Re: Could not start kdeinit ... again !

["Bruno" <cob1@biz.tiscali.be>]

> 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
>
>
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Hi All,
I have indeed the following error in .xsession-errors file:

...
kdeinit: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libXft.so.2: undefined symbol:
FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden
startkde: Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation.
...

Thanks for any clue
Bye,
Bruno