On Tuesday 05 August 2003 11:57 am, Craig Ringer wrote: > >>When the install > >> > >>phase of XFree package finish, the system automatically startup with an > >>old grapich interface, not with KDE intreface. > >> > >>Y loggon in this old interface as root and type KDE, and KDE interface > >>aperst inside the old desktop. > >> > >>I need the system startup automatically with KDE desktop, waht can i > >>do?????????? > >> > >>sorry for my basic and rudimentary english... > >> > >>Thanks!!!! > > > > type kdm from a root console login. > > After you're logged in use the Red Hat control center to make changes > > that allow you to use kdm as your login mabager. > > Alternately, you should be able to run (as a normal user, not root) > > startx `which KDE` > > (replace KDE with whatever command you used to run KDE, usually "startkde") > > to get it going. Please do not run this as root - you run the risk of > all sorts of problems. You're much better off logging in as a normal > user and running a particular command as root in a terminal using "su -c > command". Most recent distros will ask you for your root password when > you try to run root-only tools as a normal user, making it even easier. > > Once you've fired up KDE, you should be able to use the KDE admin tools > to set it as default. > > Editing "/etc/sysconfig/desktop" and changing whatever the default > desktop shown there is to "KDE" should also work. > > Craig Ringer > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 Starting kdm from a root login brings up the login manager window where he ca login as user.. Then make the changes to allow his syste to start as init 5 (Xwindows), log out and reboot into Xwindows, kdm login manager.
-- Ken Thompson -- WA7SYR Payette, Idaho _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
