I have this problem too in a fresh installation of Kubuntu Feisty (using alternate CD) in a low powered machine (a VIA Epia 600 MhZ).
Finally I have solved the problem, simply removing any picture from the Desktop background. -- Kde error message on kubuntu: "The process for the file protocol died unexpectedly" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/70240 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a bug contact for kubuntu-meta in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs