Try running kmail from the command line and posting your results on the list. You'll get more help that way.
--- Bruce Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is an update --- copied to the Debian-KDE and > Libranet lists ---- > on the problem that KMail does not load on one of > the two Debian > installations on this computer. The problem is > buried more deeply > than I can find it. > > Both installations are based on Libranet. The > "production" install is > less than one week old. I have not strayed from the > stock Libranet > configuration which strives to optimize recent > applications with > stability. KMail 1.5.4 works perfectly; it is where > I am drafting > this message. > > The "experimental" install is where I learn by trial > and error. > Without realizing what "backported to woody" would > mean for a system > tracking sid, I installed the Ralf Nolden debs from > KDE.org on > Tuesday. KDE 3.2 is every bit as good as its advance > billing. In > KMail 1.6, the colour coding of quoted and new text > in messages > revolutionizes message reading. However, I decided > it was more > prudent not to stay with the kde.org debs. I > therefore removed them > and reinstalled 3.1.5 from Debian sid. Later, I > learned that Ben > Burton and Chris Cheney have functional packages at > people.debian.org. I installed them. > > Immediately upon replacing the Ralf Nolden kde.org > debs with Debian > sid, KMail 1.6 broke. The message is always the > same: an error box > that says "KDEInit could not launch 'kmail'". > > I followed advice and deleted as much as I dared to > from ~/.kde but > did not touch the config file .kderc. I doubt, > however, the problem > is in my home directory. These two Debian > installations are on the > same computer and use the same /home partition. I > also *purged* all > of KDE and installed yet again. > > I feel that I am flailing in the dark. While this is > a problem that I > have brought on myself, I would be grateful for any > expert advice on > finding it and squashing it. It is buried deeper > than I can find. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
