[nmglug] Re: [NMLUG] Stuck X ???

[Jason Schaefer]

*To really start from scratch you should re-install. Othewise, "apt-get 
remove kde" is probably the simplest. It will leave behind some trash. 
Apt will tell you what it did not remove.
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Tim Emerick wrote:

>Thanks for that suggestion Jason.  I got KDE up and running again but I think
>I want to remove X and all things X and start again from scratch.  Any
>suggestions?
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>I'm running Debian 3.0/unstable.
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>Thanks
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>Tim Emerick
>--- Jason Schaefer <js at jasonschaefer.com> wrote:
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>>make a .xsession file in your home directory with this in it:
>>exec startkde
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>>Tim Emerick wrote:
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>>>OK, looks like my X is working just fine.  For some reason KDE is not
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>>coming
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>>>up.  I seem to be starting up using TWM.  How do I switch back to KDE?  I
>>>looked at all the menu items for TWM.
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>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>Tim
>>>--- Tim Emerick <timothyemerick at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>>I had a small crash while doing an apt-get dist-upgrade last week.  With
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>>a
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>>>>little help from some friends here on the LUG's I was able to get up and
>>>>running again.  However, I can't seem to get my X-server running and I'm
>>>>not
>>>>sure where I should be looking.
>>>>xdm seems to be up and running.  I can put in my username and password
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>>but
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>>>>then no window manager comes up.  I'm using Debian 3.0/unstable with KDE.
>>>>Where should I look to start my trouble shooting process?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks as usual!!!!
>>>>
>>>>Tim Emerick
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