There seems to be a fix coming soon: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=350890
** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #350890 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=350890 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1450114 Title: Plasmashell freeze if a proxy is used. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plasma-workspace/+bug/1450114/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs