NXTler:
I updated via pamac.
That’s probably the reason for running into this problems. Its worth to check out “Known Issues and Solutions” we try to warn the community if there something bad coming to you
If you use KDE you better logout of your session and do the update via Pacman or Pamac in tty.
Helper script to reset plasma Manjaro-Plasma-Reset/manjaro-plasma-reset.sh at main - wonky/Manjaro-Plasma-Reset - Codeberg.org @liinux-aarhus
make a Timeshift snapshot if you ain’t got no recent one.
( export content of widgets like your radio stations in Advanced Radio Player or your Podcasts in Kasts or any podcatcher as a backup )
make a fresh boot, but before that even:
System Settings > Appearance > Global Theme > set to Breath and tick both options for defaults
You might go to the hamburger menu in System Settings and look what changes you made away from default by selecting: Highlight Changed Settings and see if you want to make the effort to get back more defaults
System Settings > Workspace > Startup and Shutdown: SDDM defaults and Desktop Session: Start with empty session
disable all user-installed widgets that are still on your desktop, panels and even lock screen or wallpaper (e.g. Active Blur)
Export your custom shortcuts or mouse gestures in SS> Workspace > Shortcuts
Reboot, Timeshift snapshot, reboot
then do not log in, do the update via tty (CTRL+ALT+F3, same with F2 gets you back)
reboot, login, check through System Settings
