Thanks! That did it. Desktop is up and working. I could have sworn I saw kdebase on the list of apps that were removed AND reinstalled. What do you think happened there or is that scenario expected and I just am too newbie to understand?
Huw Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Hello > > Huw Dixon (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > This is getting frustrating. I managed to get KDE upgraded to KDE3.1.3 > > from KDE.org site. Running startx I get the KDE spash screen and the > > various initializations, I get the Kandalphs (or whatever) tips > > window, but after that no desktop, blank. CTL-ALT-BS still takes me > > out. I dont see anything in /var/log/messages ro /var/log/kdm.log. > > Maybe some packages were removed instead of upgraded. Install the > kdebase package. If you still have problems, move or rename your ~/.kde > folder. Maybe the old settings are confusing KDE. > > best regards > Andreas Janssen > > -- > Andreas Janssen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 > Registered Linux User #267976 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

