Adding Restart and Shutdown to KDE Log Off menu

ringwraith · 05-04-2011, 05:55 PM

Running 13.37. If I am in xfce, I have the option to shutdown or restart in addition to log off. In KDE I don't. Any suggestions on how to get them to show up. Thanks in advance.

JokerBoy · 05-04-2011, 06:03 PM

you are using startx, right?

make sure your .xinirc file contains something like this:

Code:

exec ck-launch-session startkde

ringwraith · 05-04-2011, 06:09 PM

I guess I should have added that. Yes, I use startx.

Quote:

if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
ck-launch-session startkde
else
startkde
fi

This is in my .xinitrc

allend · 05-04-2011, 08:44 PM

The Restart and Shutdown options will appear in the KDE menu if you boot directly into run level 4.

ringwraith · 05-05-2011, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

The Restart and Shutdown options will appear in the KDE menu if you boot directly into run level 4.

Thanks. I was hoping for another way where I could continue to boot into runlevel 3.

allend · 05-05-2011, 06:11 PM

You can boot into run level 3, then as root, 'telinit 4' which will switch to run level 4 and give you the options. At logoff and shutdown, you will be prompted to also kill the root shell.