I can recreate the problem with Kubuntu Karmic 9.10. I opened an upstream report.
** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #216471 http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216471 ** Also affects: kdebase via http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216471 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- system settings does not download ksplash themes correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/489442 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs