i have recently upgraded kde to the latest 3.2.2 and removed all old kde packsages...... but kde wont start by typing startx i get these errors and then it dont load..



startkde: Starting up...
kreadconfig: error while loading shared libraries: libXinerama.so.1: cannot
open shared object file: No such file or directory
ksplash: error while loading shared libraries: libXinerama.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
kdeinit: error while loading shared libraries: libXinerama.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory

ksmserver: error while loading shared libraries: libXinerama.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
startkde: Shutting down...
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can't contact kdeinit!
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
kde-config: error while loading shared libraries: libXinerama.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
startkde: Done.


and goes no where... but kde when its first starting a box pops up and says: could not start kdeinit. check your installation.


maybe sombody out there could help me... i would appreciate it... ty

Your missing the xinerama lib for XFree. Try updating your X system as well, or find a package with it in. ( What distro is it? )

slackware 9.1

I found this thread which mentions exactly the same problem your having ( towards the bottom ).

ahh so gotta update xfree... ty lots

sorry took so long to respond.....

i upgraded Xfree .. rebooted... came up with a differant lib error

and still says cannot connect to kdeinit! please check your installation.....

any other suggestions?

What is the different lib error?

"xset: unable to open display "
" xset: unable to open display "
" xset: unable to open display "
" xsetroot: unable to open display ''
startkde: Starting up...
startkde: Running kpersonalizer...
kwin: relocation error: /opt/kde/lib/libkdeui.so.4: undefined symbol: _ZN9QComboBox4hideEv

kpersonalizer: relocation error: /opt/kde/lib/libkdeui.so.4: undefined symbol: _ZN9QComboBox4hideEv

ksplash: relocation error: /opt/kde/lib/libkdeui.so.4: undefined symbol: _ZN9QComboBox4hideEv

kdeinit: relocation error: /opt/kde/lib/libkdeui.so.4: undefined symbol: _ZN9QComboBox4hideEv

startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation. Error: Can't open display: Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory

ksmserver: relocation error: /opt/kde/lib/libkdeui.so.4: undefined symbol: _ZN9QComboBox4hideEv
startkde: Shutting down... Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can't contact kdeinit!
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.

Did you apt-get kdelibs4? Looks like you have a problem with a library file that is a shared file for different packages. This file libkdeui.so.4 is in kdelibs and kde 3.2.2 uses kdelibs4.

Also, are you able to get x started? Try startx and see if x loads for you.

If you can't get x started, then you are still missing some xfree86 files. Or you need to xf86config to set up your configuration for x.

that is when them errors come up... when i try to startx as root...

i also just tryred apt-get kdelibs4 and it said command not found.

That's because you have to type:

apt-get update

then:

apt-get install kdelibs4

apt-get is for debian not slackware heh.

Okay, what do you normally type to get packages for slackware? You still need to get and install kdelibs4 to get that missing library file that is compatible for kde 3.2.2.

heh i do got kdelibs4.... so i have no clue what the problem is

Okay...then maybe you are missing some of the other packages that are needed for kde 3.2.2? Since you say you have the kdelibs4 then libXinerama.so.1 should exist on your system. But do a file search for libXinerama.so.1 and see if you have it on your system.