Message-ID: <OFEBE8BDAB.3D5653BF-ONCA2569BB.001C7B80@accenture.com> From: paul.c.leopardi@accenture.com Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 15:15:53 +1000 Subject: Getting KDE 2.0 kdm to work with SuSE Linux 7.0 I have installed the SuSE RPMs for KDE 2.1 and noticed that there is now a SuSEconfig.kdm2, so I reverted my changes to SuSEconfig and SuSEconfig.kdm. kdm for KDE 2.1 now works properly. I have yet to check whether my changes to /sbin/init.d/xdm are still needed. Thank you. Accenture is the new name for Andersen Consulting as of January 1, 2001. Our web address is http://www.accenture.com Paul C. Leopardi To: feedback@suse.de, 29/11/2000 08:39 PM kde-user@lists.netcentral.net, suse-linux-e@suse.com cc: Subject: Getting KDE 2.0 kdm to work with SuSE Linux 7.0 <p><p>Is SuSE planning to update /sbin/init.d/xdm , /sbin/SuSEconfig and /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.kdm, and probably a few more, to make SuSE Linux 7.0 more aware of KDE 2.0? I installed KDE 2.0 over RC2, using YaST on SuSE Linux 7.0. The version I installed was from the KDE 2.0 RPMs for SuSE 7.0 on the KDE site: After much searching around for documentation, I came to the conclusion that there are a number of undocumented post-installation steps needed for KDE 2.0 on SuSE Linux. This is because SuSE is aware of old KDE but not KDE 2.0. In particular, xdm and SuSEconfig are set up for old KDE and old kdm. In particular, to get the new kdm to substitute for the old one, I needed to make the following changes to /sbin/init.d/xdm , /sbin/SuSEconfig and /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.kdm Summary: 1. Change some instances of /opt/kde/bin to /opt/kde2/bin 2. Add /opt/kde2/bin to some paths before /opt/kde/bin 3. Change SuSEconfig.kdm to use "," as a delimiter rather than ";" See detailed diff output below. Please note that since I am a dumb user and not a SuSE developer, I probably have done something wrong. Is SuSE planning to update these three files, and probably a few more, to make SuSE Linux 7.0 more aware of KDE 2.0? I hope so. In fact, I hope that SuSE has updates for these files, as well as detailed post-installation steps, either as part of an updated FAQ at http://www.suse.com/us/support/download/kde2/faq.html , or at the very least, as part of the update package mentioned at http://www.suse.com/us/support/download/kde2/index.html Detailed diff output -------------------- [deleted] This message is intended solely for the designated recipient, may contain privileged or confidential information and may be subject to confidentiality agreement(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy the original communication.