Re: How to start KDE from a console prompt?

["John Fleming" <john@wa9als.com>]

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From: "Ron Johnson" <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
To: "ML Debian-User" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: How to start KDE from a console prompt?


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> Hi,
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> To enter GNOME, I type "startx".  I tried entering KDE by typing
> "startkde" which I what I remember doing a couple of years ago when
> I last tried it.  But it can't start X.
>
> Anyone have any clues?
>
> $ startkde
> xsetroot:  unable to open display ''
> xset:  unable to open display ""
> xsetroot:  unable to open display ''
> startkde: Starting up...
> startkde: Running kpersonalizer...
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kwin: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server
> [etc etc ad nauseum]
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Try /etc/init.d/kdm start (assuming you have kdm) and let us know.  startkde 
gives me similar messages, but starting kdm works fine.  - John