Slaven, anyone, do ou know the answer to the question below? SP sent me the following: (quoted with permission) --- Slaven Peles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 08 August 2001 20:33, tluxt wrote: > > Now, I can get an X GUI up with the KDE login screen, but upon login I > > don't have the KDE desktop, just the same X desktop as previously. I > > can start Konq from a shell, and access the www. > > KDE Login manager has a pop-up menu which lets you choose a window manager. I > remember when I installed KDE debs there was only [Debian's] 'default' window > manager available, so this is most probably what you are getting. You can add > other window managers by choosing K -> Preferences -> System -> Login > Manager, and playing with it a little bit. You can also make a file > .xsession in your home directory with a single line: 'exec startkde'. That > way you'll always get KDE when you log in. >
Ok, I'll look into trying this. Here's my question now: After installing a minmal Potato system, then the tasksel X package, if I then install the KDE package with tasksel, should that automatically set up the KDE window manager, or do I have to also edit some files or set some control panel options to get KDE as the manager, not twm????? (Sometime late last year IIRC I set up a Potato system with X & KDE that came right up into the KDE window manager, without any further steps on my part. Has that changed, or do InotRC?) > > root to work on the KDE install). > > > > At the text command prompt, as root, "startkde" gives an err msg, which > > IIRC is: > > Unable to open display "" > > > > My understanding is that 'exec startkde' should be in your .xinitrc file. > Command xinit (or startx) starts your X windows system, and startkde starts > KDE window manager once X is up. > > Slaven Thanks Slaven. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
