Bug#309803: [experimental] KDE won't start if kpersonalizer is not installed
Package: ksmserver
Version: 3.4.0-0pre3
On a test system I tried installing a fairly minimal set of KDE 3.4.0
packages from "pkg-kde.alioth.debian.org/kde-3.4.0".
kpersonalizer was not included in the installation, but I did have at
least ksmserver, ksplash, kdesktop, kicker, kwin, kcontrol, konqueror,
and a few other accessories.
When I tried to start KDE, I got a message saying something to the
effect of "ksmserver failed to start; please check your installation".
I checked ~/.xsession-errors, and it appeared to me that ksmserver was
trying to start kpersonalizer, failing to do so because it wasn't
installed, and then terminating. (I'm not 100% sure that's an accurate
description of what actually happened, but it seemed that way.)
So I installed kpersonalizer, and KDE started without complaint.
IMHO, KDE should be able to start without kpersonalizer. Or, if that's
not an option, then ksmserver should depend on kpersonalizer.
I can likely reproduce this again, and get additional information if
you need it. Let me know. Thanks.
-- graham
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