kdm, gdm ...

**stokes** · 07-31-2005

I'm really showing my inexperience with Linux ...

I installed kdm on Debian using apt-get, and said yes to use it by default . After doing that all of my KDE menu items have disappeared!! :o

I tried reversing the changes but with gdm as default again the items are still gone. It's a vanilla install of Debian, just desktop environment only. Is there anything I can do to get them back? I don't want to install again for the 3rd time this weekend!!

**Vergil83** · 08-01-2005

first thing I would do is try

Code:

apt-get -f install

**stokes** · 08-01-2005

It didn't seem to do much ...

Code:

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 606 not upgraded.

My menu items are all still missing.

Gnome is not affected but unfortunately I prefer to use KDE. Do you think if I upgrade my KDE it might restore the menu items?

**alain_** · 08-01-2005

try apt-get install menu

**stokes** · 08-01-2005

Something was installed ...

Code:

# apt-get install menu
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be upgraded&#58;
  menu
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 605 not upgraded.
Need to get 404kB of archives.
After unpacking 12.3kB disk space will be freed.
Get&#58;1 http&#58;//http.us.debian.org testing/main menu 2.1.25 &#91;404kB&#93;
Fetched 404kB in 3s &#40;118kB/s&#41;
&#40;Reading database ... 89018 files and directories currently installed.&#41;
Preparing to replace menu 2.1.24 &#40;using .../archives/menu_2.1.25_i386.deb&#41; ...
Unpacking replacement menu ...
Setting up menu &#40;2.1.25&#41; ...

I restarted KDE but my items are still missing. Forgot to say earlier, my panel buttons are gone as well.

Also, nothing happens when I right-click and configure desktop.

**Vergil83** · 08-01-2005

also try running

Code:

update-menus

**alain_** · 08-01-2005

since i am not running kde, i could be wrong

see if you have a .kde directory in you ~/home,
if so rename it to kde-old (or something), you can do this from a console.
you just loose your settings

then restart kde

**stokes** · 08-02-2005

I don't have a KDE folder in ~home, but I see what you're getting at, so I tried logging in as root to KDE. The same thing happens.

Also I'm noticing the file associations are all screwed up. It I go to 'run command' from the menu (one of the only options available to me) and run 'kate', I can create a new file and save it to the desktop. But when I click on the file it tells me the file type is not recognised.

Is there a way I can completely remove the desktop environment and install again, without reinstalling the whole OS? Ideally I would just like to run that portion of the setup again.

**Vergil83** · 08-02-2005

Code:

apt-get remove kdelibs4 kdelibs-bin kdelibs-data kdebase-bin kdebase-data
apt-get update
apt-get install kdelibs4 kdelibs-bin kdelibs-data kdebase-bin kdebase-data

I am not sure exactly what programs you need to remove. When you reinstall you, a lot of the programs will have to be reinstalled (kate, k3b, etc..)
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap....html#s-remove

**stokes** · 08-02-2005

Virgil83, thanks .. I'll try this when I get home.

So for example if I see something like:

Code:

The following packages will be REMOVED&#58;
       kde-applets kde-panel kde-panel-data kde-session ...

I can just do a copy and paste into "apt-get install" and add them on again. Fingers crossed.

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