* "Rich Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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| When I tried to run "kde" at the prompt in X, it spit forth messages
| about unable to access sound card, etc... the next time I tried to
kde comes with it's own window manager - kwm. If another manager
was already running, kwm won't start. Unable to access sound card
is just informational, not fatal.
| startx, it started, but no terminal - just background screen....
kde has so-called session managment. This means that when you log
out with an open terminal window, it will come back when you log
on again. The first time you log on, there will be no open windows.
Try hitting Alt-F2 and type "xterm" or "kvt". This should give
you a terminal. If you do not close it before you log off it will
come back for the next session.
| ....So, I went to the "official" KDE ftp site to read the
| installation instructions, and it mentioned that you need the Qt
| library (which I have only found in RPM version) and "libgr" (which I
| can't find anywhere).
Qt: Install qt1g from non-free/libs
Since most kdepackages depend on it, chances are good that you already
have it but don't know yet.
libgr: Never heard of it. I think you'll manage without.
| It also mentioned that I would need to edit the ".xinitrc" file and
| replace the window manager with the kde setup program...
Not really needed for debian. Check /etc/X11/window-managers. The first
line not starting with a '#' should be "/usr/X11R6/bin/kde". If not,
put it there.
| - where is .xinitrc? I have found xinitrc (w/o .) - is this the same
| file?
In your home dir. "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc" is a global one
that will be used if ".xinitrc" doesn't exist in $HOME. There should
be little need to mess with these.
BTW: If you use xdm; try ".xsession" instead of ".xinitrc".
SUMMARY
* Check that you have qt1g installed ("dpkg -s qt1g | grep ^Status")
* Check that the first entry in "/etc/X11/window-managers" is
"/usr/X11R6/bin/kde"
* If everyhing looks cool, but there are no windows; you can use
Alt-F2 to execute one command. ("xterm" or "kvt" is a good choice)
You can also use the button with a "K" on it to get a menu.
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Ole
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