Re: Moving from RedHat/KDE to Debian/KDE
On (29/06/04 21:12), James Sinnamon wrote:
> Dear KDE/Debian users,
>
> (Similar e-mail previously sent to kde-debian@kde.org)
>
> I have an established Red Hat 9.0 system and I am trying to migrate to a
> Debian/Sarge system using all the same /home/* subdirectories. I am
> simply hoping to have a desktop and display that has the same resolution
> and roughly the same functionality, to begin with, as I had with RedHat.
>
> It should be possible to simply find the existing configuration settings
> on my RedHat system and copy them to my Debian system, but
> I don't really know where to locate the essential information.
>
> At the moment, my Debian/KDE system has the following problems:
>
> 1. Resolution reduced from 1024x768 to 800x600 on 19" monitor.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I am not able to keep the same resolution as I can on my Redhat system.
> My Debian system only achieves 800x600, whilst my existing
> RedHat achieves 1024x768. I can't think of any obvious reason why the
> resolution can't be the same.
Hi James
try (as root) dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
I run KDE but haven't explored the config files too deeply however, if
you share the connfig files between two systems you may find conflicts
and anomolies - other may have more insight into this.
Regards
Clive
>
> 2. Konsole tab 'icon size' context sensitive menu missing
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This feature is inexplicably missing in Debian KDE,
> (I prefer the smallest possible icon size to preserve desktop space.)
>
> 3. Lost access to menus and other Kpanel features
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> When I click on the spot where my menu used to be located, I get
> the message:
>
> "failed to read Directory".
>
> (It may be problems with permissions, because the new account number did
> not, at first match the old, but I can't see the obvious blace to look other
> than somewhere in ${HOME}/.kde/.)
>
> ...So I would greatly appreciate any thoughts about how to preserve what
> is in my existing RedHat 9.0 installation.
>
> Any recommended tutorial/documentary material?
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> After many years, I still find all of X Windows and KDE
> etc completely overwhelming. From where I stand it's complexity
> seems to approach that of neuroscience.
>
> Are there any good online documentary resources which could explain
> how X Windows and KDE fit together? I would like to be able to understand
> how the Menu structures and other settings relate to files and directory
> structures.
>
> TIA
>
> James Sinnamon
> --
> jps at westnet com auStralia
> ph +61 412 319669, +61 2 95692123, +61 2 95726357
>
>
> --
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
>
--
http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk
strategies for business
Reply to: