KDE 6.4.x crashing using keyboard shortcut combinations containing 'Ctrl' key

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kjsweeney

I am running KDE 6.4.1 installed from ports on FreeBSD 14.3. Originally using X11 but now using Wayland, but the behaviour remains the same regardless which one is used.
Since KDE 6.4.0, I cannot use short key combinations such as 'Ctrl+C' and 'Ctrl+V' without KDE crashing out back to the login prompt (my case SDDM). But the funny thing is that using left-click menus, I am still able to copy and paste, just cannot use the keyboard shortcuts.
Using 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' results in whole desktop/graphics freezing, but the underlying FreeBSD OS is still running as I can use the power button to gracefully shutdown the system. I think the 'Ctrl+Esc' to bring up the application menu results in KDE crashing out to the point the Application menu disappears and the desktop wallpaper disappears to a black background, but open windows are still functional. But the 'Windows' key still opens the application menu without causing the problem.
It is as if any shortcut key combination that uses or begins with the 'Ctrl' key will result in undesired behavior.
I find this super weird and frustrating.

Anyone else exeriancing this problem?
 
siealex said:
Does your KDE also crash when right-clicking empty space on the desktop?
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I wish you didn't tell me that, I just tried, and yes, it did crash. It crashed the same as using 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' to select to shutdown or reboot.
It seems that KDE 6.4.x is a bit buggy compared to 6.3.x and 5.x
 
Well, for the right-click bug, there's a flag mentioned in this thread: Thread trying-to-run-kde-6-plasma-with-wayland.93951 by Oleg_NYC ...

We do differentiate between ports and packages, BTW. Packages do have that bug, you gotta actually compile the ports with that flag for the right-click bug to go away.

In 6.4.0 (Wayland session), the combination "Ctrl-C" worked fine, I was able to copy-paste no problem.

Right now, a problem bugging me in Wayland - I can't leave the computer for even 5-10 minutes. I have to make sure the screen is ALWAYS on. If the screen times out and turns off, the session crashes, keyboard and mouse become unresponsive, and I have to SSH in and reboot. If there's a solution to that, I'd like to know.
 
I only compile select packages from ports, most are updated by binary download using 'pkg'.
With 6.4.0 on Wayland, it sometime would allow be to "Ctrl+C", but alot of the time it wouldn't, I had to resort to left+click menus and copy/paste that way. "Ctrl+ V" was mostly safe. With 6.4.1 just cannot use "Ctrl+C" full stop without dropping me back to SDDM.
I do not have problems with Wayland crashing if the screen turns off. I do have Radeon 5600XT using the 6.1 kmod drivers from ports.
 
This almost sounds like it's hardware-specific for Wayland to crash if screen turns off... like some GPUs being OK, and others - not really. I guess this means I better check out 6.4.0 with a dfferent GPU under Wayland.
 
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