From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NP6qW-0002zD-9e for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:04:40 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E2DD7E094A for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:04:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-fx0-f228.google.com (mail-fx0-f228.google.com [209.85.220.228]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6876E06EC for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:24:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm28 with SMTP id 28so1405169fxm.26 for ; Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:24:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=eE7OnD98OOj6fKVYX0jb8xy8kKTnKrrcEwKCt+afVTE=; b=bCGSp+F2eyi4X5EO/Yzr90rvke2l+jbH+kh5fW1hatsHSOL/1k2tAnQ1WyZ18vIBsp 5h62UC5jDG+Rd80tTsyRZvo8GLb472ep+Fn5xfOPIQc7McPSpuFCUn1vQuXcgZ38/lhK LnfRWuEOyqbnktbEcQwE9O2iDBsZPeyW/jA2o= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=LAVoC03rtucdkjQX6jARtsNkZuS6qtq8I5GmeevxKks7sAvNofaX2kRJfKiz1yrmOm ci+BQ7NONxrsLCFhD/OO2v5v0SWpxeV6QTh2mepG+wggy+0Jor1cucum6lRTLyF3nNj9 WIC0sYjkXzhFV6MgUkCzX5oZbvPj651Qhf25I= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.97.132 with SMTP id l4mr11498083fan.100.1261967046903; Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:24:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B380DCE.7050701@wht.com.au> References: <4B380DCE.7050701@wht.com.au> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:24:06 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] The current correct way to start kde 4 From: Kirill Lipatov To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015174bdcc88c89c8047bc0990d X-Archives-Salt: 98ccaedc-f700-4fa4-b489-33b7d99dea77 X-Archives-Hash: 4dc19728b49da5d0dabcfc25f11c21b6 --0015174bdcc88c89c8047bc0990d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/kde4-guide.xml This is the most appropriate guide. However, I don't see any problem with just simple universal install: 1) eix kde-meta packages and choose the ones you would like to install and then simply emerge # this would pull all of the kde packages # emerge kde-meta # if you would like just the basic set of packages # emerge kdebase-meta 2) in your /etc/conf.d/xdm change the displaymanager option to simply "kdm" # nano /etc/conf.d/xdm ... DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm" ... That'd be it :) 2009/12/28 Andrew Lowe > Hi all, > I've browsed the forums, documentation etc and can find a lot of > options/opinions but nothing definitive. Can someone please point me at a > document that outlines the current "correct" way to start kde 4. I wish to > have kde as the default login manager for all users of a gentoo box. > > Any thoughts, greatly appreciated. > > Andrew > > -- Kirill Lipatov klipatov@ku.edu --0015174bdcc88c89c8047bc0990d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http:/= /www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/kde4-guide.xml =A0This is the most = appropriate guide. However, I don't see any=A0problem=A0with just simpl= e universal install:

1) eix kde-meta packages and choose the ones you would like = to install and then simply emerge

# this would pul= l all of the kde packages
# emerge kde-meta =A0 =A0
# if you would like just the basic set of packages
# e= merge kdebase-meta

2) in your /etc/conf.d/xdm chan= ge the displaymanager option to simply "kdm"

# nano /etc/conf.d/xdm
...
DISPLAYMANAGER=3D&= quot;kdm"
...

That'd be it :)

2009/12/28 Andrew Lowe <agl@wht.com.au>
Hi all,
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0I've browsed the forums, documentation etc and can find= a lot of options/opinions but nothing definitive. Can someone please point= me at a document that outlines the current "correct" way to star= t kde 4. I wish to have kde as the default login manager for all users of a= gentoo box.

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Any thoughts, greatly appreciated.

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Andrew




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