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From: Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Instaling KDE 4.2, second attempt...
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 20:18:42 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090203011842.GA4574@ca.inter.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200902030315.56984.robin.atwood@attglobal.net>

090203 Robin Atwood wrote:
> I have a completely current 3.5.10 system running, so I thought
> I would get a situation where I could choose which system to login to.
> I get my original KDM 3.5 login screen and no new options
> and when I login I do get my original desktop environment,
> albeit with corrupt konqueror tool bars.
> Any ideas how to enable KDM 4.2 and get the new desktop? 

The simple way is to boot into a raw console,
then 'startx' with your choice of  ~/.xinitrc .
I would never use a GUI login, it's just another thing to trip you up.

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2009-02-03  1:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-02-02 20:15 [gentoo-user] Instaling KDE 4.2, second attempt Robin Atwood
2009-02-02 21:16 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-02 22:12   ` Robin Atwood
2009-02-03  1:56     ` Robin Atwood
2009-02-03  1:18 ` Philip Webb [this message]

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