%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Back up your existing ~/.xinitrc file and create a new .xinitrc file to start KDE: echo "exec startkde" > ~/.xinitrc ~/.xinitrc If you installed the package, update the MIME-type application database (as root): update-desktop-database Ensure all libraries can be found with (as root): ldconfig When starting a new version of KDE for the first time, problems have been observed with the KDE menu system when a user has established a configuration with a previous version. To correct this, one technique that works is to rename the existing home directory and create a new one with only an ~/.xinitrc file. You should also delete the directories /tmp/kde-userid, /tmp/ksocket-userid, and /var/tmp/kdecache-userid. Then log out and log in again to ensure the new directory is in use. Now, starting KDE will rebuild the menus. Move or copy any needed files from the old home directory to the new one. Do not move or copy the old KDE configuration files: .kde, .kderc, .fonts.cache-1, .local, .qt, .mcop, .DCOPserver*, and Desktop. This technique may need to be repeated after adding additional optional packages. At this point you can bring up KDE with: startx