ok so Alessandro here is what i have done :
i logged in console mode then cd /usr/lib/kde4/bin here a ls command to know what is in here then i see startkde so ./startkde then i obtain xsetroot: unable to open display '' xset: unable to open display "" xset: unable to open display "" xsetroot: unable to open display '' Link points to "/tmp/kde-romaric" Link points to "/var/tmp/kdecache-romaric" Link points to "tmp/ksocket-romaric" startkde: starting up xprop: unable to open display'' xprop: unable to open display'' Fatal error: you need to have a KComponentData object before you do anything that requires it! Examples of this are config objects, stadard directories or translations. kde4init4-wrapper : Warning : connect(/home/romaric/.kde4/socket-romaric (kdeinit4-()) failed : : No such file or directory ksmserver: cannot connect to X server startkde : Shutting down Fatal error: you need to have a KComponentData object before you do anything that requires it! Examples of this are config objects, stadard directories or translations. kde4init4-wrapper : Warning : connect(/home/romaric/.kde4/socket-romaric (kdeinit4-()) failed : : No such file or directory Error : Can't contact kdeinit4 ! startkde: Running shutdown scripts... xprop: unable to open display'' xprop: unable to open display'' startkde : done -- kde4 crashes on splash screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197879 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs