multiple desktop-icons in kde4

even if you removed them?

I can confirm this on kubuntu gutsy, I had not installed anything related to kde4 until the kde4.0 "stable" release

I tried to remove them, clicking in the red cross
the next login there were again 2 icons for each file or folder that i have in my /Desktop folder
The next time i will have 3 copies, and the next i'll have 4...

this makes the desktop very unusable
thanx for your attention

even if I remove them. Exactly as tinin describe.

This bug was fixed in the package kdebase-workspace - 4:4.0.0-0ubuntu3

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kdebase-workspace (4:4.0.0-0ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low

  [ Terence Simpson ]
  * debian/patches:
    + Added 51_fix_gtk_crash.diff to fix GTK+ apps with tray icons from
      crashing (LP: #182093)
    - Edited 07_kdmrc_defaults.diff to not set "Debian" as the operating
      system.
    - Removed 09_genkdm_make.diff from serise to generate kdm-kde4 config
      files (LP: #182753)
  * debian/po/POTFILES.in kdm -> kdm-kde4
  * debian/control:
    - kdebase-workspace-dev:
      + depend on kdebase-workspace (>= ${source:Version}) not
        (= ${binary:Version}).
    - kdebase-workspace-dbg:
      + changed to Architecture: any
      + depend on kdebase-workspace (>= ${source:Version}) not
        (= ${binary:Version}).
    - libplasma-dev:
      + depend on libplasma1 (>= ${source:Version}) not
        (= ${binary:Version}).
  * debian/rules:
    - call debconf-updatepo from clean to get debconf translations.
  * Added dependency on ksysguardd-kde4 for ksysguard-kde4 (LP: #182452)

  [ Harald Sitter ]
  * Don't exceed 80 characters per line, where possible
  * Fix descriptions to better reflect that these are KDE 4 packages
  * Change Maintainer tag from Ubuntu MOTU to Kubuntu Developers
  * debian/patches:
    + 31_kickoff_footer_branding.diff adds a kubuntu branded footer to kickoff
    + 32_kickoff_better_presentation.diff improves appearance of kickoff
    + 52_fix_icon_duplication_on_desktop.diff fixes 'duplicated icons on
      desktop' issue (LP: #182077)
    + 53_fix_bad_service_crash_in_kickoff.diff for plasma, prevents a crash
      when a bad service is handed about in kickoff

 -- Harald Sitter <email address hidden> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:06:41 +0100

there was an update to kdebase-workspace 4:4.0.0-0ubuntu6~gutsy~ppa1. In gutsy the problem is still there. I think the fix will take some time from hardy to gutsy...

Same here, the bug is still here after kdebase-workspace 4:4.0.0-0ubuntu6~gutsy~ppa1 update (I remove before ~./kde4 directory)

Reopen report.
Everyone who's effected by this issue, please install kdebase-workspace-dbg
* log out
* set the session to login to, to failsafe
* a konsole window will open
* run /usr/lib/kde4/bin/startkde
* watch for any useful output and paste them here, if you can't see anything useful, you can nontheless paste the output so somewhere else can take a look at.

Without any inidcation where the issue accours it's difficult to fix this issue once and for all.

Here is the output from the konsole. Unfortunately after the failsaife login the screen keeps black. After the regular login there are again one more set of desktop-icons. Sorry, I can't determine what's important.

Confirmed again with Kubuntu 7.10 with KDE 4.0.1 packages.

Not only does this occur when logging in, but it seems that changing the wallpaper is enough to produce this bug.

This bug on KDE Bug Tracking System:

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155241

I fixed it in KDE, I'll release a patched package ASAP.

Work ok in gutsy 7.10 with kubuntu 4.0.2

Thank you!