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Debian installs GNOME by default. How do I change it to KDE after installation?
Thanks for any help.
apt-get install kde kdm when it asks which to choose for the default display manager choose kdm. If doing this from command line then /etc/init.d/gdm stop and /etc/init.d/kdm start as root, if running under Gnome logout and use CTRL + ALT + Backspace keys at the same time to kill off and restart the X server which should now be using kdm for the display manager now login to KDE with your normal username and password.
Thank you. I did what you said, but had to completely restart before anything changed. The only thing that changed was the login screen. After logging in, everything is back to GNOME. Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you. I did what you said, but had to completely restart before anything changed. The only thing that changed was the login screen. After logging in, everything is back to GNOME. Am I doing something wrong?
Did you select KDE from the menu of choices to log into? Try logging out and then back in with this chosen if was set to default or last used (I forget the exact choices) then it would have picked Gnome as it was the last used/default.
Yes I did. When I try to do the whole thing over it tells me that it is already installed and up to date. Is there anyway of getting back to the choice option just to make sure I selected it right?
Yes I did. When I try to do the whole thing over it tells me that it is already installed and up to date. Is there anyway of getting back to the choice option just to make sure I selected it right?
Try both these commands.
Code:
HappyTux:/home/stephen# update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
x-window-manager - status is auto.
link currently points to /usr/bin/kwin
/usr/bin/kwin - priority 50
Current `best' version is /usr/bin/kwin.
HappyTux:/home/stephen# update-alternatives --display x-display-manager
No alternatives for x-display-manager.
Changing the --display to --config if you want/need to make changes probably to the x-window-manager which I suspect could be set to the Gnome one.
HappyTux:/home/stephen# update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
x-window-manager - status is auto.
link currently points to /usr/bin/kwin
/usr/bin/kwin - priority 50
Current `best' version is /usr/bin/kwin.
HappyTux:/home/stephen# update-alternatives --display x-display-manager
No alternatives for x-display-manager.
This is probably going to sound really dumb, but do I need to type "update-alternatives --display x-window-manager"?
That is what I meant yeah, but you're probably going to hate me for this, but I switched back to GNOME. I guess the fiddling around in GNOME trying to switch to KDE made me like GNOME more.
That is what I meant yeah, but you're probably going to hate me for this, but I switched back to GNOME. I guess the fiddling around in GNOME trying to switch to KDE made me like GNOME more.
That is what I thought and it really doesn't matter to me which you use you learned a bit more about how the system works so it works out well in the long run.
Hey HappyTux. I hope you're still subscribed to this thread. I installed KDE again to give it another try, but now I have no icons. Any ideas? Thanks.
How did you install it (eg. what command used)? Here is a list of what I have installed.
Code:
>$ COLUMNS=125 dpkg -l | grep 3.5.[12345]
ii akregator 3.5.5-1 RSS feed aggregator for KDE
ii amor 3.5.5-1 a KDE creature for your desktop
ii ark 3.5.5-1 graphical archiving tool for KDE
ii artsbuilder 3.5.5-1 synthesizer designer for aRts
ii atlantik 3.5.5-1 KDE client for Monopoly-like network games
ii atlantikdesigner 3.5.5-1 game board designer for Atlantik
ii base-passwd 3.5.11 Debian base system master password and group files
ii blinken 3.5.5-1 KDE version of the Simon Says electronic memory game
ii dcoprss 3.5.5-1 RSS utilities for KDE
ii eyesapplet 3.5.5-1 eyes applet for KDE
ii fifteenapplet 3.5.5-1 fifteen pieces puzzle for KDE
ii gzip 1.3.5-15 The GNU compression utility
ii indi 3.5.5-1 Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface for astronomical devices
ii juk 3.5.5-1 music organizer and player for KDE
ii kaboodle 3.5.5-1 light, embedded media player for KDE
ii kaddressbook 3.5.5-1 KDE NG addressbook application
ii kaddressbook-plugins 3.5.5-1 plugins for KAddressBook, the KDE address book
ii kalarm 3.5.5-1 KDE alarm message, command and email scheduler
ii kalzium 3.5.5-1 chemistry teaching tool for KDE
ii kalzium-data 3.5.5-1 data files for Kalzium
ii kamera 3.5.5-1 digital camera io_slave for Konqueror
ii kanagram 3.5.5-1 letter order game for KDE
ii kandy 3.5.5-1 KDE mobile phone utility
ii kappfinder 3.5.5a-2 non-KDE application finder for KDE
ii karm 3.5.5-1 KDE time tracker tool
ii kasteroids 3.5.5-1 Asteroids for KDE
ii kate 3.5.5a-2 advanced text editor for KDE
ii kate-plugins 3.5.5-1 plugins for Kate, the KDE Advanced Text Editor
ii katomic 3.5.5-1 Atomic Entertainment game for KDE
ii kaudiocreator 3.5.5-1 CD ripper and audio encoder frontend for KDE
ii kbackgammon 3.5.5-1 A Backgammon game for KDE
ii kbattleship 3.5.5-1 Battleship game for KDE
ii kblackbox 3.5.5-1 A simple logical game for the KDE project
ii kbounce 3.5.5-1 Jezzball clone for the K Desktop Environment
ii kbruch 3.5.5-1 fraction calculation teaching tool for KDE
ii kbstate 3.5.5-1 a keyboard status applet for KDE
ii kcalc 3.5.5-1 calculator for KDE
ii kcharselect 3.5.5-1 character selector for KDE
ii kcoloredit 3.5.5-1 a color palette editor and color picker for KDE
ii kcontrol 3.5.5a-2 control center for KDE
ii kcron 3.5.5-1 the KDE crontab editor
ii kdat 3.5.5-1 a KDE tape backup tool
ii kde-icons-mono 3.5.5-1 a monochromatic icons theme for KDE
ii kdeaccessibility 3.5.5-1 accessibility packages from the official KDE release
ii kdeaccessibility-doc-html 3.5.5-1 KDE accessibility documentation in HTML format
ii kdeaddons-kfile-plugins 3.5.5-1 KDE file dialog plugins for text files and folders
ii kdeadmin 3.5.5-1 system administration tools from the official KDE release
ii kdeadmin-kfile-plugins 3.5.5-1 KDE file metainfo plugins for deb and rpm files
ii kdeartwork 3.5.5-1 themes, styles and more from the official KDE release
ii kdeartwork-emoticons 3.5.5-1 emoticon collections for KDE chat clients
ii kdeartwork-misc 3.5.5-1 various multimedia goodies released with KDE
ii kdeartwork-style 3.5.5-1 widget styles released with KDE
ii kdeartwork-theme-icon 3.5.5-1 icon themes released with KDE
ii kdeartwork-theme-window 3.5.5-1 window decoration themes released with KDE
ii kdebase-bin 3.5.5a-2 core binaries for the KDE base module
ii kdebase-data 3.5.5a-2 shared data files for the KDE base module
ii kdebase-doc-html 3.5.5a-2 KDE base documentation in HTML format
ii kdebase-kio-plugins 3.5.5a-2 core I/O slaves for KDE
ii kdeedu 3.5.5-1 educational apps from the official KDE release
ii kdeedu-data 3.5.5-1 shared data for KDE educational applications
ii kdeedu-doc-html 3.5.5-1 KDE edutainment documentation in HTML format
ii kdegames 3.5.5-1 games from the official KDE release
ii kdegames-card-data 3.5.5-1 Card decks for KDE games
ii kdegraphics 3.5.5-1 graphics apps from the official KDE release
ii kdegraphics-doc-html 3.5.4-2 KDE graphics documentation in HTML format
ii kdegraphics-kfile-plugins 3.5.5-1 KDE metainfo plugins for graphic files
ii kdelibs 3.5.5a-1 core libraries from the official KDE release
ii kdelibs-data 3.5.5a-1 core shared data for all KDE applications
ii kdelibs4-dev 3.5.5a-1 development files for the KDE core libraries
ii kdelibs4c2a 3.5.5a-1 core libraries and binaries for all KDE applications
ii kdelirc 3.5.5-1 infrared control for KDE
ii kdemultimedia-doc-html 3.5.5-1 KDE multimedia documentation in HTML format
ii kdemultimedia-kappfinder- 3.5.5-1 multimedia data for kappfinder
ii kdemultimedia-kfile-plugi 3.5.5-1 au/avi/m3u/mp3/ogg/wav plugins for kfile
ii kdemultimedia-kio-plugins 3.5.5-1 enables the browsing of audio CDs under Konqueror
ii kdenetwork 3.5.5-1 network-related apps from the official KDE release
ii kdenetwork-filesharing 3.5.5-1 network filesharing configuration module for KDE
ii kdenetwork-kfile-plugins 3.5.5-1 torrent metainfo plugin for KDE
ii kdepasswd 3.5.5a-2 password changer for KDE
ii kdepim 3.5.5-1 Personal Information Management apps from the official KDE release
ii kdepim-doc-html 3.5.5-1 KDE PIM documentation in HTML format
ii kdepim-kfile-plugins 3.5.5-1 KDE File dialog plugins for palm and vcf files
ii kdepim-kio-plugins 3.5.5-1 KDE pim I/O Slaves
ii kdepim-kresources 3.5.5-1 KDE pim resource plugins
ii kdepim-wizards 3.5.5-1 KDE server configuration wizards
ii kdeprint 3.5.5a-2 print system for KDE
ii kdesktop 3.5.5a-2 miscellaneous binaries and files for the KDE desktop
ii kdessh 3.5.5-1 ssh frontend for KDE
ii kdetoys 3.5.5-1 toys from the official KDE release
ii kdeutils 3.5.5-1 general purpose utilities from the official KDE release
ii kdewallpapers 3.5.5-1 wallpapers released with KDE
ii kdewebdev 3.5.5-1 web development apps from the official KDE release
ii kdf 3.5.5-1 disk space utility for KDE
ii kdict 3.5.5-1 dictionary client for KDE
ii kdm 3.5.5a-2 X display manager for KDE
ii kdnssd 3.5.5-1 Zeroconf support for KDE
ii kdvi 3.5.5-1 dvi viewer for KDE
ii kedit 3.5.5-1 basic text editor for KDE
ii keduca 3.5.5-1 interactive form-based tests for KDE
ii kenolaba 3.5.5-1 Enolaba board game for KDE
ii kfax 3.5.5-1 G3/G4 fax viewer for KDE
ii kfaxview 3.5.5-1 G3/G4 fax viewer for KDE using kviewshell
ii kfilereplace 3.5.5-1 batch search-and-replace component for KDE
ii kfind 3.5.5a-2 file-find utility for KDE
ii kfloppy 3.5.5-1 floppy formatter for KDE
ii kfouleggs 3.5.5-1 A KDE clone of the Japanese PuyoPuyo game
ii kgamma 3.5.5-1 gamma correction module for the KDE Control Center
ii kget 3.5.5-1 download manager for KDE
ii kghostview 3.5.5-1 PostScript viewer for KDE
ii kgoldrunner 3.5.5-1 A KDE clone of the Loderunner arcade game
ii kgpg 3.5.5-1 GnuPG frontend for KDE
ii khangman 3.5.5-1 the classical hangman game for KDE
ii khelpcenter 3.5.5a-2 help center for KDE
ii khexedit 3.5.5-1 KDE hex editor
ii kicker 3.5.5a-2 desktop panel for KDE
ii kicker-applets 3.5.5-1 applets for Kicker, the KDE panel
ii kiconedit 3.5.5-1 an icon editor for KDE
ii kig 3.5.5-1 interactive geometry program for KDE
ii kimagemapeditor 3.5.5-1 HTML image map editor for KDE
ii kitchensync 3.5.5-1 Synchronization framework
ii kiten 3.5.5-1 Japanese reference/study tool for KDE
ii kjots 3.5.5-1 note taking utility for KDE
ii kjumpingcube 3.5.5-1 Tactical one or two player game
ii klaptopdaemon 3.5.5-1 battery monitoring and management for laptops using KDE
ii klatin 3.5.5-1 application to help revise/teach Latin
ii kleopatra 3.5.5-1 KDE Certificate Manager
ii klettres 3.5.5-1 foreign alphabet tutor for KDE
ii klettres-data 3.5.5-1 data files for KLettres foreign alphabet tutor
ii klickety 3.5.5-1 A Clickomania-like game for KDE
ii klines 3.5.5-1 Color lines for KDE
ii klinkstatus 3.5.5-1 web link validity checker for KDE
ii klipper 3.5.5a-2 clipboard utility for KDE
ii kmag 3.5.5-1 a screen magnifier for KDE
ii kmahjongg 3.5.5-1 the classic mahjongg game for KDE project
ii kmail 3.5.5-1 KDE Email client
ii kmailcvt 3.5.5-1 KDE KMail mail folder converter
ii kmenuedit 3.5.5a-2 menu editor for KDE
ii kmid 3.5.4-1 MIDI/karaoke player for KDE
ii kmilo 3.5.5-1 laptop special keys support for KDE
ii kmines 3.5.5-1 Minesweeper for KDE
ii kmix 3.5.5-1 sound mixer applet for KDE
ii kmoon 3.5.5-1 moon phase indicator for KDE
ii kmousetool 3.5.5-1 KDE mouse manipulation tool for the disabled
ii kmouth 3.5.5-1 a type-and-say KDE frontend for speech synthesizers
ii kmplot 3.5.5-1 mathematical function plotter for KDE
ii kmrml 3.5.5-1 a Konqueror plugin for searching pictures
ii knetwalk 3.5.5-1 A game for system administrators
ii knetworkconf 3.5.5-1 KDE network configuration tool
ii knewsticker 3.5.5-1 news ticker applet for KDE
ii knewsticker-scripts 3.5.2-1 scripts for KNewsTicker, the KDE news ticker
ii knode 3.5.5-1 KDE news reader
ii knotes 3.5.5-1 KDE sticky notes
ii kodo 3.5.5-1 mouse odometer for KDE
ii kolf 3.5.5-1 Minigolf game for KDE
ii kolourpaint 3.5.5-1 a simple paint program for KDE
ii kommander 3.5.5-1 visual dialog builder and executor tool
ii kompare 3.5.5-1 a KDE GUI for viewing differences between files
ii konq-plugins 3.5.5-1 plugins for Konqueror, the KDE file/web/doc browser
ii konqueror 3.5.5a-2 KDE's advanced file manager, web browser and document viewer
ii konqueror-nsplugins 3.5.5a-2 Netscape plugin support for Konqueror
ii konquest 3.5.5-1 KDE based GNU-Lactic Konquest game
ii konsole 3.5.5a-2 X terminal emulator for KDE
ii konsolekalendar 3.5.5-1 KDE konsole personal organizer
ii kontact 3.5.5-1 KDE pim application
ii kooka 3.5.5-1 scanner program for KDE
ii kopete 3.5.5-1 instant messenger for KDE
ii korganizer 3.5.5-1 KDE personal organizer
ii korn 3.5.5-1 KDE mail checker
ii kpackage 3.5.5-1 KDE package management tool
ii kpager 3.5.5a-2 desktop pager for KDE
ii kpat 3.5.5-1 KDE solitaire patience game
ii kpdf 3.5.5-1 PDF viewer for KDE
ii kpercentage 3.5.5-1 percentage calculation teaching tool for KDE
ii kpersonalizer 3.5.5a-2 installation personalizer for KDE
ii kpf 3.5.5-1 public fileserver for KDE
ii kpilot 3.5.5-1 KDE Palm Pilot hot-sync tool
ii kpoker 3.5.5-1 KDE based Poker clone
ii kpovmodeler 3.5.5-1 a graphical editor for povray scenes
ii kppp 3.5.5-1 modem dialer and ppp frontend for KDE
ii krdc 3.5.5-1 Remote Desktop Connection for KDE
ii krec 3.5.5-1 sound recorder utility for KDE
ii kregexpeditor 3.5.5-1 graphical regular expression editor plugin for KDE
ii kreversi 3.5.5-1 Reversi for KDE
ii krfb 3.5.5-1 Desktop Sharing for KDE
ii kruler 3.5.5-1 a screen ruler and color measurement tool for KDE
ii ksame 3.5.5-1 SameGame for KDE
ii ksayit 3.5.5-1 a frontend for the KDE Text-to-Speech system
ii kscd 3.5.5-1 audio CD player for KDE
ii kscreensaver 3.5.5-1 additional screen savers released with KDE
ii kscreensaver-xsavers 3.5.5-1 KDE hooks for standard xscreensavers
ii kshisen 3.5.5-1 Shisen-Sho for KDE
ii ksig 3.5.5-1 graphical tool for managing multiple email signatures
ii ksim 3.5.5-1 system information monitor for KDE
ii ksirc 3.5.5-1 IRC client for KDE
ii ksirtet 3.5.5-1 Tetris and Puyo-Puyo games for KDE
ii ksmiletris 3.5.5-1 Tetris like game for KDE
ii ksmserver 3.5.5a-2 session manager for KDE
ii ksnake 3.5.5-1 Snake Race for KDE
ii ksnapshot 3.5.5-1 screenshot utility for KDE
ii ksokoban 3.5.5-1 Sokoban game for KDE
ii kspaceduel 3.5.5-1 Arcade two-player space game for KDE
ii ksplash 3.5.5a-2 the KDE splash screen
ii kstars 3.5.5-1 desktop planetarium for KDE
ii kstars-data 3.5.5-1 data files for KStars desktop planetarium
ii ksvg 3.5.5-1 SVG viewer for KDE
ii ksync 3.5.5-1 KDE Sync
