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On 01/04/2012 09:04 AM, Andrew Lowe wrote:
> I can start up bog standard X via "startx" and the mouse and keyboard
> work but I can't get KDE to start.

Does startx give you the twm session with some xterms and an xclock?
If so, try running 'startkde' from an xterm.  (Or whatever may have
replaced startkde since I looked last.)

Running revdep-rebuild is a good idea after every update, too.