Re: what happened to KDE?
I know this is a stupid question, but have you tried apt-get install
kde ?
* Tom Kuiper (tbhk@dsnra.jpl.nasa.gov) wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:21:45 -0400
> > From: Alex Derkach <aderkach@spymac.com>
> > To: Tom Kuiper <tbhk@dsnra.jpl.nasa.gov>
> > Cc: cmetzler@speakeasy.net, debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: what happened to KDE?
> ..
> > Why not just make a new /etc/gdm/Sessions/KDE file?
> > I've included mine for reference.
>
> That's what I did the last time this happened, but it is no longer an option.
> The only kde related command on my system now is /usr/bin/kdetrayproxy
>
> I think the Debian developers have made some policy decision without
> announcing it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom
> >
> > * Tom Kuiper (tbhk@dsnra.jpl.nasa.gov) wrote:
> > > > Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:40:34 -0400
> > > > From: Chris Metzler <cmetzler@speakeasy.net>
> > > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > > Subject: Re: what happened to KDE?
> > > ..
> > > > On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:32:37 UTC
> > > > Tom Kuiper <tbhk@dsnra.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I few hours ago I upgraded the "unstable" version (2.4.20 kernel) with
> > > > > 'dselect' and found that a KDE log-in session was no longer an option.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know what you mean by "no longer an option." You tried to start
> > > > up KDE but it crashed? Your display manager no longer gives you a KDE
> > > > choice in some menu? KDE was de-installed?
> > >
> > > Aplogies for my vagueness. What I meant was that KDE is no longer listed
> > > as a session option in gdm log-in window.
> > >
> > > When I accepted the default recommended upgrades, many (but not all)?kde
> > > packages were removed.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I've tried to force it back in but all that did was mess up Gnome a
> > > > > little. For example, the upper task bar is gone and the lower is empty.
> > > > > I can probably fix that, but I really want KDE back. Does anyone have
> > > > > any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > I don't know what you mean by "force it back". You tried to re-install
> > > > KDE by hand? You tried to create a new menu entry in a display manager
> > > > for KDE?
> > >
> > > I used dselect to select the missing KDE packages. Creating a menu entry
> > > requires an appropriate entry in /etc/gdm/Sessions for kde, but there isn't
> > > one anymore.
> > >
> ..
> > #!/bin/sh
> > #
> > # /etc/gdm/Sessions/KDE
> > #
> > # global KDE session file, used by gdm
> >
> > exec /etc/X11/Xsession /usr/bin/startkde
> >
>
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