---
name: "klauncher"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdelibs4c2a"
version: "4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/klauncher"
---

# klauncher(1)

daemon for service activation in KDE

## NAME

klauncher - daemon for service activation in KDE

## DESCRIPTION

!!! **klauncher** is started automatically by kdeinit. It is not supposed to be started manually. !!!

**klauncher** is a daemon responsible for service activation in KDE. It operates closely together with the kdeinit master process to start new processes. KDE applications communicate with **klauncher** via DCOP to start new applications or services.

The error message "KLauncher could not be reached via DCOP" either indicates a serious problem with the **dcopserver** or **klauncher** crashed.

Note: **klauncher** is not the "run command" dialog (Alt+F2)!

## SEE ALSO

[**dcopserver**(1)](/dcopserver/1.md), [**kdeinit**(1)](/kdeinit/1.md)

## AUTHORS

```
Waldo Bastian <bastian@kde.org>
```

Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs, do not mail the author directly.

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann \<Holger\_Hartmann@gmx.de\> for the **Debian** Project (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On **Debian** systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.