[Bug 283560] New: When I ran 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade' my KDE was updated from 4.6.2 to 4.6.5, upon restarting, the desktop would not load.

[Steve]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=283560

           Summary: When I ran 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade' my KDE
                    was updated from 4.6.2 to 4.6.5, upon restarting, the
                    desktop would not load.
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.6
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: KBTurner31 at gmail.com


Version:           4.6 (using KDE 4.6.5) 
OS:                Linux

My OS: Kubuntu 11.04 natty, Linux kernel 2.6.38-11-generic, x86_64
My Hardware: MSi FX620DX Notebook: Intel i5-2410M, NVIDIA GT 540M (1GB DDR3),
6GB DDRIII RAM, 1366x768 HD LED display

(Note: I don't compile anything myself. All the programs I use come from the
Ubuntu repos.)

After running 'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade', the KDE version
was updated to 4.6.5. I rebooted, and the desktop environment failed to load,
dropping me to a terminal with a login prompt. I rebooted into recovery mode,
and ran the 'repair broken packages' option. A suggestion to "run 'apt-get
autoremove' as root" came up with a list of packages that were marked as no
longer needed. I followed the suggestion, rebooted normally, and then the
desktop environment loaded without trouble.

I don't know if this is a bug, but a less savvy user might not know how to use
recovery mode or how to run "apt-get autoremove", resulting in a Linux user
lost to the world of pay-for-play software. I understand that this problem
might have been due to my specific system, but I just wanted to make someone
aware that this could be a bigger issue.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
I assume the only way for me to reproduce would be to downgrade my KDE to
4.6.2, try the upgrade again, and then see what happens. I would probably also
need to reinstall the packages that were removed by 'autoremove'. Since I use
my computer for work, I don't have the time to spend trying to recreate the
problem. Hopefully, someone at KDE can spend some time looking into this.


Expected Results:  
The desktop environment should launch normally when the OS is booted.

The exceptions to my rule about only using software that's in the repos are
twofold:

1) I run MATLAB r2011a for Linux, installed from a DVD.
2) I use bumblebee to control the graphics processor assigned to an application
(https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee). Bumblebee worked fine before
and after the KDE upgrade, so I doubt that it's the cause of the problem.

Finally, I didn't write down all the packages that were removed by 'autoremove'
but several were related to Avogadro (molecular modeling software, in the
repos) and I did notice 'dvdauthor' was on the list. I hope that helps.

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