On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 02:24:29PM +0100, Adrian von Bidder wrote: > On Friday 20 February 2004 13.26, Martin Orr wrote: > > Why do none of the KDE packages (either 3.1 or 3.2) provide alternatives > > for x-window-manager or x-session-manager? The woody version of kdebase > > provides x-session-manager. > > > > This means that I have to have a .xsession script containing "exec > > startkde" otherwise I get a terminal when I log in to kdm - I have no other > > window or session managers installed. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ update-alternatives --display x-session-manager > x-session-manager - status is manual. > link currently points to /usr/bin/kde3 > /usr/bin/startkde - priority 40 > Current `best' version is /usr/bin/startkde. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/startkde > ksmserver: /usr/bin/startkde > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ update-alternatives --display x-window-manager > No alternatives for x-window-manager. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy kwin > kwin: > Installed: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 > Candidate: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 > Version Table: > *** 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 0 > 500 http://people.debian.org ./ Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 4:3.1.5-2 0 > 600 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch unstable/main Packages > 4:3.1.3-1 0 > 700 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch testing/main Packages > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy ksmserver > ksmserver: > Installed: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 > Candidate: 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 > Version Table: > *** 4:3.2.0-0pre1v1 0 > 500 http://people.debian.org ./ Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 4:3.1.5-2 0 > 600 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch unstable/main Packages > 4:3.1.3-1 0 > 700 http://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch testing/main Packages > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > I don't remember why x-session-manager is status manual, could be that I > tweaked this at some time in the past.
Thanks for the quick response. It was evidently a case of me not thinking sufficiently, for some reason my link was set to manual and pointing at /usr/bin/kde3 too. /usr/bin/kde3 is not contained in the 3.2 packages (hence when I upgraded it pointed nowhere and I thought something was wrong with the KDE package). Well in this case, why does ksmserver not provide the x-session-manager virtual package? Thanks, -- Martin Orr Linux Administrator, Methodist College Belfast
