Bug#643656: icons not showing up - empty XDG_DATA_DIRS
I tried moving kde to .kde-old, and logging in again but that didn't help.
I finally tracked down the problem: XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable was empty which caused a number of applications to not function correctly in KDE
(pidgin not finding its icons, openbox not findings the themes, etc.).
I removed /var/cache/desktop-profiles/activated-profiles, and run update-profile-cache as root.
Now when I login all the icons show up in the tray as they are supposed to, because XDG_DATA_DIRS is no longer empty!
Best regards,
--Edwin
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