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Subject: Re: sec: unclassified - QT2 / KDE2 problem on 4.4 release
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Hi!

First, you can't type in startkde from the prompt to start KDE. You have
to add "exec startkde" into your .xinitrc file.  Second, X is complaining
it can't find libqt2.so.4, which means there is a dependency problem. KDE
depends on QT to work. make sure QT is also installed.  Good luck.

On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Heddles, FLGOFF Chris wrote:

> g'day all,
> 
> I'm a complete newbie to FreeBSD and have been unable to get KDE2 working
> from CD
> 
> I have installed 4.4 release from the CD (without X because my GeForce2
> graphics card
> requires XFree86-4.1)
> 
> Installed XFree86 4.1.0 from the CD using "pkg_add" and followed the
> configuration guide
> from the handbook.
> 
> Installed wrapper from ports (CD again)
> 
> X appeared to work fine at this point (still does - just not with KDE)
> 
> 
> Installed KDE2 from the CD using "pkg_add". The installation process
> appeared to work (no
> error messages). I then appended .xinitrc as described in the handbook to
> have KDE as my
> default desktop. 
> 
> X works using the "startx" command but doesn't launch KDE
> 
> Attempting to manually launch KDE from within X gives the following error
> message:
> 
> $ startkde
> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libqt2.so.4" not found
> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libqt2.so.4" not found
> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libqt2.so.4" not found
> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libqt2.so.4" not found
> connect() failed: : No such file or directory
> $
> 
> 
> When I was first installing FreeBSD from CD, I installed it with X and KDE
> through the
> installation manager and it worked (just at very low resolution).
> 
> thanks
> 
> 
> chris
> 
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