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Somehow while using Red Carpet I managed to lose KDE. I think that it is just no longer set as the default manager or something, but I don't know how to change that. I have read there is a command "xwmconfig" but that doesn't appear to run in Redhat 9.
My questions are these:
Is there a console command I can enter to run KDE. For example, I can type "opera" to run my browser, or "et" to run Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Can KDE do this?
How to I change KDE back to my default manager? Right now I think I am using X-windows... not sure if I am using the correct terms here. :(
andysimmons
08-10-2003, 05:31 PM
Make a file in ~ called .xinitrc and add these lines to it: #!/bin/bash
startkdeXwindows (or X) is just the program (called a server) that gives you a GUI, then KDE is one of the window managers that runs inside of X, just like Gnome, Fluxbox, etc. That .xinitrc basically is a config file for you, that says "after I startx, run this" and startkde is the command to (surprise) start KDE.
Originally posted by andysimmons
Make a file in ~ called .xinitrc and add these lines to it: #!/bin/bash
startkdeXwindows (or X) is just the program (called a server) that gives you a GUI, then KDE is one of the window managers that runs inside of X, just like Gnome, Fluxbox, etc. That .xinitrc basically is a config file for you, that says "after I startx, run this" and startkde is the command to (surprise) start KDE.
Thanks! The startkde is what I was wondering about, I figured there had to be something like it. Just curious, in what directory, if I created .xinitrc, would I place it?
In other news, I ended up getting KDE running using apt-get and Synaptic through xterm in X. :D Once I got Synaptic running I just told it to install kdebase. I actually had thought it froze up, until looking under my Sessions menu on the RH9 login screen, I noticed KDE was back as an option.
Edit: I just noticed you told me exactly where to make the file. Doh!
endoalpha
08-10-2003, 05:49 PM
the tilde ( the "~" character) is a shortcut for your home dir.