%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, ensure the XDG_DATA_DIRS and XDG_CONFIG_DIRS environment variables are configured properly as explained in that package and update the MIME-type application database (as root): update-desktop-database Ensure all libraries can be found with (as root): ldconfig At this point you can bring up KDE with: startx