how to start KDE (was: how do i...)

[anachr0n0x]

how do i start kde... i am running slackware and i installed it fine but i do not know how to start kde... also any help with booting linux from nt boot selector would be nice
thanks in advance

[happybunny]

startx

but read this quick as im sure a moderator will move it due to its lack of compliance with the posting rules.

[MisterB]

startx

thats if things are already setup right.

you may have to edit a .xinitc file (something like that) in your home directory and type startkde in it.

Then typing startx at a command prompt should work.

[anachr0n0x]

can i set it so it starts up in kde

[MisterB]

yeah thats possible.

in slack i think you need to do the following.

Edit a line in /etc/inittab

and look for this line:

id:3:initdefault

and change it to match this one.

id:4:initdefault

[happybunny]

MisterB:
yeah thats possible.

in slack i think you need to do the following.

Edit a line in /etc/inittab

and look for this line:

id:3:initdefault

and change it to match this one.

id:4:initdefault

would that be 5 instead of 4? Isn't 5 xwindows? Do i remember that 4 is reserved for future use or something?

[anachr0n0x]

thank you for all your help... but my mouse freezes everytime i start kde... any suggestions

[Hussain]

this seems you have not configured the mouse correctly >

[carbon-12]

First:

You can also edit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to choose with DE starts.

Second:

What type of mouse do you have and what does your /etc/X11/XF86Config look like?

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by anachr0n0x
but my mouse freezes everytime i start kde... any suggestions

And what type of mouse would that be?

What do you have in the InputDevice section for your mouse in your X config? /etc/X11/XF86Config or XF86Config-4

[anachr0n0x]

i switched the mouse out with another one and it hasnt frozen as of yet... the old mouse was a Logitech MouseMan Wheel mouse just in case you wanted to know. thanks everyone for all of your help