there's no need to delete everything. mv /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_avdeviceconfig.so /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_avdeviceconfig.so.bak mv /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_avdeviceconfig.la /usr/lib/kde3/kcm_kopete_avdeviceconfig.la.bak -- Kopete Configure Crash https://launchpad.net/bugs/37657