Description of problem: unable to start kde session from vanilla fc5 release install, after selecting kde as additional desktop, with default gnome Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): "fc5 5-CD install CD's" obtained from cheap bytes - works great; could not be bothered to dl 5 cd's worth ----------- Installed Packages (yum list installed '*kde*'): kdeaccessibility.i386 1:3.5.1-2 installed kdeaddons.i386 3.5.1-1.2 installed kdeadmin.i386 7:3.5.1-1.2 installed kdeartwork.i386 3.5.1-1.2 installed kdebase.i386 6:3.5.1-5 installed kdegraphics.i386 7:3.5.1-3 installed >>added manually later, not automatically installed: kdelibs.i386 6:3.5.1-2.3 kdemultimedia.i386 6:3.5.1-2 installed kdenetwork.i386 7:3.5.1-1.2 installed kdepim.i386 6:3.5.1-1.2 installed kdeutils.i386 6:3.5.1-1.2 installed lockdev.i386 1.0.1-9.2.1 installed How reproducible: Not sure - only did it once Steps to Reproduce: 1. Standard install fc5 2. initially start default gnome session - worked fine 3. try to log back on with kde session: error msg: unable to start - cannot find kstartupconfig and startupconfig 4. Checked 'yum provides kstartupconfig' and 'yum provides startupconfig' and both were noted to be provided by kdelibs.i386 5. did: yum install kdelibs.i386 6. after this was able to run kde session Actual results: see sbove Expected results: see above Additional info: contact me at rstiphout if you need more Many thanks for all your work - Rick
i cannot reproduce this problem with FC5 on my machine. I recommend you to update to new KDE 3.5.2 from FC5. Just do with "yum update kde*"