How to Troubleshoot Kubuntu/KDE

[John Scott]

On 05/12/2013 07:16 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 12 May 2013 17:50, John Scott <fyrbrds at netscape.net> wrote:
>> I've got a weird problem. I installed the standard Ubuntu 12.04 but then
>> later installed kde with 'apt-get install plasma-desktop.'
> I am not sure that that is the command you wanted.
>
> I'd have installed `kde-standard` or `kubuntu-desktop` myself.
>
> I'm not sure that plasma-desktop includes the whole deal.
>
> I'd also add that if you wanted KDE, you'd have ended up with a much
> sleeker system with less redundant stuff by installing Kubuntu instead
> of a GNOME-based edition.
>
>
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I decided to start with a stock Ubuntu but I didn't like Unity too much. 
So I tried Gnome and then kde. Kubuntu-desktop ended up being installed 
as per some dependency or another. Now I'd like a way to step thru the 
start up process to see where the error is coming from. I've looked 
through the logs but haven't found anything interesting. I'm not even 
sure I'm looking in the right logs.