Can't switch to KDE

[Aaron Konstam]

On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 05:24 -0700, Alex Makhlin wrote:
> landon kelsey wrote:
> > I went through this when I installed F9
> >
> > switchdesk is DEAD
> >
> > I once used switchdesk to switch to KDE but no more
> >
> > On the login page at the lower left is an icon to allow the choice of desktop manager
> >
> > KDE GNOME ....
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >   
> >> From: akonstam at sbcglobal.net
> >> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> >> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:07:05 -0500
> >> Subject: Re: Can't switch to KDE
> >>
> >> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 13:59 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Aaron Konstam  wrote:
> >>>       
> >>>> On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 11:51 -0700, Aldo Foot wrote:
> >>>>         
> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Timothy Murphy  wrote:
> >>>>>           
> >>>>>> Anne Wilson wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>             
> >>>>>>> I've never used switchdesk.  Does it do something spectacular?  I've
> >>>>>>> always logged out, used the icon on the login panel to select the other
> >>>>>>> session,
> >>>>>>> then logged in again.  What extra does switchdesk give you?
> >>>>>>>               
> >>>>>> Can't one just edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop ,
> >>>>>> or doesn't that work any more?
> >>>>>>             
> >>>>> It should, but that file has to be created in F8, is not there in my box.
> >>>>> the switchdesk is an optional package. I find is the quickest way
> >>>>> to change your desktop at the CLI -no file editing.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ~af
> >>>>>
> >>>>>           
> >>>> How do you do it using CLI?
> >>>>         
> >>> Install the switchdesk package, then change the desktop.
> >>>  $ sudo yum install switchdesk
> >>>  $ switchdesk KDE
> >>> that's it.
> >>>
> >>> you can use your Fedora CD to install if you don't want to use yum.
> >>> I'm running F8, and I figure F9 should be no different.
> >>> ~af
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> It is different, and the above does not work. It certainly worked in F8.
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> >   
> The problem you have is that KDE is not installed. I purchased a Fedora 
> 9 Bible book which contained two Fedora 9 installation CD's, one 
> installation did not contain KDE so I was not able  to switch but the 
> second CD contained Fedora 9 KDE. Problem solved. You need to install 
> the KDE version of Fedora 9.
> 
As I keep saying kde is installed on my machine.
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