The script that start KDE is /usr/bin/startkde. All that should be necessary is to put that as the last line in your .xinitrc
On Tue, 2001-10-09 at 17:25, Glen S Mehn wrote: > KDE isn't a window manager, it's a desktop environment. > > try 'apt-get install kdm', and start it from kdm. > > (disclaimer-- I use gnome, not kde, but I know that you need a window > manager underlying kde/gnome) > > glen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark R. Millsap [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 02:05 PM > To: Stefano Zacchiroli; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: x-window-manager link > > > > Ohh... bummer. > > Here is what I get when I tried the command you suggested: > > There is only 1 program which provides x-window-manager > (/usr/bin/X11/twm). Nothing to configure. > > Now what???? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefano Zacchiroli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: x-window-manager link > > > On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 10:33:39AM -0400, Mark R. Millsap wrote: > > In the /usr/bin/x-window-manager is a link pointing to > > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager file, which in turn is a link to > > /usr/bin/X11/twm. > > > > I would like to be able to start the KDE desktop from the command line > with > > the 'startx' command. > > update-alternatives --config x-window-manager > > and choose the window manager you prefer. > > Cheers! > > -- > Stefano "Zack" Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ# 33538863 > Home Page: http://www.cs.unibo.it/~zacchiro > Undergraduate student of Computer Science @ University of Bologna, Italy > - Information wants to be Open - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
