii libkf5widgetsaddons5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5windowsystem5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5xmlgui5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkf5xmlrpcclient5 5.27.0-1 > ii libkscreenlocker5 5.8.2-1 > ii libksgrd7 4:5.8.2-1 > ii libkworkspace5-5 4:5.8.2-1 > ii libphonon4qt5-4 4:4.9.0-4 > ii libplasma-geolocation-interface5 4:5.8.2-1 > ii libprocesscore7 4:5.8.2-1 > ii libprocessui7 4:5.8.2-1 > ii libqalculate5v5 0.9.7-9.2 > ii libqt5core5a 5.7.1+dfsg-2 > ii libqt5dbus5 5.7.1+dfsg-2 > ii libqt5gui5 5.7.1+dfsg-2 > ii libqt5network5 5.7.1+dfsg-2 > ii libqt5qml5 5.7.1-1 > ii libqt5quick5 5.7.1-1 > ii libqt5script5 5.7.1~20161021+dfsg-2 > ii libqt5sql5 5.7.1+dfsg-2 > ii libqt5widgets5 5.7.1+dfsg-2 > ii libqt5x11extras5 5.7.1~20161021-2 > ii libqt5xml5 5.7.1+dfsg-2 > ii libsm6 2:1.2.2-1+b1 > ii libstdc++6 6.2.1-5 > ii libtaskmanager6 4:5.8.2-1 > ii libweather-ion7 4:5.8.2-1 > ii libx11-6 2:1.6.4-2 > ii libxcb-composite0 1.12-1 > ii libxcb-damage0 1.12-1 > ii libxcb-image0 0.4.0-1 > ii libxcb-util0 0.3.8-3 > ii libxcb1 1.12-1 > ii libxfixes3 1:5.0.3-1 > ii libxrender1 1:0.9.10-1 > ii milou 4:5.8.2-1 > ii phonon4qt5 4:4.9.0-4 > ii plasma-framework 5.27.0-1 > ii plasma-integration 5.8.2-1+b1 > ii qdbus-qt5 5.7.1-1 > ii qml-module-org-kde-draganddrop 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii qml-module-org-kde-extensionplugin 5.27.0-1 > ii qml-module-org-kde-kcoreaddons 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii qml-module-org-kde-kwindowsystem 5.27.0-1+b1 > ii qml-module-org-kde-solid 5.27.0-1 > ii qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel 5.7.1-1 > ii qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects 5.7.1~20161021-3 > ii qml-module-qtqml-models2 5.7.1-1 > ii qml-module-qtquick-controls 5.7.1~20161021-2 > ii qml-module-qtquick-dialogs 5.7.1~20161021-2 > ii qml-module-qtquick-layouts 5.7.1-1 > ii qml-module-qtquick-window2 5.7.1-1 > ii qml-module-qtquick2 5.7.1-1 > ii qttools5-dev-tools 5.7.1-1 > ii udisks2 2.1.8-1 > ii x11-utils 7.7+3 > ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+7 > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4 > > Versions of packages plasma-workspace recommends: > ii kio-extras 4:16.08.2-1 > ii libpam-kwallet5 5.8.4-1 > > plasma-workspace suggests no packages. > > -- no debconf information >
