Re: Could not start kdeinit ... again !

[Florian Kulzer <florian@molphys.leidenuniv.nl>]

Bruno wrote:
> Hello to All,
>
> still receive 'could not start kdeinit. please check your installation' when
> calling startx.

Are there any interesting messages in ~/.xsession-errors after such a
failed start?

> I tried :
> apt-get remove kde*
> apt-install kdebase
>
> but unfortunately it's not working.
> I use etch and kde is 3.5.1.

If the problem is due to a screwed-up configuration file, you might need
to use "apt-get --purge remove kde*" to get rid of it before you reinstall.

Regards,
            Florian