See https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135997 . It's debatable whether it's a kde or a kubuntu bug, but the easiest solution would just be to replace /bin/sh with /bin/bash in the kubuntu version of kopete_latexconvert.sh
See https:/ /bugs.kde. org/show_ bug.cgi? id=135997 . It's debatable whether it's a kde or a kubuntu bug, but the easiest solution would just be to replace /bin/sh with /bin/bash in the kubuntu version of kopete_ latexconvert. sh