Start KDE when Slack starts

**zachtib** · 02-19-2005

how can I set KDE to start when Slackware starts, and have the graphical login screen rather than text-based login (Running Slack 10.1)

**sarumont** · 02-19-2005

Edit your /etc/inittab.

Change this:

Code:

id&#58;3&#58;initdefault&#58;

to this:

Code:

id&#58;5&#58;initdefault&#58;

You may also need to edit /etc/rc.conf to uncomment the line reading DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm" (and make it kdm).

**Vergil83** · 02-19-2005

actually in slackware it is runlevel 4 instead of 5

**U-Turn** · 02-19-2005

Correct. init level should be 4.
Also, /etc/rc.d/rc.4 starts the display manager. It looks for GDM first. If you have GDM installed but want to use KDM as your display manager, you need to comment out the lines that refer to GDM.

**sarumont** · 02-21-2005

Originally Posted by Vergil83

actually in slackware it is runlevel 4 instead of 5

Oh yeah...forgot about that one. :blush:

**zachtib** · 02-21-2005

Thanks, that was my problem, I was trying to set it to runlevel 5....

**zachtib** · 02-21-2005

OK, now Slack starts into X when the system starts, but it is going to the GNOME login screen, and I want it to go the the KDE login screen...
Anyone know what to do?

**Major_Phule** · 02-21-2005

Hi, I am also trying to get KDE to start when I start slack. I changed /etc/inittab and I remed out the GDE in RC.4, but now everything boots fine and then the screen goes black and none of the keys respond. So how do I get it to boot to where I can edit the file to fix it. Is there a boot command. I am also using dual boot. I do have KDE installed, because if I use the mulit( 3) instead of five and loggin and run startx, then It boot to kde just fine. Any help would be great. I am trying to break out windows.

Thanks

Matt

**Vergil83** · 02-21-2005

Originally Posted by zachtib

OK, now Slack starts into X when the system starts, but it is going to the GNOME login screen, and I want it to go the the KDE login screen...
Anyone know what to do?

edit /etc/rc.d/rc.4 and put # infront of the gdm things
example
http://www.bitbenderforums.com/~grog...to/80d_rc4.gif

**techieMoe** · 02-21-2005

Originally Posted by sarumont

Originally Posted by Vergil83

actually in slackware it is runlevel 4 instead of 5

Oh yeah...forgot about that one. :blush:

Out of curiosity (from a non-Slacker) why is that?

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