From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 12:35:17 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E719016A52B for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:35:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rob@coombs.anu.edu.au) Received: from canyonero.dot.net.au (canyonero.dot.net.au [202.147.68.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FF6D13C478 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:35:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rob@coombs.anu.edu.au) Received: from [203.129.49.192] (helo=freebsd.connect-a.com.au) by canyonero.dot.net.au with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1H22rw-0006am-00; Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:57:12 +1100 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebsd.connect-a.com.au (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l039v7Td086919; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 20:57:07 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from rob@coombs.anu.edu.au) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 20:57:07 +1100 (EST) From: Rob Hurle X-X-Sender: rob@freebsd.connect-a.com.au To: bobmc Message-ID: <20070103205630.T6085@freebsd.connect-a.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, AWL, TW_BM, TW_TK autolearn=failed version=3.1.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-25) on freebsd.connect-a.com.au Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: starting KDE after install .. -not- X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:35:18 -0000 On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, bobmc wrote: > After KDE is installed, "startx" still launches the twm default > X manager. Diligent RTFM only tells me it should work once the > Xserver is configured for the video hardware and monitor. I have: export LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 exec startkde as the last lines in my ~/.xinitrc file. There's a few other lines to do with my Vietnamese keyboard input, but that's it. Cheers, Rob Hurle ----------------------------------------------------- Rob Hurle Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU Home address and contacts: Tel: +61 2 6247 2397 PO Box 4013 Fax: +61 2 6247 2397 Ainslie Cell phone: 0417 293 603 Australia e-mail: rob@coombs.anu.edu.au -----------------------------------------------------