KDF KDE question for you :) or others that may know

[McBunny]

how do i start KDE from the command line

 

[H182]

start x ?

 

[McBunny]

will give it a go in a sec

 

[Mells]

www.ubuntuforums.org

ftw!

 

[KDF]

I take it you either installed kubuntu or have adhoc'd the install of KDE to ubunut ?

normally to get from runlevel 3 to runlevel 5 I would issue the command

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

I believe for KDE (havent used KDE for a long time) that the command is

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

 

[cli0 172]

I take it you either installed kubuntu or have adhoc'd the install of KDE to ubunut ?

normally to get from runlevel 3 to runlevel 5 I would issue the command

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

I believe for KDE (havent used KDE for a long time) that the command is

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

If my memory serves me right thats spot on .

 

[cli0 172]

.

 

[McBunny]

found out it was actually gnome i installed not kde doh

 

[JoelDee]

I'd love to learn linux command etc i will get round to it one day lol

 

[KDF]

found out it was actually gnome i installed not kde doh

lol.. just aswell I posted both commands then heh.


Joel, its really not difficult. And it will teach you more about computers and how they work than you have probably learnt to date.


PS. lol @ Clio 172 location tag...

 

[JoelDee]

A bloke who I used to work with didnt know f**k all about it then he bought a starter book with ubuntu and away hes ace with it now, its just getting time to do it

 

[sn00p]

I'd love to learn linux command etc i will get round to it one day lol

sudo rm -R -f /

All you need to know in a nutshell.

 

[KDF]

lol... NOOOOoooooo... !!

and just for reference there is no need for double dash's

sudo rm -rf /

would do the trick.

 

[JoelDee]

^ lol

 

[sn00p]

and just for reference there is no need for double dash's

fo shizzle.

I just like to be explict!

sudo FTW! (<- my first and last use of that particular word)

 

[KDF]

Whatever works eh

 

[JoelDee]

Is there any decent sites then what learn you? Just remember though i'm a complute linux noob

 

[KDF]

www.linuxquestions.org is a great site for info.

Click on linux tutorials for... well... tutorials