[Novalug] SuSE 10.2 Upgrade & X11

Bernie Hoefer LUG-Member@TheMoreIKnow.info
Mon Mar 19 14:05:39 EDT 2007


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Clif Flynt wrote:
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> If I'm a normal user, X11 works if there is no .xinitrc and
> the WINDOWMANAGER environment variable is set to kde.  When kde starts
> the xmessage box says that KDE is already running.
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     I don't know what could be causing this.  However, I've seen KDE
get confused by temporary files left in various temporary directories.
You might want to try this to see if it helps any.

1.  Boot up into single-user mode.
2.  Delete everything in /tmp.  "rm -Rf /tmp/* /tmp/.[eIX]*"
3.  Delete everything in /var/tmp.  "rm -Rf /var/tmp/*"
4.  (Do only if you don't mind loosing KDE and Gnome configurations;
    this will start your users off with a fresh KDE configuration.)
    Change to your user's home directory and remove the following
    files & directories.
    "rm -Rf .DCOPserver* Desktop .fonts .gconf* .gnome* .gtk* .ICE* .kde
    .mcop* .qt .X* .xsession-errors"
5.  Boot into run level 5.  "init 5"

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