MikaJul 7

Do any #Linux/#KDE users have an idea why an app, on a #KDEPlasma desktop, might start fine on the terminal, and application launcher, but not on #KRunner?

This has been happening for a long time now for me with #virt-manager - tho that wasn't the case in the past for just as long. That being said, IIRC it's happened with the application launcher too, tho that works for me atm, but KRunner almost always fails to launch it - only the app icon appears to be loading on the dock/panel, then it disappears.

When it does happen, journalctl would report this error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'libvirt'
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Update: found the culprit - #toshy, which is a really cool keymapping tool I use on my desktop that replicates #macOS like keybinds on a Linux desktop.

It's something to do with their #Python virtualenv that's somehow being used by KRunner, that isn't being used elsewhere like on my shell terminal or application launcher. The missing python library isn't installed on that Toshy virtual env - expectedly. Not sure what to do about it just yet.

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Update 2: Issued a bug report on Toshy, to see if they would know if this is something they could fix. A lot more context to this issue and my debugging could be found in that report.

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Final update: It's a known issue caused by Toshy, and it's been fixed since March - I updated it and it works perfectly now YIPPEE <3

🔗 https://github.com/RedBearAK/toshy/issues/676

[BUG] Toshy's Python virtual environment causing issues with other app(s) · Issue #676 · RedBearAK/toshy

Operating System: EndeavourOS KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.12.35-1-lts (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen...

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Show threadJuanPCJun 16
@atareao . Buen aporte 👏 . Yo uso #Krunner . Evidente, soy usuario de #KDE Plasma . Viene por defecto con el escritorio y a mi me llega con lo que hace. Gracias por compartir
Show threaddevSJR  May 30
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#KRunner
Alt + space ?
https://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Krunner
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MikaMay 28
I posted about this a while back but I guess the bug still exists, and it’s so stupid how easily reproducible it is.

There’s a bug on #KDE Plasma, or perhaps #Krunner specifically, whereby writing a bunch of (ridiculously) simple math equations (i.e. 1+10+15+4, and so on) would keep increasing RAM usage RAPIDLY to the point that your entire desktop would freeze - needing a complete power cycle to your computer.

I literally have 32GB of RAM - that ain’t enough on a #KDEPlasma desktop apparently. It’s so fucking stupid - I’ve a long running task going on in the background too (and no - that wasn’t a factor, my RAM usage was sitting at ~30% before shooting to 98% while I was doing the calculations).
MikaApr 29
#Krunner froze my entire #KDE Plasma desktop just from writing up a 'long', simple math equation while I was calculating some of my expenses lol. My desktop is completely unresponsive now and I couldn't do anything about it, not even Caps Lock on my keyboard respond. All I can see is my applet that monitors RAM usage last reported to be at 97%.

I'm sure about half of it is probably #Firefox, but I'm also certain the rest was caused by Krunner since I wasn't really doing anything else - as much as I love KDE Plasma, time and time again I'm getting closer and closer to upgrading to 64GB of RAM, which sounds hellllla ridiculous for a regular ol' desktop and not a homelab server.

Forreal tho, as much as I despise #macOS, how is it that my #MacBook Air M1 can fly with pretty much the same workflow with just 8GB of RAM and never encounter any types of freezes, at most it just feels sluggish (which is just a regular macOS thing), meanwhile this much more powerful machine with 32GB of RAM just freaking... dies from doing simple math calculations on Spotlight?
MikaApr 19
I'd be so happy whenever I get to use #Krunner reliably again on #KDE Plasma 6 like it was in Plasma 5.27 bro. Whenever I hop on the desktop on my #SteamDeck, I'm reminded by how gooood we ate previously on #X11 (AFAIC). Now on my Plasma 6 #Wayland desktop, I've to use the application launcher like a pleb - in some extremely rare cases I even have to launch apps from the terminal lmao.

RE: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/114364089340464610
KDE (@kde@floss.social)

Attached: 3 images "This week in Plasma" brings the news of how System Monitor lets you easily check what your background services are up to, how the Bluetooth widget helps you keep track of the number of devices connected to your computer, and how KRunner "understands" more measurements, no matter how archaic. https://blogs.kde.org/2025/04/19/this-week-in-plasma-many-many-things/ #plasma6 #opensource #freesoftware #linux #bsd

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TrantionMar 20

What happened to the unit converter in #krunner? I used to use that all the time, but since I updated #kubuntu it's gone.

#kde

MikaMar 8
#KDE’s #Krunner has become so impossible to launch (reliably) since #KDEPlasma 6 presumably due to #Wayland, that I’ve regressed to launching apps from the terminal instead like a friggin pleb 🙂
MikaMar 5
#macOS's inability to reliably launch the emoji picker

🤝🏼

#KDE's inability to reliably launch #Krunner (on #Wayland)
EarndilFeb 26

Y bueno, la extensión #krunner-keepassxc para el krunner de #kde es la ostia. Llegar a las password del keepass via krunner es una gozada. Otra cosa mas que no conocia :)

👇👇👇👇👇👇
https://store.kde.org/p/1414906

krunner-keepassxc

This plugin let's you look up your KeepassXC entries and copy the passwords (and usernames as secondary action) to the system clipboard. It also comes with a small CLI tool to query that...