Unfortunately, this is one of those bugs that happen often, and yet almost impossible to consistently and systematically reproduce. I was able to find these two bug reports in Launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/38983 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/meta-kde/+bug/74978 I can't find similar reports, complaints, or questions in http://bugs.kde.org or in #kde. Here are some scenarios where this kicker behavior happens: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=4257.0 http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=5771.0 http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=10409.0 Similar issues have been asked in #kubuntu. -- System Settings does not have the Panels settings module https://launchpad.net/bugs/82285 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs