Well it turns out that there is a way to cancel. I did not recognize that the little arrow pointing to the line was clickable or that if clicked it would open a dialog with more information, including the stop button. This can be closed as "befuddled user error".
** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Need a way to cancel a transfer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442654 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs