can't start kde, can't start ksmserver

[Christopher J. Bottaro]

Any ideas?  I can't use my computer because of this...

I deleted /var/tmp/kdecache-<user> and /tmp/kde-<user>
and /tmp/ksocket-<user> as per some instructions on the internet.  I also
moved $HOME/.kde to $HOME/.kde.bak.  Nothing has worked.

To reiterate, when I start KDE, it makes it half way through the splash
screen progression, then I get an X dialog saying something about ksmserver
can't start, please check my installation.  ksmserver exists and is in my
path.

Kubuntu is really frustrating me.  I'm trying so hard to use it because it's
suppose to be *the* KDE distro, but so far in my experiences, Fedora Core
2-5 + the kde-redhat project has been far superior as a KDE distro.

Please help me out, I don't want to ditch Kubuntu for a third time...:(

-- C

Christopher J. Bottaro wrote:

> I installed apollon and some gift stuff via apt-get, then the next time I
> rebooted my computer, kde wouldn't start, complaining about ksmserver not
> starting.  I'm running dapper, fully upgraded.
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks for the help.