Can't switch to KDE

[Alex Makhlin]

landon kelsey wrote:
> I went through this when I installed F9
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> switchdesk is DEAD
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> I once used switchdesk to switch to KDE but no more
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> On the login page at the lower left is an icon to allow the choice of desktop manager
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> 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
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>> 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:
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>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>           
>>>> How do you do it using CLI?
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>>> 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.