KDE Linux 06-12-2026 does not load desktop icons, panels and cannot create new panels

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I’ve just updated KDE Linux from version 06-06-2026 to 06-12-2026 and it refuses to load or create icons and desktop panels but creating widgets is still possible. I also can’t click and drag select anything. I didn’t update Flatpaks or system packages prior to upgrading since I updated manually through the console.

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^Screenshot from previous version of KDE Linux

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^Screenshot from latest version of KDE Linux

I also recorded a video using Spectacle demonstrating what I can and can’t do on the newest version but I’m not sure if I can post or share it here.

Now I’m looking for guidance on how to restore my panels and icons. Thanks in advance.

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Plasma is currently 6.6.5 which was released on 5-12-26. Unless you’re running the beta you should be on that depending on you distro. Now your distro may have done a major update and with it updated whichever version of Plasma they’re using. In that case it would be the distro that caused whatever issue you are having.

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KDE Linux is still in alpha status, and ships the dev version of Plasma 6.8.

So a slightly bumpy ride is to be expected (though I’ve actually been surprised by how daily-drivable KDE Linux is).

I would suggest:

  1. Boot back into the previous image
  2. Edit - sounds like no need to raise a bug report, since the issue is known and in hand like @stlnb said.
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This is a known issue, already fixed in plasma-desktop (Port to new import for Panel enum (!3818) · Merge requests · Plasma / Plasma Desktop · GitLab) and the next build should be working as expected.

Before then, as PG said, boot into the previous image (instructions here).

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FWIW, our in-development QA system caught the issue, so in the near future once that system is rolled out, such issues won’t be released to users.