Under: http://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Getting_Started/Build/KDE4/Troubleshooting Under Running programs I found a quick trubelshooting a variation of this tip worked for me:
Here what I did: First I ran: $ dbus-launch konsole Then in the new konsole window: $ /usr/lib/kde4/bin/dolphin This way dolphin starts but in the console it gives the following error: (Soprano) Error occured in thread 3056846624 : "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Servi ceUnknown - The name org.kde.NepomukServer was not provided by any .service file s" (Soprano) Error occured in thread 3056846624 : "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Servi ceUnknown - The name org.kde.NepomukServer was not provided by any .service file s" This is a valid complaint as I run KDE3 and there may no Nepomuk instance be running. But I'm not sure if the: >> KUniqueApplication: Cannot find the D-Bus session server and the Nepomuk error are related? -- Dolphin (from KDE4) does not start under KDE3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/207843 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