glfs/kde/core/config.xml

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  <?dbhtml filename="config.html"?>

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    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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  <title>Configuring the Core KDE Packages</title>

  <para>Back up your existing <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> file 
  and create a new <filename>.xinitrc</filename> file to start 
  <application>KDE</application>:</para>

<screen><userinput>echo "exec startkde" &gt; ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>

  <indexterm zone="kde-core-config">
    <primary sortas="e-AA.xinitrc">~/.xinitrc</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <para>If you installed the <xref linkend="desktop-file-utils"/> package, 
  update the MIME-type application database (as 
  <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>):</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>update-desktop-database</userinput></screen>

  <para>Ensure all libraries can be found with (as 
  <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>):</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>ldconfig</userinput></screen>

  <para>At this point you can bring up <application>KDE</application> with:</para>

<screen><userinput>startx</userinput></screen>

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