kde4 on karmic: plasma-desktop doesn't start by itself after removing plasma-netbook
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kde4 on karmic: plasma-desktop doesn't start by itself after removing plasma-netbook
I'm on kubuntu karmic.
I installed kubuntu-netbook (the package) on a normal desktop to see how it works/looks. I didn't fiddle with it very much and tried to remove it.
When I removed kubuntu-netbook, plasma-netbook stayed installed and the look stayed the same. After some fighting with it I removed plasma-netbook. But now when I start kde, what I get is the air background with no other thing displayed on top. No widgets, no panel, no nothing. Only some pop-ups (notifications and so on). What would look like one show stopper.
I noticed that I can press alt-f2 and use that window to run plasma-desktop and get to an almost normal desktop (some icons are missing from the tray, for example).
So, the point: How can I make kde start plasma-desktop automagically?
Man, I don't care if I have to remove plasma's configuration file (perhaps one rc file somewhere) as long as I keep everything else so that I can rebuild it. Is it possible that if I revome said (or is it _unsaid_? :-)) file, I could get to have a desktop when I start kde?
Guys, after I removed kubuntu-netbook-default-settings (the package.... I hadn't noticed there was netbook stuff still on the host) I got the desktop back. :-D
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