hi, as you find http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=397057 , could you provide output of ls -al /etc/xdg/menus
You must have in /etc/xdg/menus something like: |-- applications-merged | `-- kde-essential.menu | `-- kde-multimedia-music.menu |-- debian-menu.menu -> /var/lib/menu-xdg/menus/debian-menu.menu |-- kde-applications.menu |-- kde-information.menu |-- kde-screensavers.menu `-- kde-settings.menu applications-merged directory should at least contain a file called kde-essential.menu the temporary workaround (create a symlink to applications-merged) must be removed: ln -s /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged /etc/xdg/menus/kde-applications-merged so just delete the kde-applications-merged symlink if you've got it: rm /etc/xdg/menus/kde-applications-merged cheers, Fathi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]