Prob with kde install (bad install it says)

glowrider · n00b Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 3

I ran emerge -k kde...it took about 40 minutes or so, but it installed and i rebooted...i call 'startkde' at the prompt and get a mess of junk:

xset: "unable to open display ''"
startkde: starting up...
kreadconfig: error while loading shared libraries: libart_lgpl_2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: no such file or dir" t

his goes on with ksplash, kdeinit...(same missing libart file)

then startkde: could not start kdeinit. check your install.
Error: can't open display:
warning: connect failed: no such file or dir
ksmserver: error while loading shared libs: libart_lgpl_2.so.2
startkde: shutting down
warning: connect failed: no such file or dir
error: can't contact kdeinit
startkde: running shutdown scripts
kde-config: error while loading shared libs
startkde: done

So that's what it's doing...I was under the impression portage/emerge was perfect for a newb because it requires minimal fuss with install and if a package needs something, it will just download it...any help would be great, thanks.

rjp · n00b Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 67 Location: Leicester, UK

You can't start KDE direct like this because it needs X Windows to be running. You should use 'startx'. Try this and if KDE is not the default window manager (it starts Gnome or something else) you can change the default in /etc/rc.conf. At the bottom of the file you will see a line for XSESSION, mine reads:

XSESSION="gnome"

...as I use Gnome, yours should probably read:

XSESSION="kde-3.1.5"

...not sure about the versions.

caleb · Developer Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 404

emerge libart_lgpl

glowrider · n00b Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 3

caleb, got that file, now when i do startkde i still have:

xset: unable to open display""
xsetroot: unable to open display ""
startkde: starting up
startkde: running kpersonalizer....
iceauth: creating new authority file /home/glow/,ICEauthority
kpersonalizer: error while loading shared libs: libfam.so.0: cannot open shared object file: no such file or dir
kwin: cannot connect to x server
ksplash: cannot connect to x server
kdeinit: error shared libs libfam
startkde: could not start

when i try startx (with kdm as the windows manager and the xsession set:
Fatal server error:
no screens found

should i just try gnome?

caleb · Developer Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 404

Nope, you also need to "emerge fam"

There was a build problem with the KDE on the livecd, but after emerging these two packages it will work fine.

Don't start kde by using "startkde". Edit the /etc/rc.conf file, like the note above says, put in your kde version, then run "startx" instead.

caleb · Developer Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 404

make sure XSESSION = "kde-3.1.4" or "kde-3.1.5" or whatever version you happen to have emerged.

glowrider · n00b Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 3

emerge fam responds with
calculating dependencies
emerge: there are no masked or unmaksed ebuilds to satisfy 'fam'

caleb · Developer Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 404

sorry, the name has changed since the CD was made. Off of the cd it should be called "fam-oss" (it's in app-admin).

zojas · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:09 pm Post subject:

I just did a fresh install, using the 2003-9-11 gentoo 1.4 livecd. then I did an emerge sync; emerge -u world. I have kde 3.2.1 installed. I wanted to emerge kdesdk, but I get this message: