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kman42 · May 23, 2004, 10:22 AM

Is budnle-kde-ssl up to version 3.2.2 on fink yet? I see bundle-kde at 3.22, but the ssl version only seems to be at 3.14 for me. I'm curious if I am just doing something wrong with fink.

kman

Chris O'Brien · May 23, 2004, 11:59 AM

bundle-kde-ssl is at version 3.2.2-21 here.

I am using the unstable tree though.

kman42 · May 23, 2004, 01:16 PM

I only had unstable selected for the main tree. I had to change that to include the crypto tree as well. My bad.

kman

kman42 · May 23, 2004, 11:00 PM

How do I get kde to start once I've installed it? I changed my .xinitrc file according to this:

---[ Configuration ]--------------------------------------------------

To use KDE as your windowing system in XDarwin, create a file called
".xinitrc" in your home directory, with the following commands (it is
safe to cut and paste these):

echo "source /sw/bin/init.sh" > ~/.xinitrc
echo "/sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1" >> ~/.xinitrc

Note that this will overwrite an existing .xinitrc file!

Now when I launch X11, it just quits immediately (Apple's x11).

kman

Chris O'Brien · May 24, 2004, 02:02 AM

Hmm... Maybe it's because it's over-written the .xinitrc file rather than had the two lines

Code:
. /sw/bin/init.sh
/sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1

just added. I'm not sure, but does it need to run the quartz window manager too?

Having checked the FAQ , it would seem having a ~/.xinitrc with just the two lines should work, so I'm a bit stumped...

try vi .xinitrc and see what's actually in it - there seems to be a conflict smewhere, I'd imagine. Also - I'd go asking in the UNIX forum, since they'll likely know what they're on about, unlike me

kman42 · May 24, 2004, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by Black Book:
Hmm... Maybe it's because it's over-written the .xinitrc file rather than had the two lines

Code:
. /sw/bin/init.sh /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1

just added. I'm not sure, but does it need to run the quartz window manager too?

Having checked the FAQ , it would seem having a ~/.xinitrc with just the two lines should work, so I'm a bit stumped...

try vi .xinitrc and see what's actually in it - there seems to be a conflict smewhere, I'd imagine. Also - I'd go asking in the UNIX forum, since they'll likely know what they're on about, unlike me

Yeah, it definitely replaced my .xinitrc file. I'm thinking that screwed up Apple's x11. Perhaps these instructions are just for the xfree86 install of x11? That would seem odd given the number of people running Apple's version.

kman

wataru · May 24, 2004, 10:40 PM

I have the latest KDE installed through fink, and my .xinitrc has just this in it:

/sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1

This setup works just fine with Apple's X11. I'm not sure what the problem is.

kman42 · May 25, 2004, 08:08 AM

I'm having trouble getting it installed. It keeps failing (I didn't copy the error

). What did you do for the dependency packages? Did you accept all of the defaults or use the ssl enabled versions (I'm installing the ssl version of kde). I'm assuming the latter, but figured they must have defaults for one reason or another.

kman

kman42 · May 25, 2004, 08:33 AM

This is how the install ends:

/usr/bin/install -d -m 755 /sw/src/root-kbabel-3.2.2-21/sw/share/icons/locolor/32x32/apps
/bin/mv /sw/src/root-kdesdk3-3.2.2-21/sw/share/icons/locolor/32x32/apps/catalogmanager.png /sw/src/root-kbabel-3.2.2-21/sw/share/icons/locolor/32x32/apps/
/usr/bin/install -d -m 755 /sw/src/root-kbabel-3.2.2-21/sw/share/services
/bin/mv /sw/src/root-kdesdk3-3.2.2-21/sw/share/services/dbsearchengine.desktop /sw/src/root-kbabel-3.2.2-21/sw/share/services/
mv: rename /sw/src/root-kdesdk3-3.2.2-21/sw/share/services/dbsearchengine.desktop to /sw/src/root-kbabel-3.2.2-21/sw/share/services/dbsearchengine.desktop: No such file or directory
### execution of /bin/mv failed, exit code 1
Failed: installing kbabel-3.2.2-21 failed

wataru · 06:43 PM

I just installed the ssl bundle with defaults. I had some errors at various places, but not with kbabel. I solved one of them (it was complaining about some perl xml parser) by enabling the perl 5.6.0 package that is for some reason required (OS X comes with a newer version, but I guess this thing needs 5.6.0 for some reason). That doesn't seem to be your problem, so I can't really help.

If you're using FinkCommander (I highly recommend it) I suggest you send an error mail and include as much detail about the problem as you can. I've gotten very prompt help that way in the past.

One problem I am having, though, is that I can't get KDE to antialias fonts. The setting never sticks when I change it in the Control Center. Does anyone know how to fix this?

andretan · Jul 16, 2004, 12:08 PM

Hi guys. I've got a problem here. I installed the KDE bundle via Fink and when I launch one of the apps that came with KDE, some of them crashed upon launch, and a couple of them froze and I can't seem to kill them in the command line.

Any ideas?

I'm a n00b at this so please forgive me for any silly mistakes I may have committed

Chris O'Brien · Jul 16, 2004, 01:50 PM

Did you install from binaries or from source?

I first went for a binary install and had problems. Haven't had any since doing it from source, although it was a helluva pain in the backside to install it...

andretan · Jul 16, 2004, 11:44 PM

Originally posted by Black Book:
Did you install from binaries or from source?

I first went for a binary install and had problems. Haven't had any since doing it from source, although it was a helluva pain in the backside to install it...

I installed it from the binaries...

andretan · Jul 19, 2004, 01:20 PM

How do I go about reinstalling KDE? Or would that be not advisable?

wataru · Jul 19, 2004, 03:39 PM

The .info file for bundle-kde tells you how to remove it; I recommend using FinkCommander and using the "info" button after selecting the appropriate package. After you remove it, do an install from source instead of binary. It will take a long time, but it works for me.