On Friday 27 February 2009 00:47:39 Mukul Singh wrote:
> > On 2/26/09, Mukul Singh <mukul.singh@team.hotkey.net.au> wrote:
> >>> On 2/26/09, Mukul Singh <mukul.singh@team.hotkey.net.au> wrote:
> >>>> When I try to download a new theme, I get the following error : "Could
> >>>> not load data providers". I think it is something to do with the
> >>>> company firewall blocking the access. Can anyone please suggest a way
> >>>> to overcome this issue?
> >>>
> >>> If it's a company firewall, then you have no avail.
> >>>
> >>> You'll have to contact your company...
> >>
> >> Thanks for the response. Is there a log file where I can check what
> >> exactly is causing this to fail?
> >
> > I'm not an expert at this. Check the system logs at first, if nothing
> > is there, then wait for a response from others...
>
> I have already done that and could not find anything related to this.

There won't be any logs, because the Plasma you're running is built in release mode, which disables debug output. If there were any, they would be in
~/.xsession-errors.

The workaround is to go to kde-look.org (click the '?' next to the Source: label for a shortcut there), download the themes you like manually from the Plasma Themes section, then untar them in ~/.kde4/share/apps/desktoptheme.

HTH

Will