I was able to work around the problem by getting to a text console, and executing "sudo restart sddm" on Kubuntu 15.05 alpha2.
Logout causes this every single time for me; it is not intermittent or sporadic. My X video driver is "vmware". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1411259 Title: kdeinit5 crashes on logout and log in screen never loads To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kinit/+bug/1411259/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs