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From: Andrew Lowe <agl@×××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE won't start up....
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:32:56
Message-Id: 4F051869.5030309@wht.com.au
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE won't start up.... by walt
1 On 01/05/12 02:51, walt wrote:
2 > On 01/04/2012 09:04 AM, Andrew Lowe wrote:
3 >> I can start up bog standard X via "startx" and the mouse and keyboard
4 >> work but I can't get KDE to start.
5 >
6 > Does startx give you the twm session with some xterms and an xclock?
7 > If so, try running 'startkde' from an xterm. (Or whatever may have
8 > replaced startkde since I looked last.)
9 >
10 > Running revdep-rebuild is a good idea after every update, too.
11 >
12 >
13 >
14
15 revdep-rebuild is your friend!!!! I can remember kicking off the
16 original emerge that caused my problem and thinking "I also need to
17 remember to run revdep-rebuild when done" and then promptly forgot to do
18 so. Thanks to walt's prompt, I've run it and things are now good.
19
20 Also thanks to the others for kicking in with suggestions,
21
22 Andrew