KDE instead of Gnome

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Gre8brew · #1 Post by **Gre8brew** » 2006-01-23 19:30

Ive been playing w/ knoppix and have just installed debian im sort of fond of the KDE enviorment how to i get KDE to boot up?

Cheers,
Marshall

dnusinow · #2 Post by **dnusinow** » 2006-01-24 01:10

Install it (apt-get install kde should work). Then create a file in your home directory named .xsession. In that file put the line "startkde". Next time you log in, X will run the startkde program, which will do exactly what the name says.

Jeroen · #3 Post by **Jeroen** » 2006-01-24 12:58

If you use gdm or the likes, your .xsessionrc is irrelevant, but you simply choose your desktop environment while logging in from the menu.

dnusinow · #4 Post by **dnusinow** » 2006-01-25 01:10

Well, .xsession isn't irrelevant because kdm or gdm will use it by default. It also works across *dm's as well as if you use startx to log in from console. Plus it allows you to easily start apps on X login. It's true that the menu in kdm or gdm will work fine, but .xsession provides a lot of power and flexibility, so I like to point people to it.

abracadabra · #5 Post by **abracadabra** » 2006-02-02 03:40

The simplest way is to select KDE from ur login screen menu and make it default ...

ne wayz I'm just repeating wat sum1 haz already said