A better fix is to run: sudo apt-get install qdbus This will remove an existing 32-bit package and replace it with 64-bit. After running this, it worked fine for me without needing to change the quotes in startkde.
I saw this here: https://liquidat.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/short-tip- fix-qdbus-problems-during-a-kubuntu-upgrade-to-13-04/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde-workspace in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1304805 Title: KDE desktop login failure: "Could not start d-bus. Can you call qdbus?" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-workspace/+bug/1304805/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs