kde help

rjnlinux · 09-02-2009, 06:06 PM

I am new to this forum.

I am using a XWindows utility to connect my desktop to the linux server.
we are running Linux Suse 9.

I am able to start xterm and run utilities like xclock. This verifies that the graphical xwindows is working.

Now generally if I am working on the console which is attached to my server I get access to a menu based KDE Kdesktop Environment

which utility/command do I run from an xterm window on my desktop to get the KDE ?

Thanks in advance for helping.

rjnlinux · 09-03-2009, 10:27 AM

Hello...Please help

i92guboj · 09-03-2009, 10:40 AM

Edit the ~/.xinitrc file, if it doesn't exist, create it. Any regular text editor (nedit, nano, vim...) will work.

Then add this line into it:

Code:

startkde

You could as well run "startkde" on an xterm, however I am not sure if that will succeed completely, and in any case it will not be permanent.

rjnlinux · 09-03-2009, 11:22 AM

well Kde has been started on the server

but my question is different.

when I am logged in to the server using a utility to connect I want to have access to the KDE

rjnlinux · 09-03-2009, 11:33 AM

Yup it works

method was correct

Login to server with help of XWindows utility
start Xterm
login as root
cd /opt/kde3/bin
./startkde

This shows the kde on my desktop

i92guboj · 09-03-2009, 11:56 AM

You really shouldn't be running kde as root, there's no need to do so, and it's dangerous. A simple miss-click can send your whole system to oblivion.