Questions tagged [kdm]
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how to install kdm on CentOS 7
I installed CentOS 7, first I installed group "KDE Plasma Workspace", then I installed "GNOME Desktop", after that, I found only gdm existed. and which kdm returns nothing, yum provides kdm only returns kgreeter-xxx but it has been installed.
My…
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Fedora 19 - Booting doesn't show login screen
I have done some common updates in my system, and now I have the problem detailed below.
It starts as usual, loading services, but when trying to launch the login screen (I use KDE), it stops and shows me once more the starting services screen,…
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KDE and LightDM on ArchLinux
Is it possible to use LightDM with KDE on Archlinux? Wiki says
Basically there are two ways of starting KDE. Using KDM or xinitrc.
I use also awesome WM and XFCE, so I'd like to use LightDM instead.
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kdm fails to start after update (debian testing)
I just updated debian (testing). I use kde and after updating, kdm does not start.... I end up on the CLI. If I check the status of kdm with systemctl, it says it's started (existed) but it didn't even blink.
Starting LSB: X Display manager for…
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How to autostart KDM on boot in OpenBSD 6.0?
I have installed kde4 (via running # pkg_add kde4) on my OpenBSD 6.0 VM and I would like to automatically boot KDM on startup. I have followed the most applicable guide Google found me, but it didn't work. Specifically adding:
kdm_flags=""
if […
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Are there risks to auto-login/passwordless login other than physical access control?
Does auto-login/passwordless login leave the computer in exactly that same state as it would be after manually logging in, or does it create security risks of a type other than physical access control? I understand there are many ways to accomplish…
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How do I make kvkbd virtual keyboard appear on the login screen?
I am trying to set up Fedora (KDE desktop) on a PC with a touch screen. I got kvkbd working which I am finding works decently enough that I might be able to use this machine without a keyboard at all, which is the final goal. But for now I have no…
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Get the name of the physically (on front of pc) logged in user, reliably!
w, who, id and whoami are excluded, because they only give information about users using a tty. Is there a way to extract the name reliably from KDM?
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How to add a custom button to KDM
I want to add a button to KDM. It should just be able to start a script.
Is there a way to add such a custom button to KDM?
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Tab in xterm under KDE always brings up accessibility tool dialog
Using KDE 4.14.13, Fedora 22, kdm desktop manager, if I type Tab to try to do command line completion I get the KDE accessibility tool dialog asking me if I want to enable "Sticky Keys" and "Mouse Keys". No matter what I answer I can't get this to…
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Cannot startx on Debian after some changes
I installed and removed some packages and changed some settings on my Debian server. After reboot I can't run x11vnc to remote it using VNC.
Now when I run startx, the result is:
no screens found
X -configure:
Number of created screens does not…
Amir
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I log in with KDM but get a Gnome session, how do I get KDE instead?
I was using console-only version of Debian (amd64) for some time, but I got tired and installed GNOME desktop. Then I installed also KDE-full. sudo apt-get install kde-full. I updated default DE to KDE in /etc/X11/default-display-manadger…
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Suspend options with KDM greeter
I am not able to suspend my desktop to RAM from the KDM greeter. I am able to suspend it to RAM when logged into KDE using the sleep option from the logout menu and by pressing the sleep key on my keyboard. When I am logout out and sitting at the…
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Why do upgrades to KDM/KDE not preserve changes to configuration files?
The kdebase-workspace package on Arch Linux only preservers changes made to /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc when the package is updated. I need to edit /usr/share/config/kdm/Xsetup to get my monitors to rotate correctly, but the changes get lost every…
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No write access to $HOME directory
While loading the KDE UI
Linux boots to kdm, then I get a "bad" sound and black screen. Logs reveal the line in the title. I can ctrl - alt - F4 just fine from there.
Tried:
chmod 755 on /,/home,/home/kellogs
Verified I have no SElinux on the…
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