Hi
I have a Debian box, and have been running Gnome for over a year now. I have installed KDE to try it out, but it won't start.
I do not use xdm or gdm, so I usually start gnome with startx.
My problem is, how do I start KDE? I tried startkde, but it doesn't seem to connect to the x-server, do I need to initialize KDE first, and if so, how do I do that?
I can provide the error messages if needed...
Regards
Keller
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Starting KDE from commandline
Editor
how do I edit files ? Im new too Linux as you can see hehe ;P. And I'm also having problems to get kde to start...So I thought this thread would do. You said Rewrite .xinitrc, but I can't find any editors in Command Prompt. One thing how do I download from apt-get when I don't have privileges.lacek wrote:Rewrite the .xinitrc file in your home directory (or create it if it doesn't exists - note the leading dot!), and make sure it contains this single line:
exec startkde
After this, if you issue 'startx', it will run KDE.
//Newbie
Re: Editor
Linux-N00b wrote:how do I edit files ? Im new too Linux as you can see hehe ;P. And I'm also having problems to get kde to start...So I thought this thread would do. You said Rewrite .xinitrc, but I can't find any editors in Command Prompt. One more thing how do I download from apt-get when I don't have privileges.lacek wrote:Rewrite the .xinitrc file in your home directory (or create it if it doesn't exists - note the leading dot!), and make sure it contains this single line:
exec startkde
After this, if you issue 'startx', it will run KDE.
//Newbie
You can edit files in the terminal by navigating to where the file is and typing This will open it in the vi editor. Once open hit the letter 'i' to enter interactive mode and type in the line as described. When you are done press the esc key and enter ':w' and hit enter. You should see this at the bottom of the screen and it should tell you that it has been saved. When you are done type ':q' to quit. You may need to be root to edit this file.
As far as using apt-get, if I understand your question correctly you must be root. Type and than enter your root password to become root. Hope this helps.
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vi .xinitrc
As far as using apt-get, if I understand your question correctly you must be root. Type
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thx
I will test this out, thxadssse wrote:You can edit files in the terminal by navigating to where the file is and typingThis will open it in the vi editor. Once open hit the letter 'i' to enter interactive mode and type in the line as described. When you are done press the esc key and enter ':w' and hit enter. You should see this at the bottom of the screen and it should tell you that it has been saved. When you are done type ':q' to quit. You may need to be root to edit this file.Code: Select all
vi .xinitrc
As far as using apt-get, if I understand your question correctly you must be root. Typeand than enter your root password to become root. Hope this helps.Code: Select all
su