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KDE will not load.
Name: OG Date: November 22, 2000 at 14:50:46 Pacific
Comment:
I have Mandrake 7.1 installed. When i type KDE the following message is displayed:
xmodmap: unable to open display '' kcontrol: cannot connect to x server kpanel: cannot connect to x server kwmsound: cannot connect to x server krootwm: cannot connect to x server kwm: cannot connect to x server kbgndwm: cannot connect to x server kfm: cannot connect to x server
Name: Ryan Cooley Date: November 23, 2000 at 00:27:23 Pacific
Reply:
Well the first thing you must do is start the X server (you know, the thing KDE was complaining about). Either Type startx or try the Kde Desktop Manager (i.e. type kdm)
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