I know it's been reported before:
KDM choices are
default
kde
failsafe
/etc/X11/wmsession.d lists 01KDE (uppercase) - that's why it isn't chosen.
The installer needs to parse /etc/X11/wmsession.d, stripping the first 2
digits, and add a comma-separated list between "default" and "failsafe"
near line 235 of /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc.
Mine _now_ reads
SessionTypes=default,KDE,gnome,WindowMaker,blackbox,XFce,IceWM,Sawfish,failsafe
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Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales.
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