ii ksysguard 3.5.5a-2 system guard for KDE
ii ksysguardd 3.5.5a-2 system guard daemon for KDE
ii ksysv 3.5.5-1 KDE SysV-style init configuration editor
ii kteatime 3.5.5-1 KDE utility for making a fine cup of tea
ii ktimer 3.5.5-1 timer utility for KDE
ii ktip 3.5.5a-2 useful tips for KDE
ii ktnef 3.5.5-1 KDE TNEF viewer
ii ktouch 3.5.5-1 touch typing tutor for KDE
ii ktron 3.5.5-1 Tron clone for the K Desktop Environment
ii kttsd 3.5.5-1 a Text-to-Speech system for KDE
ii kttsd-contrib-plugins 3.5.5-1 the KDE Text-to-Speech system
ii ktuberling 3.5.5-1 Potato Guy for KDE
ii kturtle 3.5.5-1 educational Logo programming environment
ii ktux 3.5.5-1 Tux screensaver for KDE
ii kuickshow 3.5.5-1 KDE image/slideshow viewer
ii kuser 3.5.5-1 KDE user/group administration tool
ii kverbos 3.5.5-1 Spanish verb form study application for KDE
ii kview 3.5.5-1 simple image viewer/converter for KDE
ii kviewshell 3.5.5-1 generic framework for viewer applications in KDE
ii kvoctrain 3.5.5-1 vocabulary trainer for KDE
ii kwalletmanager 3.5.5-1 wallet manager for KDE
ii kweather 3.5.5-1 weather display applet for KDE
ii kwifimanager 3.5.5-1 wireless lan manager for KDE
ii kwin 3.5.5a-2 the KDE window manager
ii kwin4 3.5.5-1 Connect Four clone for KDE
ii kwordquiz 3.5.5-1 flashcard and vocabulary learning program for KDE
ii kworldclock 3.5.5-1 earth watcher for KDE
ii kxsldbg 3.5.5-1 graphical XSLT debugger for KDE
ii libarts1-akode 3.5.5-1 akode plugin for aRts
ii libarts1-audiofile 3.5.5-1 audiofile plugin for aRts
ii libarts1-mpeglib 3.5.5-1 mpeglib plugin for aRts, supporting mp3 and mpeg audio/video
ii libarts1-xine 3.5.5-1 aRts plugin enabling xine support
ii libcvsservice0 3.5.5-1 DCOP service for accessing CVS repositories
ii libindex0 3.5.5-1 KDE indexing library
ii libkcal2b 3.5.5-1 KDE calendaring library
ii libkcddb1 3.5.5-1 CDDB library for KDE
ii libkdeedu3 3.5.5-1 library for use with KDE educational apps
ii libkdegames1 3.5.5-1 KDE games library and common files
ii libkdepim1a 3.5.5-1 KDE PIM library
ii libkgantt0 3.5.5-1 KDE gantt charting library
ii libkiten1 3.5.5-1 library for Kiten Japanese reference/study tool
ii libkleopatra1 3.5.5-1 KDE GnuPG interface libraries
ii libkmime2 3.5.5-1 KDE MIME interface library
ii libkonq4 3.5.5a-2 core libraries for Konqueror
ii libkpimexchange1 3.5.5-1 KDE PIM Exchange library
ii libkpimidentities1 3.5.5-1 KDE PIM user identity information library
ii libkscan1 3.5.5-1 scanner library for KDE
ii libksieve0 3.5.5-1 KDE mail/news message filtering library
ii libktnef1 3.5.5-1 Library for handling KTNEF email attachments
ii libmimelib1c2a 3.5.5-1 KDE mime library
ii libqt0-ruby1.8 3.5.5-1 Qt bindings for Ruby
ii librss1 3.5.5-1 RSS library for KDE
ii libsmokeqt1 3.5.5-1 SMOKE Binding Library to Qt
ii libxpm-dev 3.5.5-2 X11 pixmap library (development headers)
ii libxpm4 3.5.5-2 X11 pixmap library
ii lskat 3.5.5-1 Lieutnant Skat card game for KDE
ii mpeglib 3.5.5-1 mp3 and mpeg I audio and video library
ii networkstatus 3.5.5-1 KDE network status monitor
ii python2.3 2.3.5-15 An interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.3)
ii quanta 3.5.5-1 web development environment for KDE
ii quanta-data 3.5.5-1 data files for Quanta Plus web development environment
ii secpolicy 3.5.5-1 KDE PAM security policy configuration tool
ii superkaramba 3.5.5-1 a program based on karamba improving the eyecandy of KDE
Change the 3.5.[12345] to whichever version of KDE you installed if 3.4 the use 3.4.[12345] on the end of the command above. Check to see you have the major ones like the kdebase & libs along with the artwork and kicker, kdesktop and the -plugins packages.
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