how do I get KDE to come up in fedora 3 from the terminal window?
So, I just spent 20 minutes installing Fedora 3 on vmware.
I choose "server setup" and checked "KDE" as one of the pieces of software that I wanted to install. However, upon booting up for the first time, I see only: - a blue background - a terminal window - a little "xclock" So, how do I get into KDE? - I tried "init 3" but it just returned the prompt. - I tried "init 5" and it said: Starting pcmcia: OK Starting irqbalance: OK STarting lm_sensors: OK Starting automount:No Mountpints Defined OK STarting anacron: OK but at that point it just hangs. How can I run KDE from here? Thanks. |
during the install process you probably chose to use a different WM/desktop as defualt. take a look in /etc/X11/xinit, if you're luck you should find a file called xinitrc.kde(or something similar) either rename it to xinitrc or save it to /home/[username]/.xinitrc(or is it /home/[username/.kde/xinitrc?).
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hmm, here is what I have:
/etc/X11/xinit: Xclients xinitrc xinitrc-common xinitrc.d (directory) nothing about kde. Is there somewhere else I could look for a file with a .kde extension? Thanks. |
I think that Fedora provides a program to change your WM. I'm not sure of the name, as i'm not a Fedora user, but it's something like switchdesk (maybe switch-desk or switch-desktop). If you installed KDE then this program should allow you to migrate.
Another thing. When do you put your user name and password? Is it in a desktop manager (GUI) or in a console and then you run X? Because if you are using kdm, it allows you to choose which kind of session you want. |
Excellent, that was it.
There was an option "session" when you log in which led to a choice of "system X startup" or something and "KDE". so now I'm in. Thanks! |
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