Okay, thanks for this starting point. Right now, X11 starts up for
root.
Unfortunately, it starts up only for root. I still get the error:
> > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > giving up
> > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
> > xinit: No such process (errno3): Server error
For my non-root accounts.
PC wrote:
>
> >>> This specifically deals with KDE. I can't start it up.
> >>> Here are the messages:
> >>> failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
>
> Thanks to the very person who got me *into* Linux, I have the answer
> for you. Or, at least a "work-around". Personally, I would like to
> know **WHY** this should even be necessary.
>
> At shell prompt, edit the following files (each in turn) with your
> favorite Unix-based editor:
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
> Look for the line that contains the following five (5) lines:
> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
> # the X server to render fonts.
>
> FontPath "unix/:-1"
>
> And then insert a "#" before "FontPath" and Save/Exit the file.
> You should end up with the following change:
> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
> # the X server to render fonts.
>
> # FontPath "unix/:-1"
>
> That's all there is to it.
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