>> <snip>
>>
>> I am looking into this one, which fortunately I am still
>> able to replicate
>> on the older machine I mentioned earlier.  Something
>> is messed up with the
>> XDG desktop paths; on my system "kde-config --userpath
>> desktop" returns
>> "/".
>
> Confirmed here.
>
> On my virtual machine running Trinity I get "/" for both root and normal
> user.
>
> On my 3.5.10 machine I get the correct location for the Desktop directory
> for both root and normal user.
>
> That probably confirms why the original desktop icons are missing.
>
> That bug probably exlains why a new .directory files is being created in
> the root level of the files system when I run as root, and why I receive
> the error message trying to create that same file when running as normal
> user.
>

OK, try kdelibs and kdebase with SVN revision 1176194 or later.  Most of
the issues you posted earlier should be resolved, with the exception of
the Qt connection error messages.  I have also incorporated the majority
of your startkde script changes as they should not interfere with Debian
and add significant functionality.

Thanks!

Tim