can not run kde4.0 beta 3 on gutsy - solved

[Chris Gow]

On Wednesday 31 October 2007 11:30:33 Chris Gow wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> I seem to be unable to start a KDE 4.0 session on gutsy, I was able to
> start beta 2 when it was provided in the gutsy pre-releases. Now whenever I
> select a KDE 4 session from KDM, it begins to load and then kicks me back
> to my kdm screen. I've tried logging in as my normal user and I've also
> tried creating a new user and logging in as that user to no avail.
>
> In my .xsession-errors file I see the following errors:
>
> kdeinit4: PID 12152 terminated.
> kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning:
> connect(/home/kde4user/.kde/socket-tatooine/kdeinit4__1) failed: : No such
> file or directory
> kdeinit4: PID 12153 terminated.
> QDBusConnection received a message of type 3 that it shouldn't have
> ksmserver: error while loading shared libraries: libkpty.so: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
> startkde: Shutting down...
> kdeinit4_wrapper: Warning:
> connect(/home/kde4user/.kde/socket-tatooine/kdeinit4_
> _1) failed: : No such file or directory
> Error: Can't contact kdeinit4!
>
> It appears that the kdeinit4__1 directory does not get created, in fact I
> do not see any directory or file in socket-tatooine.
>
> I am using the packages that come with gutsy.
>
> any advice/pointers?
>

Go to http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde4-beta3.php

follow instructions.

Looks like an additional package needs to be installed. Installing it makes 
everything work (well, for a beta anyway)

-- chris