From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K1m8B-0006Xo-Vu for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 29 May 2008 17:41:40 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8C18AE026D; Thu, 29 May 2008 17:41:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.ercbroadband.org (mail.ercbroadband.org [152.53.1.9]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ACE8E026D for ; Thu, 29 May 2008 17:41:38 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) Exchange SpamAssassin Sink (www.christopherlewis.com) 1.2.76 on chapman.ercbroadband.local X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=7.5 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 thread-index: AcjBszoRc5fzqo6fQ1uqPzvMckD45w== Received: from [192.168.10.35] ([192.168.10.35] RDNS failed) by mail.ercbroadband.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 29 May 2008 13:41:29 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.4133 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal Message-ID: <483EEAC8.6040702@ercbroadband.org> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 13:41:28 -0400 From: "Mark Haney" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080512) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] KDE 4.0.4 upgrade, sort of. References: <483D3324.3030709@ercbroadband.org> In-reply-to: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 May 2008 17:41:29.0762 (UTC) FILETIME=[3A11F020:01C8C1B3] X-Archives-Salt: c3d406f0-516b-47bf-8e92-f2d32ac8d4d9 X-Archives-Hash: 61a50d1c32e996d8bc66fa4cf5a90572 Beso wrote: > 2008/5/28 Mark Haney : > >> Well, I decided to take the plunge and install KDE4 based on the directions >> at http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/kde4.xml. >> >> The installation went well (with a re-install of qt4 due to a missing use >> flag) and it was on to restarting the system so I could start mucking with >> the new interface. And that's where I hit a snag. >> >> In the URL above, the directions say to change /etc/conf.d/xdm, the >> DISPLAYMANAGER variable to kdm-4.0. Every time I tried that, I got just xdm >> instead as a login screen and then, after log in, got my same KDE3.5 >> desktop. There are no other directions on this page, so now I don't know >> where to go from here. >> >> What now? >> >> -- >> Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt -- Caius Julius Caesar >> >> >> Mark Haney >> Sr. Systems Administrator >> ERC Broadband >> (828) 350-2415 >> >> Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support >> -- >> gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org mailing list >> >> > > you have to add the DYSPLAYMANAGER=kdm-4.0 to a file in /etc/env.d/ better > the local environment file, then BE SURE to have installed the following: > kdebase-startkde-4.0.x and kdebase-meta-4.0.x. after that remember to do an > etc-update (or dispatch-conf or whatever utility you use for updating the > /etc) and then do an env-update and a /etc/init.d/xdm restart. also you > should look if xdm has been overwritten (it has to be since) and if i > remember well also /etc/conf.d/xdm.conf also has changed. then at kdm login > screen select the session type and login. it should work. but e aware that > if you're on xorg-server from git kde4 will most likely don't work. > Do I NEED kde-meta-4.0 installed? The HOWTO says otherwise. I'd prefer to have a chance to fall back on to 3.5.9 if I need to. And what file in /etc/env.d do I need to add that to? I'm not sure which one I should edit. -- Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt -- Caius Julius Caesar Mark Haney Sr. Systems Administrator ERC Broadband (828) 350-2415 Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support -- gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org mailing list