Making KDE 3.3 default GUI
 

Alright after a few bumps, I got konstruct installing KDE. It looks like smooth sailing from here on out, but it is supposed to be installing as a seperate GUI to KDE 3.2 and I want to know how, once I get it running, to make it the default GUI in Mandrake 10.1.

I have the same problem. The readme said something about changing the WINDOWSMANAGER variable. But nothing more on how to do this in the readme.

Also I'm guessing since it didn't replace the old KDE 3.2 with 3.3 that it can't be copied over 3.2. Is that true?

Ok found out what to do. The KDE readme is not for noobs. Thanks KDE for not making it clear.

You need to go and add all of this to /etc/profile:

export QTDIR=~/kde3.3
export KDEDIR=~/kde3.3
export KDEDIRS=~/kde3.3

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/kde3.3/lib
export PATH=~/kde3.3/bin:$PATH

Awesome, thanks ^^

Now if I can just figure out how to fix that damn bzip2 development file problem, I'll be set.

Why not just do this from the Window Manager login screen?

If Linux is not coming up to an X login display for you, either "init 5" or "mdkdm" at the prompt.

Then choose your desired desktop prior to login.

You could make KDE default using the manager but it will only load 3.2 not 3.3. You need the code to point to KDE 3.3 instead of 3.2.

If the manager is not bringing up KDE 3.3, then it sounds like the manager itself hasn't been properly upgraded.

A urpmi mdkkdm (sp?) should fix this.

konstruct doesn't overwrite the old KDE. Thats why it does know it is there.