The Guide shows you the Steps for Easy Switching from GNOME/Gnome3 to KDE4 Desktop on Debian Linux Wheezy.
Here to Login and Run the KDE4 Desktop we will Install and Make Use for Facility of the slim instead of the Default kdm Display Manager.
Finally, the post’s Content is Expressly Reduced to Give Focus to the Essentials Instructions and Commands.
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Installing the KDE4 Desktop.
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
apt-get install aptitude tasksel
aptitude --without-recommends install ~t^standard$ ~t^desktop$ ~t^kde-desktop$
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Installing and Switching to Slim Display Manager.
aptitude install slim
Choose the slim Display Manager.
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Disabling the gdm/gdm3 & kdm Display Managers.
aptitude install rcconf
rcconf
Disable the gdm/gdm3 and kdm Display Managers.
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Setup Slim for Running a Desktop on Debian:
Debian Slim Setup How-to -
SetUp KDE4 for Starting at Boot.
su <username>
nano ~/.xinitrc
Inserts:
exec startkde
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Rebooting into the Debian KDE4 Desktop :)
reboot
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