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Old 09-05-2006, 11:56 PM   #1
enigmaisdead
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"Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation."


I just came off of a fresh install of Slackware 10.2 and when I startx to load KDE, this is the error I'm getting:

"Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation."

I've been searching shit like crazy trying to find a solution to this, and although between linuxquestions.org and Google I've gathered that it has something to do with qt, it seems that no one has posted a definitive fix for it. If anyone knows how to solve this and could post a few specific instructions (I'm not an idiot by any means, but my *n*x skills are somewhat rusty) I would greatly, greatly appreciate it. I'll be checking this thread frequently, so if anyone replies, I'll be right on it with a reply back. Thanks in advance.
 
Old 09-06-2006, 04:59 AM   #2
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Have you checked that you have installed all KDE requirements? The most needed packages are kdebase, kdelibs, qt, and arts (for sound).
If you do, please run pkgtool > setup. You can set which window manager that will be your default
 
Old 09-06-2006, 08:04 AM   #3
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One thing that could cause this is wrong permissions on your home directory and it's contents. I saw it when I moved my /home to a new partition. Had to reset the home ownership and group back to me and user.

Being a new install that's probably not it, but worth a look anyway. If your /home is on a different partition make sure it's mounted and you have access permissions to it.
 
  


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