Edit: Bug is now fixed Upstream. It will be in the next Plasma 5.23.5 Release, which is scheduled at Tue 2022-01-04.
Upstream Bug in KDE: 443131 – When there's more than one Kickoff, clicking on the old one causes search to be broken until you search with the new one
The reason underlying bug can result in different observed behavior.
As this bug was already reported ~2 months ago, I would say that it won’t be fixed within the next weeks.
The only viable workaround I see is, is to replace the Kickoff menu with an older one, until the issue is fixed upstream.
If you trust me, you can follow this guide / download:
- Download the old Application Launcher: GDrive Download
Note: This Applet is the previous one, which shipped with Manjaro before the update which broke it. No Modifications made.
MD5: 95aab48ec1fa9154739d1f73a0faf8f8 - Extract the ZIP file
- Copy the folder
org.kde.plasma.kickoffto:~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/ - Add the Launcher, by right-clicking on the taskbar → Add Miniprograms
If the new launcher works, then you can safely remove the old one.
It works, as the ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/ folder under is being prioritized.
When the Upstream KDE Bug is fixed and the fix has been shipped to the Stable Branch, you can safely revert the change by removing the folder we created.
The folder should look like this:
Hope it works for you!