how to start kde

[Thomas Taylor]

On Monday 15 August 2005 07:47, Phil Schaffner wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 10:26 -0400, Gavin Li wrote:
> > I changed start default runlevel to 3
> > and I want to start KDE after  login, so I input command startkde, but it
> > failed, can't found display, etc
>
> In user's virtual console:
> $ switchdesk KDE
> $ startx
>
> > Another question: if runlevel is 5, how to setup to start kde not gnome
> > in that login window, It can't remember my last time login settings.
>
> In a terminal window:
> $ switchdesk KDE
>
> > BTW, I installed both gnome and kde. the kde desktop icons will disappear
> > if the fist time login is login to gnome. but it will be ok if the first
> > time is login to KDE just after install. It happens in most of the FC
> > release.
>
> Bugzilla?
>
> Phil

Or you can edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop from:

DESKTOP="GNOME"

to:

DESKTOP="KDE"

HTH, Tom

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Tom Taylor
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