KDE post-install steps

[Adam Vande More]

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Chris Stankevitz
<chrisstankevitz at yahoo.com>wrote:

> --- On Fri, 7/2/10, Polytropon <freebsd at edvax.de> wrote:
> > I think KDE also relies on DBUS and HAL
>
> Ok
>
> > and activating the KDE login manager
> > for X (kdm) requires an entry in /etc/ttys similar to the
> > one that is suggested for Gnome;
>
> GNOME installation docs suggest adding gnome_enable="YES" to rc.conf.
>  There is no suggestion regarding /etc/ttys.
>
> > (I think it is the correct name, or "startkde4" maybe)
>
> Ok
>
>
> With respect from someone who wants to "get it right" and "not be dependent
> on the mailing list", I have a question:
>
> The KDE installation page make does not describe:
> - rc.conf entries, if any
> - tty settings, if any
> - KDM start procedures, if any
> - the name of the .xinitrc command to start KDE, if any
>
> Does this mean:
> a) KDE setup is obvious and I am dumb for not knowing
> b) I didn't read the man page well enough
> c) KDE is meant for power users, I should stick with GNOME.
> d) [your idea here]
>
> > And a general note: The "Step 2" does not belong to the
> > installation,
> > it already belongs to configuration (i. e. enabling the
> > just installed
> > piece of software).
>
> I see.  Maybe
>
> e) I'm looking in the wrong place.  Read the docs on "KDE configuration"
> not "KDE installation".
>
> Thank you all for helping me these last few days,
>

What you should be doing is following the freebsd handbook, it's
specifically written for these types of issues.

 http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x11-wm.html

-- 
Adam Vande More