I had similar problems to the submitter's ones when installing xubuntu- desktop on a kubuntu. In my case, desktops did start but icons for some Xfce applications were missing and some Xfce system application couldn't be launched: Xfce setting manager just blink for an instant in the screen and vanishes.
when I remove kubuntu-desktop everything worked perfectly; then I install kubuntu-desktop back and I experienced the same problems; just when I remove ~/.gtkrc-2.0 the Xfce session worked fine from my ignorance, I wonder if this issue is related to the fact that when a Xfce session is started I can see KDE process running; I guess that in a previous Debian Sid install I had (again with both Xfce and KDE) when in a Xfce session no KDE process was there...(but not fuly sure) -- Installing over fresh kubuntu install breaks everything https://launchpad.net/bugs/50277 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
