[kde-solaris] Problems with KDE 3.1.2 packages

Wed Jul 9 16:57:23 CEST 2003

Gotcha:
    % cd /opt
    % ln -s /export/home/smith/opt/kde kde
then logout & try it again.

The only reason I was placing it in another area was I wanted to use it on my own before giving it to 'the public' (i.e. all the other developers on my project).  All our drives are NFS mounted so I only need to install it in one location.
However, the KDE window manager will run outside of dt-login if I do the setup as follows:
    o    edit my .xinitrc file so it sets up KDEDIR, QTDIR, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, etc.
    o    have $KDEDIR/startkde as the last line in the .xinitrc file
    o    choose 'OpenWindows' from the Session combo box under the dt-login screen.
When I login, it uses kwm instead of olwm.  I will try the dt-login stuff (I assume it installs under '/etc/dt/config/'?).  Like I said, I can run all applications, just some features (like the afore mentioned JPEG and my Hot Keys) do not work.  
One other possible problem is 'old' configuration stuff (.kde, .qt, .kderc, etc.).  Should I remove all those old directories/files before logging in?  I noticed some paths in a '.qtrc' file under the '.qt' directory that pointed to '/usr/local/qt' for plugins.
I will let you know tomorrow how it goes.

Thanks again,
Dan

Bob Meader <bob at cci.net> wrote:
YES it won't load...

I noticed in prior email you loaded the package to location
other than default /opt/kde. I would not change any binaries
but instead make a soft link pointing that location.
If you wish dt-login to work either use that package
I made for that. I noticed/verified that particular package
fails to load on OS 8 if Sun "recommended patch's" not installed.
The fix is to install the patches (always a good idea) or
use tar file I supplied instead. The tar file needs to be
untarred at root ie "/" to expand correctly.

I am interested to hear if KDE window manager works OK or not.
Appox 1/2 people report everything OK the other 1/2 report
unable to enter the entire alphabet into an application
such as kconsole. Note KDE window manager is not in use
until you get dtlogin to work.

-----Original Message-----
From: kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org
[mailto:kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org]On Behalf Of Dan
and Michelle Smith
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:13 PM
To: For people using KDE on Solaris, with questions about KDE or Solaris
Subject: RE: [kde-solaris] Problems with KDE 3.1.2 packages

I have the same version of libjpeg.so (6.22 ?) in
'/usr/local/lib' that I downloaded from
www.sunfreeware.com, but I believe it is only a 32-bit
version. Would that cause the problem? Will
replacing mine with your 64-bit version screw up other
apps? I will give it a try tomorrow morning & let you
know.

Any ideas about the Hot Keys? I might be able to live
without the JPeg support, but I NEED my 'Shift-R' for
scrolling through my shells :)

Dan
--- Bob Meader wrote:
> The 64 bit version of libjpeg.so I built normally is
> in /opt/kde/lib
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org
>
[mailto:kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org]On
> Behalf Of Lars
> Tunkrans
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:44 AM
> To: dsmith at everest.nu; Solaris
> Subject: Re: [kde-solaris] Problems with KDE 3.1.2
> packages
> 
> 
> Dan Smith wrote:
> 
> > o I cannot seem to display any JPEG images
> as backgrounds for (a) 
> > my desktop and (b) konsole. I usually use the
> 'paper' scheme in konsole 
> > (I have KDE 3.0), but in 3.1.2 I only get a white
> background. For the 
> > desktop, when I go to change the wallpaper, the
> preview windows shows a 
> > 'broken' icon, not the wallpaper. When I select
> 'Apply', I get the 
> > 'gradient', no image.
> 
> This could be due to KDE not finding your 
> libjpeg.so files.
> 
> If you have installed a precompiled KDE, it will
> have ideas
> about where to look for libjpeg.so. If the
> libjpeg.so is somewhere
> else on you system - what you describe whould
> happen.
> 
> Make a truss(1) of a KDE app that uses JPG's and
> search it for
> libjpeg.
> 
> then make a link in one of the paths it has searched
> to where
> the libjpeg.so resides on your system.
> 
>
========================================================
> Lars Tunkrans
>
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