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[Aaron Rainbolt <2055726@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

OS: Kubuntu Noble.
Hardware: Raw QEMU VM.

Attempt to install Kubuntu using Calamares. It will fail due to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares/+bug/2054795. After
installation failure however, Plasma will attempt to launch, and then
crash, possibly multiple times.

This is because Calamares is causing /home/kubuntu/.cache to be owned by
root. This trips up Plasma and causes it to crash.

The solution is to `chown -R 1000:1000 /home/kubuntu/.cache` immediately
after kubuntu-installer-prompt exits in /usr/libexec/start-kubuntu-live-
env. This fixes the ownership of the directory before Plasma starts.
I've tested this in a VM and it works.

** Affects: calamares (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Aaron Rainbolt (arraybolt3)
         Status: Triaged

** Changed in: calamares (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: calamares (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

** Changed in: calamares (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

** Changed in: calamares (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Aaron Rainbolt (arraybolt3)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2055726

Title:
  If Kubuntu installation fails, Plasma crashes when attempting to
  launch once Calamares quits

Status in calamares package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  OS: Kubuntu Noble.
  Hardware: Raw QEMU VM.

  Attempt to install Kubuntu using Calamares. It will fail due to
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares/+bug/2054795.
  After installation failure however, Plasma will attempt to launch, and
  then crash, possibly multiple times.

  This is because Calamares is causing /home/kubuntu/.cache to be owned
  by root. This trips up Plasma and causes it to crash.

  The solution is to `chown -R 1000:1000 /home/kubuntu/.cache`
  immediately after kubuntu-installer-prompt exits in
  /usr/libexec/start-kubuntu-live-env. This fixes the ownership of the
  directory before Plasma starts. I've tested this in a VM and it works.

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