On Wednesday 07 Jul 2004 12:26, cbowyer wrote: > Hi guys, > > I've just updated KDE and crashed it (it seems to be missing something > when running - I might have missed something when upgrading KDE). When > I start up it tries to run KDE and can't find certain files/folders > then drops me back to the command line where I can login normally. > > I'm using Mandrake 10 Community and have it set to auto-login with KDE > as default desktop manager. I used the Cooker URPM servers to upgrade > KDE to version 3.2.3. > > Can someone advise me how to get into gnome (or another desktop manager) > from the command line or how to edit the startup file to stop > automatically defaulting to KDE and choose another desktop manager? > > Regards, > Craig
startx icewm for example will start IceWM (assuming it is installed) If it is not installed log in at the command line as root and urpmi icewm to install it. Deleting your ~/.kde directory may enable you to log into KDE again derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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