Re: [gentoo-user] how to start KDE

[Alon Bar-Lev]

Hi,
You should install plasma-desktop and use startkde in your ~/.xinitrc if
you do not use session manager.
Regards,
Alon

On 21 September 2016 at 06:46, Philip Webb  wrote:

> I've got Gwenview to behave by installing Plasma-meta :
> Systemsettings shows up with adequate options & single-click is back,
> as are the previews of pix on the folder icons.
>
> I've been a happy user of Fluxbox for many years,
> but am willing to see how well KDE 5 works in 2016 .
> From a raw command terminal, I use 'startx' with appropriate  .xinitrc :
> what do I need to have in the latter in order to start KDE 5 ?
> What pkgs am I likely to need to install to make it work ?
> I tried 'emerge -pvt kde-startkde', but that seems to be KDE 4 :
> what do I need for KDE 5 ?
>
> So far, I've installed Konsole (and a few other apps) with requirements
> & Plasma as above.
>
> --
> ,,
> SUPPORT ___//___,   Philip Webb
> ELECTRIC   /] [] [] [] [] []|   Cities Centre, University of Toronto
> TRANSIT`-O--O---'   purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
>
>
>

[gentoo-user] how to start KDE

[Philip Webb]

I've got Gwenview to behave by installing Plasma-meta :
Systemsettings shows up with adequate options & single-click is back,
as are the previews of pix on the folder icons.

I've been a happy user of Fluxbox for many years,
but am willing to see how well KDE 5 works in 2016 .
>From a raw command terminal, I use 'startx' with appropriate  .xinitrc :
what do I need to have in the latter in order to start KDE 5 ?
What pkgs am I likely to need to install to make it work ?
I tried 'emerge -pvt kde-startkde', but that seems to be KDE 4 :
what do I need for KDE 5 ?

So far, I've installed Konsole (and a few other apps) with requirements
& Plasma as above.

-- 
,,
SUPPORT ___//___,   Philip Webb
ELECTRIC   /] [] [] [] [] []|   Cities Centre, University of Toronto
TRANSIT`-O--O---'   purslowatchassdotutorontodotca