starting KDE after install .. -not-

[bobmc]

Rob Hurle wrote:
> 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.
>
Ok, that's a step forward since I put your "startkde" item in my .xinitrc.
However, KDE said "unable to connect to X server" until I included
"X &".  It works but something is still amiss. There is no KDE splash
background
and it seems "kinda slow".

   ## .xinitrc
    X &
    exec startkde

    ## WindowMaker can be used instead of X & \ startkde ##
    #xclock -geometry 50x50-1-1 &
    #xdaemon2 -geometry +0-70 &
    #wmaker #no & here!        -BobMc-