I think this issue may be related to https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/60255
I just dist-upgraded from 3.5.3 to KDE 3.5.5, and appearance always crashes for me as well. Most of the time the console output is the output displayed in the other bug report, but a few times the output was this listed here as well. I am not sure what could be the issue. I am not doing anything exotic or strange with my settings. I have a basic setup similar to the original in Breezy, with the same background, and plastik theme. -- systemsettings crashes when trying to open "Appearance" https://launchpad.net/bugs/56051 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs