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KDE Plasma login doesn't automatically start plasmashell
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Problem

  • Plasmashell doesn't start automatically after log-in
  • [optional] Windows of applications of previous sessions are restored which indicates that kwin loads/starts and is working automatically.
  • Condition: Manually executing kstart5 plasmashell works as intended. If this is not the case, the solution will very likely not help you!

Solution

Open "System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown -> Autostart -> Add Program" and add plasmashell (manually write it into the text field in the dialog window). (File saved in ~/.config/autostart)

Cause

The old autostart file only had the content

[Desktop Entry]
X-XFCE-Autostart-Override=true

I seem to have disabled it in the XFCE Settings when I used two desktop environments with the same user account.

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