On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 08:12:53PM +0200, J. Preiss wrote: > > Try something other than KDE to get started. > > > > "apt-get install icewm" > > then create/edit ~/.xinitrc and put the single line "icewm" in and then > > "startx". > > > > If that doesn't work, the problem is with X, not KDE.
I'm running the gnome desktop manager, and trying to start icewm as my window manager. I installed icewm, but it doesn't show up on my gdm menu. Making the .xinitrc file specified above didn't seem to help either. oes gdm's menu bypass it? Is there some other way? I'm running a Debian woody wywtem. -- hendrik > > > > If that does work, then try installing KDE; "apt-get install kde". > The problem is kde (-package), that seams to be a fact. My situation: I have > kdm as only display manager, it is started by the init scripts and it says > ok. But it does not start anything. When I call it once again, I get the > login manager, but can't login. When I call startx, kde starts like it > should. But if I close it and start it again, the system (kde and/or x) > hangs. I have to reboot to start X again. > > Until now I tried the testing and the unstable tree. (I saw this behaviour of > kde now at least 3 times in the list, seams critical to me). > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
