KDE 3.5.4 not starting!

Hyakutake · 08-20-2006, 02:25 PM

Hi all, here's my problem.
I've made a fresh 10.2 install with
a/
ap/
d/
l/
x/
kde/
packages (full install).

Downloaded X11-6.9.0 and KDE 3.5.4 from slackware packages (http://www.slackware.com/pb/)

then

Code:

$upgradepkg *.tgz for X

tested startx and no problems (KDE 3.4.2)

next

Code:

$upgradepkg *.tgz for KDE-3.5.4

startx does not work anymore, even after reboot.

It appears a msgbox with this

Code:

Could not start kstartupconfig. Check your installation.

Am I doing something wrong? What can I do to make it work?
Thanks in advance.

Alien Bob · 08-20-2006, 02:48 PM

This went bust because you installed the X and KDE packages from slackware-current on top of a Slackware 10.2 box.
Generally you can't just mix packages from different major releases.
A much better idea (since you just began) is to re-install but this time use slackware-current from the beginning.
Or wait a couple of days for slackware-current to be finalized into Slackware 11.0.

Eric

willysr · 08-20-2006, 09:07 PM

you also need some new packages as well, such as cairo, acl, attr, etc.

you should read the full changelog to see what libs are needed for the next KDE