KDE menu-structure, configs and icons lost

[João]

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On Sunday 14 Marcho 2004 15:40, some wrote:
> same menu problems here

Hi and hello

certainly there are several issue out regarding use of KDE on FC

The standard FC1 setup with KDE-3.1.4 is working fine when you do not need to 
so much gnome settings.

The problems come when you upgrade to KDE 3.2 or 3.2.1 under certain 
circunstancies ...

I have several bugreports open at bugs.kde.org and some are already corrected 
and others is beeing worked on. I suggest that you open your own reports 
there also to get better support .

Problems are Kmenu, Kcontrol, Themes missing, Icon size mismatch, fontsize 
mismatch. Fontinstaller and other personalized settings.
 Biggest problems come when using the 3.2.1 rpms, either upgrading 3.1.4 or 
3.2

3.2 is usable but to get it full please read my experience here.

Best is to uninstall ALL grafical environment inlcuding X. And then re-install 
only X without any RH-Gnome, but if that is hard for you here is another way:

Set your FC - KDE 3.1.4 back to all default settings and get rid of almost all 
what you can what is redhat specific gnome based apps. Even uninstall them 
(redhat-config-files) 

Go back to Kcontrol and set all default settings from KControlCenter.
Take care with font installer because it screws your X FS settings! (not only 
on FC, ok)

When you are now almost on "pure" KDE, then upgrade or force refresh the 
latest XFree rpms

Doublecheck your XF86Config and run xdpyinfo first to see if your 
screensettings are ok and correct them before upgrading (most important for 
laptops)

Probable you need to set your screen x/y in XF86Config under the monitor 
section with 
DisplaySize  x-mm  y-mm
mm == millimeters

Then reboot your box and check if everything works fine

Now upgrade your box in this sequence:

sip*
taglib*
Py*
qt*
arts*

You may want to init 1 && init 4|5 now for precaution

Now take the kde files, important to do this sequence:

kdebase*
kdenetwork*
kdelibs*
kde-i18* if you need them

and now all other kdes you like

and last koffice and then koffice-i18 if needing

After rebooting you may enter KControl and check first your ICON-THEME, if it 
is not as default as crystalsvg select it and DO NOT click the default-button 
again and do not uninstall this icons never ever.

- From now on you can configure your KDE-3.2 to your taste and allmost all 
should work.

Do not touch fontinstaller. It screws your X-FS. It was fixed yesterday and 
should be on the next packages available (or compile from HEAD)

This upgrade you may upgrade problem-less to 3.2.1 - BUT - your Kmenu icons 
(those in front of the item) may be bigger as normal (22x22px).

Never use synaptics on this installs, use only apt-get and when it fails 
download the rpm and install  "manual" what you need.

Stay away from rh specific install apps which have a gnomian face

without any problem you still can use rhgb and gdm if you prefer but kdm works 
fine.

cheers
João

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