I install my custom/non-debian software to /usr/local and KDE doesn't search there (e.g. for plasmoids). What's best way to set KDEDIRS to "/usr:/usr/local"? Put it in /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsession or /etc/environment (which should then be read by pam_env) or something else? Longterm, i think you should patch debian kde packages to include this fix. Regards, Vedran -- http://vedranf.net | a8e7a7783ca0d460fee090cc584adc12