alright, I logged in under my regular user name, (not root) and I got the same error message.
I then typed
and I got an error that was a few lines long.
I dont know how to copy it, so Im retyping it
xdpyinfo: unable to open display "".
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 233: [: -gt: unary operator expected
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 234: [: -gt: unary operator expected
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 235: [: -gt: unary operator expected
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 236: [: -gt: unary operator expected
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 237: [: -gt: unary operator expected
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 168: add_desktop_position: command not found
cp: cannot create regular file '/Windows_C.desktop: Permission denied
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 171: /Wincows_C.desktop: Permission denied
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 172: /Wincows_C.desktop: Permission denied
/usr/X11R6/bin/kde: line 173: /Wincows_C.desktop: Permission denied
xsetroot: unable toopen display ''
ksplash: cannot connect to X server
kdeinit: ABorting. $DISPLAY is not set.
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
ksmserver: cannot connect to X server
startkde: shutting down . . .
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can't contact kdeinit
startkde: Running shutdown scripts...
startkde: Done.
That was what I saw. So I'm going to reinstall and see if i cant load kde again, although this is the third time ive reinstalled, so I have no idea what the problem is.
Once again, sorry for being a newbie, and sorry for not understanding any of this, so please be patient with me.