KDE not starting

jam222 · 08-06-2009, 06:53 AM

Hello,

I have installed Debian 5 and during installation I selected KDE desktop. It seems that it has installed KDE as I can see a directory /et/KDE3/ but when the system boots it boots in TWM.

Does anyone know why it may be happening.

Thanks

rerushg · 08-06-2009, 07:19 AM

Don't know how that happened. Stuff happens.

You should be able to select what you want at the log-in screen. I can't get there right now but I believe it's "sessions" or something like that. Select KDE and you should be good to go.

jam222 · 08-06-2009, 07:21 AM

KDE isn't an option when I look at sessions. Only TWM

rerushg · 08-06-2009, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jam222

KDE isn't an option when I look at sessions. Only TWM

That's an odd situation. I'm gonna have to do some digging to find out how the session selection list is populated.

jim_p · 08-06-2009, 07:34 AM

Are you sure you installed kde and not just xorg? TWM is provided by xorg by default so as to have a "desktop" to begin with.

Which login manager do you have? What kde* packages do you have installed already?
Just in case

Code:

apt-get install kde-core kdm

jam222 · 08-06-2009, 07:40 AM

I have resolved the issue by reinstalling KDE (aptitude install KDE). It seems that it ddn't install KDE completely. Even though I selected KDE during installation. Looks like its a bug

http://groups.google.com/group/linux...f416fe5c53e6fe

rerushg · 08-06-2009, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jam222

I have resolved the issue by reinstalling KDE (aptitude install KDE). It seems that it ddn't install KDE completely. Even though I selected KDE during installation. Looks like its a bug

Good deal. This comes up regularly and the session selection usually takes care of it. I don't understand how KDE might not install completely but, no matter, you're fixed.