> > dear folk, > > > > i am in need of step by step instruction to begin using kde. > > > > i have a fresh re-install of debian; the default runlevel is 2. > i had the > > mistaken belief that typing > > X :0 kdm > > would put me into kde. what am i missing? what document have > i not read? > I can start kde from the console by typing "startx". kdm starts also from > the console with "kdm". If you would like to start kdm at > boottime, create a > file /etc/X11/defaultwindowmanager and write the path of kdm to the first /etc/X11/defaultdisplaymanager, not windowmanager. Sorry!
Reto