Can't switch to KDE

[Alex Makhlin]

Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 05:24 -0700, Alex Makhlin wrote:
>   
>> landon kelsey wrote:
>>     
>>> I went through this when I installed F9
>>>
>>> switchdesk is DEAD
>>>
>>> I once used switchdesk to switch to KDE but no more
>>>
>>> On the login page at the lower left is an icon to allow the choice of desktop manager
>>>
>>> KDE GNOME ....
>>>
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>>>> From: akonstam at sbcglobal.net
>>>> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>>>> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:07:05 -0500
>>>> Subject: Re: Can't switch to KDE
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 13:59 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Aaron Konstam  wrote:
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>>>> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 11:51 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote:
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Timothy Murphy  wrote:
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Anne Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> I've never used switchdesk.  Does it do something spectacular?  I've
>>>>>>>>> always logged out, used the icon on the login panel to select the other
>>>>>>>>> session,
>>>>>>>>> then logged in again.  What extra does switchdesk give you?
>>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>> Can't one just edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop ,
>>>>>>>> or doesn't that work any more?
>>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>> It should, but that file has to be created in F8, is not there in my box.
>>>>>>> the switchdesk is an optional package. I find is the quickest way
>>>>>>> to change your desktop at the CLI -no file editing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ~af
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> How do you do it using CLI?
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>>> Install the switchdesk package, then change the desktop.
>>>>>  $ sudo yum install switchdesk
>>>>>  $ switchdesk KDE
>>>>> that's it.
>>>>>
>>>>> you can use your Fedora CD to install if you don't want to use yum.
>>>>> I'm running F8, and I figure F9 should be no different.
>>>>> ~af
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> It is different, and the above does not work. It certainly worked in F8.
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>> The problem you have is that KDE is not installed. I purchased a Fedora 
>> 9 Bible book which contained two Fedora 9 installation CD's, one 
>> installation did not contain KDE so I was not able  to switch but the 
>> second CD contained Fedora 9 KDE. Problem solved. You need to install 
>> the KDE version of Fedora 9.
>>
>>     
> As I keep saying kde is installed on my machine.
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Hey! Do you have a clue? You do not have KDE installed!!!!!!!!! Hello? I 
already tolled you how to fix it. What else do you wish for, a new 
planet popping up in our solar system?
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