Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
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Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
I installed the "plasma-desktop" package in Gslapt, as well as a few other KDE-related packages I was able to easily identify by name, but when I actually log into a KDE session, after the loading screen goes away I'm left with a blank black desktop. Eventually the session locks, and I see the KDE lock screen, but when I unlock the session again I'm back to the blank black desktop again. What did I miss? Is there a comprehensive list of packages that I need to install for KDE to work properly, if the "plasma-desktop" package doesn't pull them all in automatically?
Re: Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
Yes, you're missing several pieces of KDE, plasma-desktop is only a small part of it. The easiest way to include what is needed is to run:
(although this will drag some things that are not exactly essential)
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sudo slapt-get --install-set kde
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Re: Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
Excellent, that worked, thanks. I've never seen that "--install-set" flag before; I'm new to Slackware distros.gapan wrote: ↑23. Sep 2022, 16:25 Yes, you're missing several pieces of KDE, plasma-desktop is only a small part of it. The easiest way to include what is needed is to run:(although this will drag some things that are not exactly essential)Code: Select all
sudo slapt-get --install-set kde
Next question: Is there an equivalent to Debian's "open-vm-tools" that will do things like automatically change the screen resolution of my Salix text VM when I resize the window? I know it's not necessary for a hardware install, but I like to have VMs to test new configurations before committing them to dedicated hardware.
Re: Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
Well...
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$ slapt-get --search open-vm-tools
open-vm-tools-11.3.5_18557794-x86_64-2salix15.0 [inst=no]: open-vm-tools (VMware open-vm-tools project)
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Re: Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
I could've sworn I checked that before...gapan wrote: ↑26. Sep 2022, 06:22 Well...Code: Select all
$ slapt-get --search open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-11.3.5_18557794-x86_64-2salix15.0 [inst=no]: open-vm-tools (VMware open-vm-tools project)
...in fact, I did. It's already installed. It isn't working.
Re: Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
Did you enable the vmtoolsd service?
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Re: Blank desktop after installing KDE Plasma -- what did I do wrong?
This is good to know. I was thinking of installing KDE.