-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/11/07 19:52, John Fleming wrote: >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "ML Debian-User" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:36 PM >> Subject: How to start KDE from a console prompt? >> >> >> Hi, >> >> To enter GNOME, I type "startx". I tried entering KDE by typing >> "startkde" which I what I remember doing a couple of years ago when >> I last tried it. But it can't start X. >> >> Anyone have any clues? >> >> $ startkde >> xsetroot: unable to open display '' >> xset: unable to open display "" >> xsetroot: unable to open display '' >> startkde: Starting up... >> startkde: Running kpersonalizer... >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kwin: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server >> [etc etc ad nauseum] >> > > Try /etc/init.d/kdm start (assuming you have kdm) and let us know. > startkde gives me similar messages, but starting kdm works fine. - John
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