On ven., 2012-11-23 at 12:11 +0400, Boris Pek wrote: > Hi, > > >> I faced with problem after updating from Squeeze to Wheezy on my laptop: > >> KDM fails to start because spacefun theme for KDM is absent [1]. > > > > That's not a problem, the Wheezy theme is Joy. > > This will be a problem for inexperienced users who will update their systems. I didn't mean that KDM not starting was not a problem. I meant that changing theme from Spacefun to Joy was not one. > > >> I was surprised and checked problem on clean install in VirtualBox. > >> And the bug is reproducible. > > > > So you installed a clean KDE Squeeze and upgraded to Wheezy? > > Yes. > > >> Possible fix is pretty simple: > >> > >> --- desktop-base.links (revision 0) > >> +++ desktop-base.links (working copy) > >> @@ -0,0 +1 @@ > >> +usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes/joy usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes/spacefun > > > > That looks like a wrong way to do it. In any case, kdm shouldn't > > directly use spacefun or joy but use a generic name so it's correctly > > handled on upgrades. What puzzles me is that Joy is available since > > months and you're the first one to report an issue with upgrades. > > KDE System Settings allow to choose any KDM theme manually. In this case after > updating package desktop-base KDM will fails to start. So you didn't just install a clean KDE Squeeze, you also changed the theme manually? > Maybe the problem is > in KDM: it should use default theme if current theme is not found. Indeed. Or only present the virtual, Debian theme which points to the current theme. Regards, -- Yves-Alexis
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